With Martial and Pogba missing, United were looking at Lukaku to inspire them with the goals. The Belgian had been in spectacular form of late, scoring a brace in both of his last two games. He had inspired United to a fantastic comeback win in the past weekend and as such, fans were praying that he could repeat the feat. And by the second minute, the Belgian had given them a ray of hope.
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Noticing a short back pass, Lukaku, who was close on the heels of Thiago Silva, gave the Brazilian the slip, using his power and speed to barge past the PSG’s skipper. He got to the end of the ball, drifted past the onrushing Buffon and slid the ball home. The clock read two minutes. United had their inspiration!
However, Bernat equalized in the 12th minute and United looked short of confidence again. In stepped big Rom once more, following up on Rashford’s thunderous volley. Buffon let it slip from his hands and Lukaku made no mistake! Thanks to their No. 9, United went into the break 2-1 on the night and just a goal behind in aggregate. It made it easier for United to chase the game, gave them the confidence required, which finally took them through.
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