RVP: United have slight edge
Robin van Persie was disappointed not to score but feels Manchester United have the edge after their 1-1 draw in Madrid.
"It's a good result. There were chances for both sides and it was a great game to watch," Van Persie told Sky Sports.
"We had a couple of good chances but if you had said before the game we would draw 1-1 then most of us would have taken it."
Three of those chances fell to Van Persie after the break but he saw the first cannon off the bar, before scuffing a second shot and then seeing Diego Lopez save a third effort in stoppage time.
"I had three in the second half," he admitted. "Especially the one just after I hit the bar; that was a great chance. I should have stuck that in. I just slightly mis-hit it. It could've gone in but it didn't.
"The chance in the dying seconds, the keeper made a really good save because I was counting on that one to go in."
Asked if the result gives United the advantage, Van Persie said: "Slightly. But at this level I don't think these kinds of teams really care whether they are home or away.
"We don't really care and they don't really care. It's just half-time now and we'll be ready for the second half."
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