Man Utd defeated PSG today, the two great team
played a very high spirit of football, but after A controversial late penalty sent
United through as PSG suffered dramatic European heartbreak once again.
Where does this result register in the list of spectacular European nights
for Manchester United? Very high,
presumably, given the scenes of jubilation after Marcus Rashford’s decisive
penalty, deep into stoppage time, on the night a VAR decision helped to make
fools of everyone who assumed Paris St Germain’s first-leg lead was
unassailable.
It matters not that, over the two legs, PSG looked the more competent side for
long spells. Romelu Lukaku’s two first-half goals opened all sorts of
possibilities. The problem for United was that they also let one, in between,
but then came the dramatic finale when the Slovenian referee, Damir Skomina,
was alerted to a possible handball from Presnel Kimpembe. The video replays
went in United’s favour and Rashford held his nerve brilliantly to beat
Gianluigi Buffon from 12 yards.
So big congratulations to Manchester United, who join Tottenham Hotspur, Ajax and Porto in the quarter finals.
It matters not that, over the two legs, PSG looked the more competent side for long spells. Romelu Lukaku’s two first-half goals opened all sorts of possibilities. The problem for United was that they also let one, in between, but then came the dramatic finale when the Slovenian referee, Damir Skomina, was alerted to a possible handball from Presnel Kimpembe. The video replays went in United’s favour and Rashford held his nerve brilliantly to beat Gianluigi Buffon from 12 yards.
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