Barcelona v Manchester United: UEFA Champions League quarter-final – live! | Soccer

Half-time email: "Everything is not lost for United," says Antaki. "They have a secret agent on the Barcelona side, that is to say Philippe Coutinho, who manages exceptionally well to contribute practically nothing and give the ball in a charitable way. Apparently, he's looking for a new club in the summer. "

I think Barca said yesterday that he would certainly stay, but I'm not at all surprised that he's struggling. First of all, he is not a winger – let alone a team that likes to expand the field – and he is a player who can win you a match but will not really help you control it. if it does not fit in bright finishes of the edge of the box, it does not usually do much.

I do not know how United approaches the second half at all. Trying to keep the score low is not good for business, especially if it does not work, but trying to fight back is asking for trouble. Exciting!

United showed courage in the early stages and Rashford scored to not hit the bar, who knows. Ok, we all do it – the Barca a Messi, and in the context of this link – in the context of most links – that's enough.

45 + 1 min If he goes overboard, and while the ball is in play, he pretends on the left then turns to the right, knocking Jones out, before taking him for the match and zoning forward to find Jordi Alba outside. The obtained center is magnificent, low and difficult for Sergi Roberto at the far post. He sneaks up to shoot but, anyway, De Gea, catching ground on the other side of his goal, dives not to return. It was glorious of all concerned.

45 minUnited's light shirt is far from me like a diluted Palermo, "says Peter Oh. "Whatever it is, about the dashboard. Barça is sitting right now, is not it?

Looks like the kit looks like the one where Tracy in Jossy's Giants washed his white kit with his hockey bibs.

44 min Rashford crushes against the wall. And before you ask me for equivalent equivalent predictions, tomorrow is Wednesday.

43 min Pogba crosses the midfield and Rakitic slips it down; United free kick, 25 yards, just to the left of D. Rashford seems to have it, so will likely collapse against the wall ..

41 min Barca wins a free kick 30 meters from the goal, and Messi chooses Rakitic at the first post, who goes inside; no one takes the trouble to accompany him, but he can only direct his head straight in front of De Gea. This is a spectacular backup, to the norm.

41 min "You say that Messi is better on the grass," tweets Michael Hann, "but to paraphrase a now disgraced American athlete, has he ever smoked AstroTurf?"

I think he is no longer a 3G man, man.

40 min Slightly better from United, Rashford found space on the left after a few consecutive passes and was far from Rakitic to perform a low center, but Lenglet is there to clear.

38 min United's first attack in a while, and Pogba, who seems to have lost his goals in the post-Fergie United momentum, dribbles a shot straight past Ter Stegen.

37 min A tie is preparing for Turin! Van de Beek equalized for Ajax, who must now score once to force Juve to score twice!

36 min Pogba tries to force the exit, about halfway but inside his half, and takes a succession of hacks at Arthur. Gosh, he really showed everyone.

35 min Messi fears a blow – he wants to put De Gea under pressure again, I should not ask myself questions – and who is about to argue with him? But he flies over the bar and United tries to do something, no matter what.

34 min Barca takes advantage, throws the ball while United struggles to stop them. Fred pulls Rakitic back, then catches the back of his heel and Barca has a free kick of about 40 yards, center dead.

33 min United has not had a decent possession for quite a long time. Waiting for Barca to score again, what's wrong with David de Gea? His kicks have disappeared, he has never dominated his box less and he has made more mistakes than once. His reactions are always huge, but it's not a good season for him.

31 min Another player to score c, ctrl v: Ronaldo scored for Juventus against Ajax, placing them 2-1 overall. His record in the knockout stages of this competition is absolutely obscene. Although Messi is obviously better on turf, you can argue convincingly that it is better on paper.

30 minutes It bothers me, to whom Messi reminds me. Not anymore.

26 min Jordi Alba started the match with flying colors and Lindelof has trouble managing it without help, he and Coutinho. He cuts the left again and finds Rakitic, who snaps into the box; Messi is the first to hit the ball and hit it in a jiffy before firing over the bar.

24 min Barca now plays a third goal, with Busquets between Lenglet and Spades – at least when United has the ball. This is not often the case at the moment.

23 min "The most remarkable thing about Man, Larsson's spell," an email to Simon McMahon, is that it was in 2007 !!! The weather really accelerates with age. Soon I will have breakfast every five minutes.

It looks like an excellent trick, and is well worth wearing a suit to go to the newsagent.

22 min "The walk in" Walk to Glory "looks like a schoolboy who translates" Caminando ", advises Charles Antaki," but to be fair, caminar can mean walking, but also, probably more properly, moving or walking better. Here ends the evening Spanish lesson, badly remembered from a long time ago.

Uh, I think this one could be just finished. McTominay and Fred do well to unload Coutinho, but the ball breaks for Messi, who watches Jones and flees quickly, as you would, before hitting a nice right foot that De Gea dives into, allowing him to sneak under him. and in. It could become, uh, messy.

18 min United must now score twice, because he was always going to have to do it. The problem is that they have not finished conceding.

He is so, so, so, so good. Young loses the ball when Messi leaps and he rubs Fred, of course, then Jones sells himself and suddenly he is in the center, with a clear vision of the goal. Naturally, it measures a perfect, low, curling finish in the farthest corner for a perfectly routine football match piece by its ridiculous level.

15 minutes Alba goes down the left and scales on a beautiful cross; Suarez is adjusting his position at the back post to cushion the opening of the match and party, revealing his magnificence in front of all his friends, when Jones pushes a header to send the ball off. Excellent defense.

14 min United are in this game, Rashford screaming at Spades and making an angle for a shot, only to slip into the application process. Ter Stegem saves easily, but United finds space without too much difficulty here.

12 min We leave with a fall in United's area – I do not know how Rakitic escaped with that – and it's good for a goal.

The referee will look at the screen, see what has happened and overturn his decision.

Given for Fred's fault on Rakitic, but it's never "for me". Fred stands in front of his man, remains standing and moves the ball as Rakitic throws himself on him. I think we'll see that upset, which is funny because the referee was so happy with him when he awarded it, shaking his head scornfully when United's players appealed.

10 minutes In defense, the first line of United is composed of Lingard in the center and Rashford on the right. But the pattern of things has changed slightly, Barca pushing and United looking to break; Pogba needs to clear another corner, and …

8 min Alba makes his first foray ahead and wins a Jones corner. United is moving away and Sergi Roberto's center from the right, but Smalling is ready to launch a go-go gadget that gets rid of it well.

7 min "You missed all the set up," writes Matt Dony, "the first few minutes have passed. Barcelona is in pink, yes?

It's really very strange. United accelerates the pace, and not only, but plays with a bit of quality.

6 min Martial and Lingard are linked, the latter rushing into the surface after a bouncing ball and forcing three defenders to fight their way until one of them notices them. . And come back, come!

5 min "ALDI's interesting new beer is a previously unsurpassed 6.8%," says Geoff Wignall, "and I've been up since 5 am; You want to fight? (He says about the security of the center of Portugal). "

Hold me back, hold me back.

4 min This is a good start for United and Rashford wins a corner of the good side …

3 min United returns again and this time, McTominay makes a breakthrough in the middle of the field, but he can not control Lingard's passport.