Manchester United Kicking Barcelona From Europa League, A Proof It's Better Than Liverpool?

Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag. (Photo: Twitter.com/@ManUtd)

JAKARTA - Manchester United eliminated Barcelona from the Europa League. The English Premier League club won a ticket to the last 16 of the Europa League after winning 4-3 on aggregate.

This certainty was obtained after MU won 2-1 in the second leg of the playoffs which took place at Old Trafford on Friday morning WIB.

Barcelona took the lead thanks to a Robert Lewandowski penalty. The Blaugrana were awarded a penalty after Alejandro Balde was brought down by Bruno Fernandes while trying to win over the ball.

Lewandowski, who stepped up as executor, successfully beat David De Gea and brought Barcelona 1-0 up in the 18th minute.

The Red Devils came from behind. They equalized in the 47th minute through the action of Fred.

Getting feedback from Fernandes, Fred fired a hard kick that Ter Stegen couldn't stop to make it 1-1

The substitute, Antony, became the hero of his team. He got his name on the scoreboard after grabbing the ball rebounded by Alejandro Garnacho and Fred's shot following the chaos in front of the goal.

"It's another step because when you can beat Barcelona, ​​one of the strongest teams in Europe right now, your belief can be very strong because I think you can beat anyone," said Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, after the game.

The man from the Netherlands said that tonight was extraordinary. He was also happy that his team could beat Barcelona, ​​who are currently eight points ahead of Real Madrid in the La Liga competition.

"I think it's brilliant when you can beat Barcelona, ​​who are eight points clear of Real Madrid in La Liga, and we saw this week Real Madrid play out their 5-2 win over Liverpool. We put in a great show".

Line Up

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Diogo Dalot 67'), Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Bruno Fernandes, Wout Weghorst (Antony 46'), Jadon Sancho (Alejandro Garnacho 67'); Marcus Rashford (Scott McTominay 88')

Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Jules Kounde, Ronald Araujo (Marcos Alonso 82'), Andreas Christensen, Alejandro Balde; Frenkie de Jong, Sergio Busquets, Franck Kessie; Raphinha (Ansu Fati 75'), Robert Lewandowski, Sergi Roberto (Ferran Torres 70')