On 16 February, one of the Europa League football matches took place. Barcelona (Spain) and Man Utd (England) met.
Europa League
"Barcelona (Spain) v Man United (England) - 2:2 (0:0)
Goals: M. Alonso (50), Rafinha (76) - Marcus Rashford (53), J. Kunde (59).
Warnings: J. Alba (30), Waran (43), Casemiro (65), E. ten Hag (66), Malacia (72), Gavi (73)
85 minutes, Goal, Manchester United, A. Martinez The UEFA Europa League match between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou ended 2-2. The match started in a tense atmosphere as both teams tried to take control of the game. However, the first 45 minutes of the game ended 0-0, with Barcelona having several dangerous chances. In the second half, the game came to life when Barcelona's J. Alba was yellow carded and soon after, Barcelona's Pedri and S. Roberto were substituted. Roberto. Soon after, Manchester United player R. Varane received a yellow card.
In the 50th minute the deadlock was broken by Barcelona's M. Alonso, but just 3 minutes later Manchester United's M. Rashford scored. However, Manchester United scored an own goal soon after and J. Kaunde gave Barcelona a 2-1 lead. From then on, the game went back and forth, with both teams looking for the winning goal, with several Manchester United players, Casemiro, E. ten Hag and T. Malacia, receiving yellow cards. Barcelona were close to winning, scoring in the 76th minute thanks to a goal from Rafinha, but a few minutes later A. Martinez equalised against Manchester United. In the final minutes of the match, both teams launched a last-gasp attack to try and find the winning goal, but the game ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
In the next round, Man United v Barcelona and Man Utd v Barcelona.
Barcelona v Man United match statistics:
Barcelona | Manchester United | |
---|---|---|
7 | Shots on goal | 5 |
16 | Shots | 18 |
2 | Blocked kicks | 5 |
7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 15 |
9 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
9 | Offences | 12 |
6 | Corner | 5 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
60% | Possession of the ball | 40% |
2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
4 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 5 |
458 | Total assists | 306 |
374 | Accurate passes | 229 |
82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 75% |