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Joachim Low’s men gave themselves a big chance of making the knockout rounds of the competition when they beat the Swedes 2-1 on Saturday thanks to a late goal from Toni Kroos
The German side lost the first leg of their semi-final 2-1 to the reigning European champions, and at the end of the match a number of individuals came onto the field
Zinedine Zidane’s side have not scaled their usual heights this season and this was still not perfect, but they do look to be finding some form just in time for a potentially season-defining tie with the French side
Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice for Los Blancos
After a difficult opening five minutes, it was Deportivo that were looking the team more likely to make the breakthrough, with Guilherme just missing the crossbar with a strike from distance as the first period continued to gather pace
Lorenzo Insigne sent the visitors into an eighth-minute lead at the Bernabeu
Rafael Benitez’s side went on the front foot from the off and should have made the most of half-chances for Isco and Raphael Varane from Toni Kroos’s corners, before Andriy Pyatov saved well to deny Gareth Bale after the Welshman had flicked Dani Carvajal’s driven cross towards goal
The 24-year-old playmaker had an outstanding World Cup, scoring two goals in two minutes in the 7-1 semi-final rout of Brazil, en route to overcoming Argentina 1-0 in Sunday’s final
The Bayern Munich midfielder had been pursued by David Moyes, Van Gaal’s predecessor, with the 24-year-old identified as being able to help solve the deficit in United’s central midfield department
Expectations are high at Old Trafford for the upcoming season and this will start with van Gaal’s ability to attract new legs
With Juan Mata able to play wide as well as through the middle, Shaw’s speed and desire to attack would allow him to link up with the Spaniard and pose a problem for opponents that is absent owing to the manager’s chopping and changing over who should play on the wing