Special Notes Behind Man United’s Dramatic Victory in Paris

DBasia.news –  Playing at the Parc des Princes, Paris, Manchester United successfully eliminated PSG (Paris Saint-Germain) in the last 16 of the Champions League. From the match, the Red Devils recorded some interesting records.

Manchester United won 3-1 on a trip to PSG headquarters at the Parc des Princes Stadium on Wednesday (6/3). That result made the Red Devils escape because of the away goal difference.

Manchester United took a quick lead thanks to Romelu Lukaku’s second goal. PSG reacted quickly through Juan Bernat 10 minutes later.

Romelu Lukaku again made Manchester United ahead in the 30th minute. Marcus Rashford ensured the Red Devils’ escape right before the match ended with a penalty kick.

The result made Manchester United the first team to qualify for the next round in the Champions League after losing 0-2 or more at home in the first leg.

Also, there are some other records in the Champions League that were inscribed by Manchester United thanks to the victory over PSG.

Romelu Lukaku’s goal when the game went 1 minute 51 seconds was the fastest for Manchester United in the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2010. Wayne Rooney scored on 63 seconds.

This is also the first time Manchester United have scored two or more goals at home in the knockout stages of the Champions League since 2010-2011. At that time, they did it at the Schalke headquarters.

Amazingly, Manchester United became the first team to score twice at home to PSG in the first 30 minutes of the Champions League match since 1997. Bayern Munich became the last team.

Not only that, Manchester United equaled Sir Matt Busby’s score, scoring goals in 21 consecutive away games. Matt Busby did it from November 1956 to September 1957.

When fighting   PSG, Marcus Rashford converted a penalty for the first time with Manchester United in a competitive match. Remarkably, Rashford successfully converted it to a goal.