Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Manchester United: 3 observations from Manchester United's win

Manchester United pulled off a miraculous comeback against all the odds at the Parc Des Princes yesterday night. It was a huge win for The Red Devils who didn't have a full-strength squad but won without many of their first-team players and that is absolutely unbelievable. An aggregate score of 3-3 was enough to send the Red Devils through as they had a superior away goal record from the tie.

The first half saw Manchester United take the lead as early as 2 minutes via a Romelu Lukaku effort, but PSG pulled the goal back almost immediately when Kylian Mbappe set up Juan Bernat in the 12th minute. However, Manchester United got their second with Lukaku stepping up once again and tapping in from 5 yards to give his team the lead as they entered into the second phase of the game.

PSG attacked intensely in the second half but were guilty of missing a couple of decent chances. They Parisians were made to pay for it when United were awarded a late penalty kick which Marcus Rashford's converted to send the Red Devils through.

Here are the 3 observations from the game:

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#3 Individual mistakes cost PSG

Errors cost the Parisians dearly during the encounter

The first two goals scored by Manchester United came from nothing but mistakes from PSG's defense. The first one came very early as Thio Kehrer misplaced his pass to Thiago Silva and sent Romelu Lukaku through to get the first goal Manchester United were looking for.

The second goal was also a mistake from veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffoon. He terribly miss handled a shot from Marcus Rashford and the Belgian was there again to score United's second. It was such a disappointing error from the former Juventus guardian.

You simply can't make these mistakes if you have to win a competition like the Champions League and these were very naive errors from PSG which again cost them very dearly. They have been knocked out of the Champions League once againat the Round of 16 stage and this will really hit hard on those associated with the French club.

#2 Romelu Lukaku's presence in the box

The Belgian was a constant threat in the opposition box throughout the game

Even though Lukaku's two goals came from errors committed by the PSG defense, the Belgian deserves to be credited for capitalizing perfectly on those mistakes which is an of great strikers. The Belgian is in a hot form at the moment and he just completed his third consecutive brace for the Red Devils.

He is now the top scorer for Manchester United this season with 15 goals to his name in 37 appearances across all competitions. His performance against PSG was quite brilliant. He did a very great job to get the better of Gianluigi Buffon on two different occasions and deserves a lot of plaudits for stepping up for the Old Trafford outfit when it mattered most.

Over the last few months, the Belgian has taken a lot of stick from the Pundits and the fans alike. But, considering his display in the Champions League yesterday, it is time we put some respect to his name. Romelu Lukaku is truly a great striker.

#1 Presnel Kimpembe's handball

Kimpembe's handball decided the outcome of the game

With the match reaching its closing moments, Presnel Kimpembe made a horrible decision which cost his side dearly. Diogo Dalot, running from the right, took a shot in hope from about 25 yards out and the ball hit Kimpembe's hand. The hand clearly looked out of position, but still, it was a controversial decision as it looked like Kimpembe didn't have enough time to get his hand out of the way of the shot.

Originally it had been given as a corner, but VAR intervened and the referee thought that Kimpembe's hand was in an unusual position. Nevertheless, it was very naive on the part of Kimpembe to put his hand there in the first place and no one can really describe what he was thinking as now with VAR, you just cannot afford to get away with those calls.

Up stepped Marcus Rashford and he smacked the ball past Buffon to complete one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the Champions League. What a game it was!