Today’s first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of sixteen match between Manchester United and Barcelona ended in a 2-2 draw. The results are as follows:
(A score of 6 is considered to be average)
David De Gea
Robert Lewandowski and Jordi Alba were stopped a few times. could not do anything to stop the direct and indirect goals from crosses of Barcelona. 6
A. Wan-Bissaka
one of United’s better opportunities was set up by him, but he was shaky at times in defense. On another uplifting evening, a persistent presence was under attack. 7
Rafael Varane
fought back to stop Lewandowski in the first half, but he ought to have dealt with Raphinha’s cross when it came in full. 6
Luke Shaw
Lewandowski and Raphinha caught him off guard on a couple of occasions, which highlighted his lack of experience as a center half. 6
Tyrrell Malacia
United had the opportunity to advance into the area to get a strong chance and make more use of the space they had on their flanks, but they chose not to do so. 6
Casemiro
His tactical game management was crucial to United’s strikers terrorizing Barcelona’s defense, but he marred his evening by giving Barcelona the ball back so they could equalize. 7
Fred
The fact that Fred lost Marcos Alonso for the opening goal was the nicest thing that could have happened. He gave a flawless assist in return, which raised his performance level. 6
Jadon Sancho
failed to take advantage of his opportunity to use the ball well and botched Wan-pull-back. Bissaka’s squandered a better opportunity at the beginning of the second half. 5
Bruno Fernandez
started on the right but moved inside to give Wout Weghorst a nice opportunity. Jules Kounde deftly flicked the ball on after it had been scored. 6
Wout Weghorst
started behind Rashford but moved forward the most during a one-on-one that he mishandled. Although not being signed for the role, he put up a lot of effort. 5
Marcus Rashford
Energetic and forced Marc-Andre Ter Stegen to make a save with a curling attempt before scoring precisely in the second. Raphinha was skinned to score United’s second goal. 8
Subs
Garnacho, Alejandro
lacked a sufficient amount of the ball. 5
Manager
Despite Sancho and Weghorst’s struggles, shifting the pieces up front mostly paid off. made a clear move by switching Garnacho with Sancho. 7