UCL: Luke Shaw's own goal gives Barcelona advantage over Man United
Spanish side Barcelona applaud their fans after defeating English side Manchester United at Old Trafford, thanks to Luke Shaw's own goal - LluÃs Gené/AFP/Getty/TheGuardian |
Manchester United must produce another unlikely Champions League comeback to keep their hopes alive after Barcelona left Old Trafford with a slender advantage following the quarter-final first leg.
Barcelona, with superstar Lionel Messi quiet by his standards, were nowhere near their best but secured the win after Luis Suarez's far post header from the Argentine's pass deflected in off Luke Shaw in the 12th minute and was confirmed by the video assistant referee after initially being given offside.
As posted on Barcelona official Twitter account 👇👇
Fee-fi-fo-fum! See you at Camp Nou next Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/TzjkCfQnpY— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 10, 2019
New Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can take heart from his team's great endeavour but opportunities were at a premium, the best being a first-half header from Diogo Dalot that he directed off target. In fact United did not muster a single shot on target.
As posted on Manchester United official Twitter account 👇👇
Ole: "There's positives to take from tonight. We need to tighten up a few things and we'll go there with one thing in mind: we have to score." #MUFC #UCL pic.twitter.com/ycKfGo1w7T— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 10, 2019
Barcelona still posed a threat, with David de Gea saving from Philippe Coutinho and Messi - and United must now repeat their last-16 heroics against Paris St-Germain in France when they travel to the Nou Camp chasing a semi-final spot against Liverpool or Porto.
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Manchester United defender Luke Shaw after the game - Andrew Yates/Reuters/TheGuardian |
Messi is a bit of a mess - Paul Currie/BPI/Rex/Shutter stock/TheGuardian |
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