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Fifty-five - that's how many nights the great football fans couldn't sleep peacefully on December 20 when they found out that in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, undoubtedly the two most famous clubs in the world - Madrid's "Real" and "Manchester United" will face each other.
On Wednesday evening the wait finally ended, and the pupils of charismatic Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson took to the field to demonstrate a spectacular show, which ended with the referee's final whistle signaling a 1-1 draw.
The "merengues" playing in the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium dominated the entire match, but the visitors scored first when Danny Welbeck scored a header after 20 minutes from a corner kick.
Real" didn't have to wait long for a response, as just 10 minutes later Angel di Maria delivered the ball into the penalty area, where Patrice Evra jumped over Cristiano Ronaldo to redirect it into the goal.
The "Red Devils" should thank the outstanding performance of David De Gea, as the Spaniard "pulled" dangerous attempts from Fabio Coentrao, Sami Khedira, and other home team players.
Meanwhile, at the end of the second half, Robin van Persie had his chance, but the Dutch national team player also lacked a bit of luck.
In the other match, Donezk's "Shakhtar" took the lead twice in front of Dortmund's "Borussia", but couldn't beat the Germans - 2-2.
The return matches will take place on March 5.
Madrid "Real" 1 - 1 "Man Utd"
20' [0 - 1] D. Welbeck
30' [1 - 1] C. Ronaldo
Doneck "Shakhtar" 2 - 2 Dortmund "Borussia"
31' [1 - 0] D. Srna
41' [1 - 1] R. Lewandowski
68' [2 - 1] D. Costa
87' [2 - 2] M. Hummels
