Manchester United come from behind to beat Barcelona in Europa League thriller

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Manchester United come from behind to beat Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate in the Europa League. With a sweeping first-time shot, Antony fired Manchester United to a memorable 2-1 win over Barcelona and kept Erik ten Hag’s four-pronged trophy hunt on track. The Brazil forward was sent on at halftime with his team trailing 1-0 and heading out of the Europa League. Dave Thompson/AP Manchester United winger Antony celebrates his winner against Barcelona with Alejandro Garnacho. Hat-trick for Di MariaAngel Di Maria scored a hat trick as Juventus advanced in the Europa League playoffs by beating Nantes 3-0.
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