“Barcelona” faced “Manchester United” in the Europa League 1/16 final match at home. The match ended in a draw with a score of 2:2.
The match, which took place in the Camp Nou arena, was watched by 90,255 spectators. Thus, a new spectator record was broken in the Europa League, surpassing the previous one by almost ten thousand. On 23 February 2017, 80,465 people visited Wembley Stadium in London, where the 1/16 final match between England’s Tottenham and Belgium’s Gent was played.
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The return match between these teams will be played on February 23. The match will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester. The starting whistle will sound at 23:00 Moscow time.
Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticized to the referees of the barcelona match.
“The referee’s influence on the game is huge. A clear foul on Rashford and then [должна быть] Red card. Referees cannot make such mistakes,” said the expert.