EL W Europa League Play-off 2nd Leg

Manchester United 2:1 Barcelona

Post-match discussion


Thu, 23 February 2023

Hard not to get excited by that. This result is so significant.

4 goals past a team which has only conceded 7 all year in La Liga in two matches.

Two fight backs from 1-0 down, even if first ended a draw.

Changes to players and tactics which influence the game.

The belief and effort and quality to step it up in the second half today.

Demonstrated as clear as day just how far we’ve come.
 
United are a better team. We still have a lot of room for improvement, hopefully next season we do better in Europe.
 
Some would praise EtH. Some would praise Antony, some would praise Fred.

Frankly, it’s obvious the reason we won:
Just to let everyone know I can only watch the first half.

This season United have won every game I have stopped watching or haven’t watched.
I will not be watching on Sunday.
 
Missed the match bc of work and meetings…..just saw the score. get the fuk in there!!!!

how was the match and atmosphere?
 
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Get in! As chuffed as a puff with two bums. About time we turned a Spanish side over.
 
Incredible win. 1-0 down against a technically superior side but still got through. These are the games you need to win when you're building a trophy winning mentality. Congrats to the players and the staff, they showed their mettle today.
 
Take your bullshit penalty and feck off back to your second-rate league, dorks

Barca would finish 5th in the EPL. The fact they've only let in 7 in 22 matches in La Liga must be a sign of how soft that league has become. We put 4 past them over two matches and had at least 3 awful misses.
 
Great win.

Brilliant Varane and Martinez. Best pair since Ferdinand and Vidic. They are so good that whole team can play relaxed.
 
Completely deserved. The better team overall, especially the second half. Great subs from ETH.
 
What a bloody brilliant second half! Almost made me cry how well we were playing.

Case and Rashy going down gave me a bit of a heart murmur.

Finally, there are some utter bellends in the match day thread...Reminded me why I usually don't bother going in there after the lineup is posted an hour before the match.
 
What a game, what a result. Absolutely buzzing!

LET'S F**KING GO!
 
Ten Hags broken the game. Or maybe Casemiro is just that fecking good.... whatever, who cares, let it roll.
 
Excellent! We eliminated UEFA’s team!
The cnuts only scored via a dubious PK (as always referees favoring UEFAlona) that DDG almost saved.

We were the better team, had more chances, played more direct football. Glory Glory Man United!

Now let’s win the league cup on Sunday! And the EL on may!
 
Hag turned you into a fighting machine. I cheered an Antony goal :nervous:

What the feck did they feed Fred, ge was brilliant.
 
feck off you fecking cheating cnuts pay the ref more so that you get a third leg because none of your players got one!
 
What an atmosphere at Old Trafford as well. It really came through, even on tv.
 
Missed the match bc of work and meetings…..just saw the score. get the fuk in there!!!!

how was the match and atmosphere?
First half the occasion got to us, second half we were dominant, old Trafford absolutely rocking
 
Some would praise EtH. Some would praise Antony, some would praise Fred.

Frankly, it’s obvious the reason we won:

I will not be watching on Sunday.
Thank you, Camy, for your sacrifice!!!
 
Pleased to reveal the contents of ETH’s half-time speech deep in the bowels of Old Trafford. Some are already making comparisons to the great football orators.
Honestly, pack it in. Take Varane, Casemiro, Bruno, and Rashford off to save them for Sunday.

Last thing we need is to score one goal and send this match to an extra 30min today.

What an absolute wet blanket. Imagine having a paddy like that with 45 minutes at the Stretford End to come.
 
Superb second half after looking disjointed in the first. The right subs and reorganising at half time and then we played the La Liga leaders off the park.
 
Really happy with that. Had the low point with their penalty, which lead to the rousing performance in the second half. So many great performances. Fred in the second half! Bruno. Licha. Casemiro. Antony! Just fantastic.
 
We need to thank Madrid for providing Casemiro and Varane to knock their archrival out of the competition.
Felt bad for Barca attackers who need to get past the tenacious Martinez and the calm-minded Varane in order to get a scoring chance
 
Barcas lack of pace is eye opening. You can get away with it in La Liga but Europe tells the tale
 

Man of the Match

 Fred image Fred 50% of 410 votes

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Player Ratings

7.0 Total Average Rating

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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