UEFA Champions League 2018/19: 5 Things that helped Manchester United beat PSG

Modified Jul 10, 2019 07:37 GMT

Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester United - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg

#2 Lukaku's Sharpness

Manchester United needed quite a miracle to defeat this vigorous PSG side to proceed to the next round but more than that they needed a high flying start to accomplish their mission and Romelu Lukaku gave them just that.

The Belgian capitalised on the first error made by PSG as he intercepted a back pass and scored with merely 2 minutes on the clock. This did give manchester united some hope and set the tone for the evening.

Lukaku was at his prolific best once more as he didn't let off Buffon's mistake in the goal and scored again with a close-range effort and regain United's lead on the evening.

#1 VAR

And the moment which truly changed the match was in the extra time when the ball seemed to have hit Presnel Kimpembe's arm and went out for a corner.

The referee did point for a corner but his decision was reviewed by the Premier League club and within moments the PSG fans had their hopes faded as they went in a state of dilemma as to what actually happened.

He pointed towards the penalty spot and gave Manchester United a Golden chance to proceed to the last 8 stage of the tournament.

Marcus Rashford stepped up to tighten his boots and hit the ball past Gianluigi Buffon into the net and complete a miraculous comeback for the red devils.

The situation reminded us of the famous saying "Luck favours the Brave".

A truly memorable night and unbelievable scenes were witnessed in the French capital.

Edited by Kingshuk Kusari