Antony came off the bench to add to Fred’s equalizer as Manchester United win 2-1 against Barcelona at Old Trafford in the Europa League
Premier League side Manchester United came from behind to beat Laliga leaders Barcelona in the Playoffs of the UEFA Europa League. Manchester United are on a good run of form and are still in the competition despite being drawn against top Spanish opposition.
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Speaking to BT Sports, Ten Hag said this about his team,
“We have some great personalities in the team – like with Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez. They come forward.
“Antony and Garnacho don’t feat anyone and we have more. Bruno, Casemiro…. we have some great personalities so even when we get setbacks, they move on.
“They are resilient and they are focused on getting the result even after conceding a cheap penalty. They believe they can turn it around.”
United were 1-0 down in just 18 minutes after Bruno Fernandes was ruled to have fouled Barcelona’s Balde in the box. De Gea, in his impeccable form, almost parried the ball away from Lewandowski’s penalty but the force behind it was enough to give the Catalan giants the lead.
2 minutes from half time, Fred equalized from a right foot shot, assisted by Bruno Fernandes, and past Ter Stegen in goal. 1-1 and 3-3 on aggregate, game on!
According to SkySports, since making his Manchester United debut in February 2020, Bruno Fernandes (25 – 12 goals, 13 assists) is one of just five players to have been directly involved in 25+ goals in major European competitions alongside Robert Lewandowski (37), Kylian Mbappé (33), Karim Benzema (27) and Mo Salah (27).
Antony was brought on at halftime following another lackluster performance from Wout Weghorst. In the 72nd minute, the sub paid off as Antony. A sensational backheel from Shaw finds Bruno who sets up Garnacho for the blocked shot. The ball falls kindly for Antony who rifles the ball into the bottom corner.
United have renewed energy ahead of their Carabao Cup Final on Sunday against Newcastle United.
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