Europa League Play-off 2nd Leg

Manchester United 2:1 Barcelona

Old Trafford

Kick-off
Thu, 23 February 2023 @ 8:00pm GMT
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    That ref is a disgrace. Honestly one of the worst penalty decisions I've ever seen. Absolute fecking joke! How he gives that as a pen when Rashford gets booted in the shins and gives nothing is mind boggling. And that diving cheating little cnut has been throwing himself to the ground every chance he gets.
    This is one of the reasons our players are so dumb. We never blame them and try to pass all responsibility onto someone else, so they know they don't have to take accountability.

    Here's a bright idea, don't hold onto the opposition players arm in the box and the ref can't give a penalty. And while we're at it don't get involved in petty scraps and put your hands up around the opposition players neck and the ref can't give a red card.

    We keep giving the ref excuses to give decisions against us through sheer stupidity. They're all completely avoidable.
     
    All a bit frantic and forced. The peno was soft but it was still a peno, stupid from Bruno.

    Need to just embrace the ref blowing for anything and start going down easily everywhere, there's a whole half to play and it's only 1 goal
     
    Both players have arms hooked round other. Barca player wanting a tangle as he's wanting to go down
    Every corner would result in a penalty if that's a foul. I don't think Bruno actually pulls his arm. The contact didn't look anything enough to spin him like that.
     
    Forgetting the pen (and it was a pen) we need to start playing much better. I’ve not been too critical of Wout, but he’s offering nothing tonight.

    Feels like we need someone to step up here and take command of the game.

    Rashford up top, Antony on the right, Sancho left and Bruno back through the middle. Would be a bit concerned about Antony having an impact but at this point (based on his performance) he’s better than Wout.

    Still have Garnacho if Sancho output doesn’t improve.

    I’d be inclined to put Dalot on as well
     
    Last post I'm going to make about this because talking to you I can feel myself getting dumber. Its very clearly a penalty and its only United fans are arguing it isn't. Quotes from various news sources (which I'm sure you'll say aren't valid, are also biased). I cannot find a single one saying it wasn't a penalty, only the MEN saying it was soft. Again, I'm done with you, you can reply if you want, I won't be.
    If you think you are getting dumber, that is all you. Refusing to admit when you are wrong.
     
    We have to many non performers, Weghorst, Fred, AWB and Sancho.
    We need at least 2 changes soon, put Rashford as a ST, Bruno in his natural position and either Garnacho on the left or Antony on the right. Can't play like this because we are crap. Also Sabitzer instead of Fred would be better.

    They have changed their defensive set up and it's working well. Balde is bossing the left flank instead of Alba, Kounde on the right instead of Araujo who plays better as a CB also Christensen is clearly a better CB than Alonso. Xavi made some smart moves from the first leg and they defend better.
     
    Dont think i give a feck about this game anymore. 3 penalty decisions over the 2 legs gone against us. Last was fecking outrageous. Feel like a jackass for wasting my time on this rigged crap.
    Yea when you look at those non-decisions Barca got at home & compare them to tonight it’s a little hard to stomach.
    The more I watch the penalty, the worse it gets. The danger's been dealt with, the boy's running away from goal, why put your hand on him at all? Bruno was literally asking for the Barca player to dive there.
    Sums up how I feel about it perfectly. Don’t give the referee any chance to insert himself into the game there.

    Referees don’t officiate the game anymore, the prance around looking for a way to take part. See his ridiculous interactions with the managers in the first half.
     
    De Jong has been pretty good tonight, probably best player on the pitch.
     
    No idea why Ten Hag has playing Sancho in the 10 when he's not been there all year. He's off the pace to start with - put him in an unfamiliar position and he's lost.

    Fred seemed to be man marking FDJ for 5 mins, but has given up.

    De Jong, Busquets and Kesse are running midfield.
     
    cmon then antony, make yourself a hero
     
    Aside from anything else, Antony's ability to actually keep the ball should help.
     
    Also Fred is too fecking chaotic and it’s jarring me. Get Sabitzer on and get him off.

    I can see why Ten Hag did not play Sabitzer from the off as he has not played with Casemiro for any substantial amount of time, but I think we have missed a trick as he would bring composure on the ball, which is needed for this type of match.
     
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Post-match discussion

Man of the Match

 Fred image Fred 50% of 410 votes

Runners-up

Player Ratings

7.0 Total Average Rating

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Compiled from 373 ratings.

Score Predictions

195,21,15
  • Man Utd win
  • Barcelona win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 42% Man Utd 2:1 Barcelona
  • 14% Man Utd 3:1 Barcelona
  • 13% Man Utd 2:0 Barcelona
  • 6% Man Utd 3:2 Barcelona
  • 5% Man Utd 1:2 Barcelona
  • 4% Man Utd 1:0 Barcelona
  • 3% Man Utd 1:1 Barcelona
  • 3% Man Utd 3:0 Barcelona
  • 3% Man Utd 2:2 Barcelona
  • 1% Man Utd 5:0 Barcelona
  • 1% Man Utd 0:1 Barcelona
  • 1% Man Utd 0:2 Barcelona
  • 1% Man Utd 4:2 Barcelona
  • 1% Man Utd 2:3 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 6:0 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 0:0 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 0:3 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 4:1 Barcelona
  • 0% Man Utd 0:5 Barcelona
Compiled from 231 predictions.
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Match Stats

  1. Man Utd
  2. Barcelona
Possession
42% 58%
Shots
12 6
Shots on Target
5 3
Corners
1 2
Fouls
13 12

Referee

Clement Turpin