"At the request of the match officials, the home side were wearing their black third kit rather than their traditional red home shirts, in a late change enforced by the unusual discovery that the Spanish side had travelled to England with only an orange goalkeeper kit, rather than a yellow one which had previously been approved. The orange strip was deemed to be too similar to United's red."
"That would not ordinarily be particularly interesting, if this tie was on a knife edge, but it proved to be a welcome bit of pre-match drama for neutrals to help spice up a second leg that otherwise looked fairly cut and dried long before kick-off, thanks to the comfortable 3-0 advantage Manchester United had opened up during the first leg."
"That kit change meant that United wore the same strip that they wore during that fine display in Madrid last week, and adding to the sense of deja vu, they similarly took control during the first half of this game, albeit not quite as early as the third-minute opener they found in the Spanish capital. Julia Zigiotti Olme swept home the opening goal with a decisively-struck, low finish after a move that saw United pass their way through their opponents' backline far too easily."
Jess Park scored a superb long-range goal that completed a 5-0 aggregate victory and helped Manchester United reach the Women's Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. Manchester United will face Bayern Munich between 23 March and 1 April. Park's curling strike capped a confident individual performance and increased her likelihood of starting for England in March. Match officials requested that United wear their black third kit after Atletico Madrid arrived with only an orange goalkeeper shirt instead of an approved yellow one, with the orange deemed too similar to United's red. United dominated early, with Julia Zigiotti Olme opening the scoring with a low, decisive finish.
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