He’s on the pulse of Barcelona United and will play for Old Trafford

it happened an intense match with all four goals scored in the second halfand with two bad news for the Catalans, They will not count towards the return with neither injured Pedri nor Gavi.Penalized for yellow card accumulation.

Neither Christensen nor Balde played. Xavi entrusted the right flank to Araujo, perhaps waiting for Rashford in that area and Surprised entry by Marcos Alonso and Jordi Alba. In any case, it was difficult for Barcelona to catch up with an energetic opponent who put pressure on the ball and showed the great game moment.

And the Catalans didn’t play the ball from behind, here Koundé had problems starting constructionde Jong was very covered and the only solution was to skip the crossing lanes with the right-back, an obvious gap behind United.

There, Jordi Alba attacked Wan-Bissaka, who was constantly losing position and getting too close to the centre, thereby making his group a highway.

Thus came the first approach of the Catalans in an act of Alba letting Gavi pass, and A Lewandowski shot that didn’t surprise De Gea (min. 9).

The next move was a free kick from Marcos Alonso (min. 13) over the crossbar. The pace of the game was insaneUnited fed on the energy of Fred and Casemiro, lived with Rashford’s dizziness and Jadon Sancho’s somewhat unstable.

But the next approach was also a arrival from Pedri on the 18th. United gradually took control of the game.He took advantage of Barcelona’s every mistake, every doubt to score Ter Stegen’s goal, and the chances began to come.

De Jong intervened to parry a shot from Sancho (27) and a minute later, Weghorst had the clearest chance in the first half, but Ter Stegen was amazing one-on-one and he saved his team, not only in this case, but in another occasion starring Rashford half an hour later.

Pedro’s injury

In the last part of the first half, the Catalans took another breath. They were stripped of their dominance and snatched a similar opportunity for United to the previous two in an action by Alba (min. 38) who saved De Gea.

Bad news of the first half Pedro’s injurySergi Roberto was substituted in the 40th minute; The good news is that they evenly resisted United with an intense first half pace of play. And everything pointed out in the first half was magnified in the first minutes of the second, with three goals in the first fifteen minutes and a fourth goal in the 76th minute.

Raphinha took aim with a long shot (min 47) and The Brazilian scored the corner that brought Marcos Alonso’s score 1-0 in the 50th minute.. The Barça defender completed the winger’s serve magnificently. He put the ball down and beat De Gea. Marcos pointed to the sky in memory of his recently deceased father and the team embraced him (1-0).

However After taking the lead in marking, Barcelona’s mood inexplicably faded. stepped in Rashford activated by Fred and beat Ter Stegen with a short stick (1-1, min. 52). nine minutes later Rashford intervened again after the corner kick and Koundé changed course towards own goal (1-2, min. 59).. His team’s response to his lack of control was three changes made by Xavi, who put Ansu, Balde and Christensen into the game in search of a balance that was so fragile until then.

And his team reacted. Lewandowski’s shot made the score 2-2. Raphinha scored in the 76th minute, surprising De Gea with a long shot.after a big recovery on the opposite court.

In the last quarter of an hour the game went back and forth, looking like the final rather than the first leg of the draw. AND Barça came more whole at the last moment. Catalans took a few hands from Fred (min. 86)The ball hit the post in the 87th minute, forcing Ansu De Gea to make a great interception, Balde wide (min.90) and Ansu near the post (min.93). Everything will be decided at Old Trafford.