Substitute Gerard Moreno converted a penalty, then Pau Torres was left unmarked to redirect in a corner before Arnaut Danjuma added another spot kick.
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The Red Devils were beaten 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate by Atleti, with Renan Lodi’s first half header succumbing United to an early exit.
Nunez found the net with a 77th minute header off a free kick from the right side to help Benfica make it to the last eight for the fifth time after their 2-2 draw in the first leg in Portugal.
Ronaldo had scored just once in his previous 10 games, but three fantastic finishes took him clear as the highest scorer in professional men’s football history according to FIFA’s records with 807 goals for club and country.
Lautaro Martinez’s 61st-minute goal had given the visitors a chance of overturning the deficit but Alexis Sanchez’s red card for a second bookable offence less than two minutes later blew a hole in their hopes.
An extraordinary meeting of the UEFA executive committee will be held to discuss the crisis and where officials are likely to confirm whether the 2022 Champions League final on May 28 should still be held at the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia, a source told the AP.
Atletico outplayed a sluggish United for the majority of the match at the Wanda Metropolitano and might have considered Joao Felix’s early goal scant reward heading into the second leg at Old Trafford in three weeks’ time.
The 23-year-old’s current deal with the capital giants is due to expire at the end of June, and he continues to be strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid.
Bernardo Silva, one of four former Benfica players booed loudly by the home fans, led the way with two goals in a one-sided first-leg clash at the Jose Arvalade Stadium.
Defender’s Magalhaes first-half winner settled an ill-tempered game with the visitors earning a one-nil victory.
Yet the Reds boss doesn’t believe it possible for the 29-year-old, who has scored 148 goals in 229 appearances for the club with whom he has won the Champions League and Premier League, to have any greater determination to succeed.
The former Chelsea boss, 66, was accused of pressuring women to have sex by using his prominent position, it is alleged.
A game of few chances was brought to life by the Belgian 20 minutes from time as he curled home the only goal from outside the box to seal a 12th consecutive league win for the champions.
PSG and Real Madrid will face-off in the round of 16.
Sportsmail understands that UEFA are preparing to re-do the draw at 2pm UK time after United and Atletico sought clarification from the governing body over a number of errors made during the initial draw at 11am on Monday morning.
Manchester United and Man City will this season for the first time head into a Champions League knockout stage without the away-goals rule.
The draw, which was made this morning at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, paired Manchester United with Paris Saint-Germain.
The Reds saw off AC Milan 2-1 in the Champions League in midweek, while the visitors triumphed over Leicester City by the same scoreline last weekend.
The result left Chelsea second on 13 points from six games, two behind group winners Juventus who leapt into pole position thanks to a 1-0 home win over Sweden’s Malmo.
Massimiliano Allegri’s side leapfrogged Chelsea to claim top spot after Moise Kean headed the only goal of the game and Chelsea conceded a last-gasp equaliser at Zenit Saint Petersburg.