Europa League LIVE draw: Arsenal and Manchester United discover their last 16 rivals

United looked like they were heading back to the Spanish opposition from Europe when Robert Lewandowski’s halftime penalty put Barca up 3-2 on aggregate and took control of Old Trafford.

But I saw a beautiful revival fred to equalize before the halftime change after only 82 seconds of the second half Antony He drove the home fans crazy with a hit at the 73rd minute to seal a 2-1 win over the night and a 4-3 overall win.

The victory, which sent United into the last 16, sees them still competing on four fronts and is the perfect tonic ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Newcastle.

Manchester United’s win marked the first time Barcelona had lost a lead at halftime since April 2021. They were undefeated in 37 consecutive matches, which they led in between.

Last night, Manchester United completed their comeback victory against Barcelona at Old Trafford, knocking the La Liga leaders out of the Europa League and leading 4-3 on aggregate.

Manager Erik ten Hag praised his team’s effort after the match: “It was a fantastic night against a team that is the leader of La Liga, I want to take this result with us to build faith.

“I know what Antony is capable of. He is brave and fearless. What he brought in the second half was what we needed. He dribbled, he scored. He will go for it and when he gets the chance. He will hit.

“Fred has an important role to play. First he had to stop Frenkie de Jong from playing like a mosquito around and behind him. He did that brilliantly in the first game as well and scored a goal tonight. It was great.”

If something else Wout Weghorst he can always say he’s playing a game against Barcelona. Admittedly, he capped this off by going out, not by anything he did on the field. Manchester UnitedGiving the Dutch giant player the upper hand on the field, he won two minutes after his departure and equalized the score. Instead of, AntonyHe scored the goal to beat Barcelona.

Not everything was up to Weghorst. United already had enough evidence. Plum skin WitchAs a change and a game changer before a change, its gifts were catalytic. After all, they have scored the most goals from substitutes in the Premier League this season. They may have less evidence of Antony’s ability to produce such an effect.

After early goals against Arsenal and Manchester City, there was growing suspicion that the £86m man wasn’t even on his strongest side. Bruno Fernandes He had made such a compelling impression of a right winger recently that he seemed like the best option for Ten Hag. The jury may not be on Antony: The talented player on the right that United fans sang to was George Best, not him.

a straight line Europa League last 16, in force and in nature. That’s the only way to describe vibration Manchester United Performance brought by the devastating directness of his runs Barcelona A series of problems that they cannot cope with, and ultimately their elimination. Plum skin Witch He could still say that this 2-1 win wasn’t his ideal football, but it was impressively exciting, especially since it involved an old European comeback. The most striking element of this game, beyond Barcelona’s contrasting passivity, was how fast United were.

On this occasion, it was a reserve to race ahead. Antonywas quick enough to bring in two comebacks – one for his team, one for himself. The Brazilian enjoyed a moment he had been waiting for long enough and contributed to the score with a spectacular volley. fredequalizer.

Barcelona just couldn’t cope at that point. what happened Xavi He got used to La Liga. This must be what everyone is used to against Ten Hag’s United. You’ll have to be quick, the team maintains such impressive focus even though the takeover process may seem very slow – with many complex questions.

To reach this stage, eight teams had to go through an elimination round of the playoffs. Eight Europa League group runners-ups faced eight teams that left the Champions League in the group stage.

Here are the parties to the play-offs:

Eight teams have topped the Europa League group stages and are straight into the last 16. These:

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These sides will have the home advantage in the round of 16 rematch.

Eight Europa League group stage winners are seeded, and eight playoff winners (matches between group stage runners-up and Champions League relegated sides) are not seeded.

The seeded club will have the home advantage in the second match, but the teams cannot draw with any other team from the local leagues.

The draw will take place on Friday, February 24 at 11:00 GMT in Nyon, Switzerland.

The Europa League group winners will be matched with one of the teams that successfully passed the play-off round.

good morning and welcome The Independent’s live blog covering the two European qualifying round draws held today. First, at 11:00 GMT, there is a draw for the Europa League round of 16.

England’s interest here is in Arsenal and Manchester United. The Gunners have won five of their six group games, making them straight into the last 16 – the only signal in this series, a 2-0 loss to PSV Eindhoven on matchday five.

Meanwhile, Manchester United had to go through a two-legged playoff. They drew with Barcelona, ​​who left the Champions League. The first match was played at Camp Nou and after posting the opening goal, Erik ten Hag’s men struggled to take a 2-1 lead as Raphinha hit late and the match ended in a draw.

The draw ended at Old Trafford last night and Barcelona once again took the lead with Robert Lewandowski’s suspension as Brazilian duo Fred and Antony scored to send United 4-3 on aggregate.

The Red Devils are not seeded as they have made it past the playoffs, so the teams will face one of the Europa League group winners excluding Arsenal in the next round as they cannot face another team from the same local league at this stage.

Next comes the European Conference League draw. West Ham United will hope to find an advantageous opponent once they manage to make it to the last 16. David Moyes’ men have struggled in the Premier League this season, but they are embarking on a beautiful European adventure and will hope to keep it up.