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Any English clubs who reach the Champions League final should boycott it if it is held in St Petersburg, says Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.

Uefa are almost certain to move the final away from the city over the escalating Ukraine-Russia crisis.

Russia has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions of Ukraine.

UK prime minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday there was "no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries".

The UK has introduced sanctions against Russia amid fears a full-scale invasion is planned.

Asked by LBC host Nick Ferrari whether an English club should boycott the final if it went ahead in Russia, Truss said: "Yes. If I was them I would boycott it.

"I would personally not want to be playing in a football match in St Petersburg given what the Putin regime is doing."

The Champions League final is currently scheduled to take place in St Petersburg on Saturday, 28 May.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

I was schooled to play it long for my striker in behind if you are getting caught in midfield but Manchester United are just doing the same thing, playing short, over and over again.

Kieran Trippier
Newcastle and England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Diego Simeone will be delighted by the way they started. It could have been two.

The culture is that they die for everything. Geoffrey Kondogbia has been unbelievable tonight so far. They have made it really uncomfortable for United who have fallen right into the trap they set.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Manchester United played into Atletico Madrid's hands. They were so slow out of the blocks and gave the hosts the chance to get a head of steam up.

Ajax edge ahead at the break.

A desperately poor first half from Manchester United, outplayed all over the park by Atletico Madrid.

The only positive is that they go in at the break just 1-0 down.

Hector Herrera is the first player into the book for an accumulation of fouls in the first half.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

That is so simple. They took a short free-kick and nobody tracked the run. It is so simple and sloppy from Manchester United. They are lucky to get way with it.

How did he miss???

Atletico have a golden opportunity for a second of the night on the stroke of half-time but Sime Vrsaljko heads down and onto the crossbar from barely a couple of yards out.

It looked harder to miss.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

On each occasion Manchester United only had Cristiano Ronaldo in the penalty area. You are asking an awful lot from him. There should be no surprise here. Atletico are the masters of going a goal up and taking the sting out of the game.

Edson Alvarez in for Ajax's third, strikes across goal but it smacks the foot of the post.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Atletico Madrid are just setting up Manchester United allowing them to play into midfield and then just pouncing on it.

Manchester United need to move the ball that bit quicker and stop getting caught.

Geoffrey Kondogbia is running the game for Atletico Madrid, United cannot get to grips with the big central midfielder.

Cristiano Ronaldo is tripped on the halfway line by Marcos Llorente and is fuming, flapping his arms in the direction of the referee and asking for a yellow card.

It's a painful one too, kicked on the back of the Achilles.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Atletico Madrid for the most part look like they are playing 4-4-2. Manchester United are just not gelling. They are having to play on the counter attack.

They need to think how they are going to get some balance to get forward quickly.

United are slow to everything, Atletico are the more sprightly side and the likes of Joao Felix are having a field day out there.

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No space for United to work in in the final third.

So Cristiano Ronaldo has to have a go from range, but strangles it wide.

A frustrating evening so far for the Portuguese international.

Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

At the moment Manchester United are losing all the battles in the centre of the midfield.

Wing-back Renan Lodi is causing all sorts of issues for United.

He controls a pass beautifully in the area, cuts inside of Victor Lindelof and lashes a shot into the side-netting.

United have been like Amir Khan tonight, not laid a glove on the opponent.

Is a knockout punch coming from Atletico?