Barça and United leave everything pending for Old Trafford

Barça and Manchester United signed a fast-paced game.

So much so that it would not have been out of place if the framework, instead of the Europa League, had been the Champions League.

The tables between the two contenders, with a 2-2 that

, perhaps did justice, no matter how much the Barcelona fans insistently demanded a couple of penalties in the rival area that were finally lost in the limbo.

opened the scoring only to see how

and

, with their own goal, put some

ahead , who would end up making a mistake when leaving the ball that would culminate in the equalizer achieved with some suspense by

.

's injury

and the yellow one seen by

.

Neither one nor the other will be able to be in Manchester next week in a duel that, then yes, will be one way or death.

The first play of the duel, despite everything, woke up old ghosts.

beat

's back and took a cross out of his sleeve that he could not find a finisher when the first half minute had barely been played.

It would be the only oversight in the entire first part of L'Hospitalet, who from then on would show himself tremendously concentrated on defensive tasks and like a whole stiletto in attack.

The Catalans, in fact, would find several options to hurt their rival with their attacks on the wing.

He even vehemently asked for a possible penalty from

. Bisaka who, in his effort to avoid a shot from the winger, was finally thwarted by

, ended up touching the ball and ankle.

Neither the referee nor the VAR, ultimately, considered it appropriate to award the maximum penalty.

De Gea, far from remembering the nightmare of his last visit to the Camp Nou, was also more than right to thwart another good opportunity, in this case more early, by

.

Barça, in fact, only needed to show their superiority on the pitch on the scoreboard with a goal.

The ball lasted nothing and less for United, but even so, he also found a couple of excellent opportunities to give the Barcelona team a blow.

In both, yes, he would end up crashing against a

who is still in a particularly sweet moment.

, while the Catalans claimed a possible foul on Raphinha, he beat Koundé's back only to end up crashing his shot against the German's body.

And Rashford, in the final stretch of the first half, forced the Teuton to sign a save as effective as it was aesthetic after taking advantage of an error in the pass by the French defender.

Raphinha separates Manchester striker Wout Weghorst.Joan MonfortAP

The worst news for Barça before standing up at the break would be the inconvenience of Pedri, who fell to the ground to cede the position to Sergi Roberto with only a few minutes left to go to the locker room and could be out for about 20 days for

The return, in the resumption, on the other hand, could not paint better.

Marcos Alonso, with a shot practically hitting the post, was in charge of inaugurating the scoring with a goal

, passed away just a few days ago.

The joy, however, would not last long.

Barely two minutes later, Rashford, who changed bands to escape the combined harassment of Araujo and Koundé, finally found a hole to make it 1-1 in the light.

Shortly after, the French central defender would end up scoring his own goal to make it 1-2 after some good action by Rashford himself on the wing.

The 1-2 crushed the Catalans, unable for many minutes to find the patience and skill necessary to reorganize with the ball at their feet.

When an equalizer seemed more difficult, it would be an unforced error in the United ball's departure that would allow Koundé to find Raphinha, whose cross for Lewandowski would end up kissing the net to make it 2-2.

The Brazilian, not much later, would also have a good option to add a new goal to his locker, in an action to which De Gea would give a more than timely response.

The ex from Atlético would also be planted to disrupt another great Barcelona occasion just after the locals insistently demanded

, in this case by hand, which neither the referee nor the VAR considered as such either.

Xavi's men, spurred on by this sum of circumstances, eagerly sought the third.

Unsuccessfully.

Old Trafford, almost as expected, will have to pass sentence.

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