"Manchester United secured an important 3-0 lead in the first leg of their Women's Champions League playoff against Atletico Madrid. Goals from Elisabeth Terland and Melvine Malard bookended the first half before Julia Zigiotti Olme added a third late on as Marc Skinner's side produced a professional performance away from home. These two were familiar opponents having met in Madrid back in October in the league phase. United came out with a 1-0 win on that occasion in an eventful"
"In contrast, Skinner made three changes from the victory over Leicester last Saturday. With three goals in her past four matches, the clinical Terland returned to lead the line while Ellen Wangerheim was handed her first Champions League start in a United shirt. The Atletico midfielder Fiamma Benitez had said pre-match that her side would need to cut out mistakes but a big error within three minutes put Atletico on the back foot immediately."
Manchester United opened a 3-0 first-leg advantage over Atletico Madrid in the Women's Champions League playoff through goals from Elisabeth Terland, Melvine Malard and Julia Zigiotti Olme. United had previously beaten Atletico 1-0 in Madrid in October when both sides finished with 10 players. United sit second in the Women's Super League and have reached their first League Cup final. Atletico occupy fifth in Liga F after an inconsistent season and replaced Victor Martin with Jose Herrera in late January, whose switch to a back three recently ended a seven-match winless run. An early Atletico error directly led to United's opening goal and set the tone for a composed away performance.
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