π87'-90+5': Fati comes close to scoring a late winner but sees his shot saved. An extremely thrilling second half comes to an end. Full of action and four goals in 45 minutes! A lot to play for in the second leg at Old Trafford!
π±83'-87': Barca so close to taking the lead! A nice set-piece forces Casemiro to hit the bar with a weird shot before clearing it. Fati forces a great save from De Gea with a nice shot.
K10001K via Reddit: "Such a chaotic game, I love it."
π³80'-83': Weird substitution from Xavi as Ferran comes on for Raphinha, who is fuming..
Tgames56 via Reddit: "Raphinha was giving it his all. Why take him off then?"
π©76'-80': Raphinha almost again! A great long ball from Ter Stegen reaches Raphinha, whose header is saved by De Gea.
ILuciflux via Reddit: "Raphinha one man army in attack today."
π76': GOOOALL! RAPHINHAA! A goal out of nothing! Barca win back the ball inside United's half. Raphinha's attempted cross from the right goes past everyone into the back of the net. 2-2!
Monzi via Reddit: "RAPHINA OUT OF NOWEHREEEEEEEE VAMOSSSSSSSSSSS."
π©67'-75': Barca still struggling to create major chances since going behind. To make things worse, Gavi is booked for a silly foul and will now be suspended for the second leg next week..
Adil via Twitter: "Gavi suspended, Busquets and Pedri injured. Xavi will play in midfield at Old Trafford next week."
π65'-67': Xavi makes three subs. Kessie, Alonso and Alba all go off - with Fati, Christensen and Balde replacing them.
PrimaryOstrich via Reddit: "I think Xavi might be a tinkerer. Taking too much after Pep."
β°59'-'65': Barca have lost the plot after going into the lead and look so exposed defensively. United are causing major issues on the counter-attack and Rashford almost wins a penalty for his side..
MontanaDak via Reddit: "No excuses for no subs. And this has always been the case with Xavi, heβs had enough time to βlearnβ. Xavi is just way too stubborn and needs sacking."
π©59': Man United take the lead. Kounde OG. Rashford plays a short corner routine and plays a dangerous cross into the middle, which seemingly takes a wicked touch off KoundΓ© and goes into the back of the net.
Zicozico77 via Reddit: "Good thing our backline won't be tired for playing against f****** cadiz."
BarcaStat via Twitter: "Man Utd scores the 2nd!! Again awful defending, this is the result of changing the whole defensive setup Awful awful and embarrassing."
π±52'-55': This game has been absolutely bonkers in the second half so far. United almost score as Rsahford is played in the box, but his attempt is blocked. Soon after that, Raphinha lets fly another powerful shot that is saved by De Gea.
Kezzincch via Reddit: "Raphina really wants that long shot today."
π©52': Man United score. Rashford. He is played through the right side and somehow manages to squeeze a shot past Ter Stegen's near post. 1-1..
Rafael Hernandez via Twitter: "Of course Rashford scores where Alba and Alonso should be defending. Ter Stegen saved two goals from the opposition tonight but could have done better this time."
π50': GOOOOALLL! ALONSO SCORES! A great set-piece routine from Barca. Raphinha sends in a fantastic corner into the far-post, with Alonso scoring past De Gea. 1-0!
Zahranniyas via Reddit: "Friendship with Christensen ended. Alonso is my new best friend."
π³46'-50': Absolutely frantic start to the second half. Raphinha nearly scores an incredible goal from outside the box. Minutes later, Araujo fails to clear a cross and allows Sancho a free shot - only to see him miss the target.
β°46': The second half resumes. Barca get things restarted and will be attacking from the left to right.
βοΈHALF TIME PLAYER RATINGS
Great: Ter Stegen - 9, Araujo - 8, Kessie - 7.5
Underwhelming: Lewandowski - 5.5, Gavi - 4.5
Others: De Jong - 7, Raphinha - 7, Pedri - 6.5 Kounde - 6.5, Alba - 6.5, Alonso - 6
πHALF TIME SUMMARY
Barca started the game a bit slowly, but took control after 10 minutes or so. Lewandowski has gotten into some promising positions and even tested David de Gea early on. Pedri saw a shot go over the bar and Jordi Alba can came close to scoring too. Marc-Andre ter Stegen has been brilliant so far, making a number of huge saves to deny United the lead. Barca need to be more efficient in the final third to break the deadlock and get the winner in the second half.
β°40'-45+2': Barca struggle to create anything major in the final minutes of the first half, which ends on a damper after Pedri's concerning injury.
Diane Kristinne via Twitter: "Find a best starting XI. Play great for a few games. Start to enjoy things. And then... DembΓ©lΓ© gets injured, Busi gets injured, Pedri gets injured. Less enjoyable."
π35'-40': Disaster for Barca. Pedri appears to have picked up an injury and in need of a substitution. Looks like Sergi Roberto replaces him...
Rafael Hernandez via Twitter: "Pedri off injured for Sergi Roberto, congratulations Manchester United on going through."
π³30'-35': Ter Stegen on fire! Rashford manages to get past Alonso into the box and hits a nice shot that forces a great save from Mats again. He's saved Barca from going behind so far.
Suddenreflexes via Reddit: "A lot of mistakes in the back."
KevinWilliams via Twitter: "Ter Stegen excellent. Again. Alonso should be shot into space. And the club renewed that miserable bag of dessicated d****."
π20'-30': Big saves from Ter Stegen to keep United from scoring. Bruno Fernandes makes a nice pass to send Wout Weghorst through, but MATS comes up with a huge save. Then he also saves a header from Casemiro.
Willys_Zappa via Reddit: "Seemed like Weghorst was onside. Canβt get caught out like that at 0-0."
β°10'-20': Barca starting to take control of the game after a shaky start. Pedri goes close to scoring, with his volley from inside the box just going over the bar.
π5'-10': A nice chance for Barca. Araujo plays a lovely long ball to Alba on the left, who then passes it to Lewandowski. The striker bursts past Luke Shaw before his shot is saved by David de Gea.
Frankomapottery3 via Reddit: "Need crisper and quicker movement off and on the ball."
β°1'-5': Interesting start to the game as United have a lot of players operating in different positions than usual. Araujo thrills the Camp Nou crowd with a great forward run, but fails to set up anything big.
Pablo_Petty_Plastic via Reddit: "Ron with the brilliant dribble along the flank. The man is the man."
πͺ1': KICKOFF! Man United get the game started and will attack from the right to left.
π€Here is what the Barca gaffer had to say about benching Andreas Christensen and playing Marcos Alonso: "The two changes in defense are because we have 7 games in the next 21 days.We have to rotate and use all the players in order to prevent injuries."
πXavi has a pretty poor record in European games as Barca manager, having won just 4 out of 14 games in the Champions League or Europa League so far. Today, he aims to improve that!
πHere are how the teams line up today.
πHello, Culers! Welcome to Tribuna's LIVE Blog coverage of Barcelona's UEFA Europa League knockout round first leg tie against Man United at Camp Nou.
