On February 23, one of the matches of the Europa League was held. Man United (England) and Barcelona (Spain) met.
Europa League
"Man Utd. (England) - "Barcelona (Spain) - 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: Fred (47), Anthony (73) - Lewandowski (18)
Warnings: Kessi (60), Bruno Fernandes (60), Lewandowski (72), A. Garnacho (78), Busquets (83), Casemiro (86)
The UEFA Europa League match between Manchester United and Barcelona ended in a dramatic victory for the Red Devils. The first half ended 0-1. In the second half, Manchester United battled back, turning the game around and eventually scoring the decisive goal in the 73rd minute with a great strike from Anthony, who impressed after coming on as a substitute. Barcelona's R. Lewandowski earned the first card of the match in the 18th minute with a penalty. However, Manchester United made their first substitution in the 46th minute when W. Weghorst substituted Anthony.
Fred brought Manchester United level in the 47th minute to make it 1-1. A minute later, B. Fernandes and F. Kessi were punished for their teams, who both received yellow cards. Manchester United made further changes in attack, with A. Van Bissack, D. Dalot and J. Sancho coming on as substitutes and replacing A. Garnacha and S. McTominay. Barcelona responded by replacing S. Roberto, F. Torres and Rafinha, A. Fati respectively. In the 72nd minute R. Lewandowski was again sent off the field, and with the second yellow card he got a red card and was suspended at the same time. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for Manchester United, and they advance to the next round of the Europa League.
| Manchester United. | Barcelona | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 12 | Strokes | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty box | 3 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 13 | Violations | 11 |
| 1 | Corner | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 42% | Ball possession | 58% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 334 | Total assists | 450 |
| 241 | Accurate passes | 363 |
| 72% | Accuracy of transmissions | 81% |