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Robert Lewandowski and FC Barcelona say goodbye
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FC Barcelona was eliminated from the Europa League despite a goal by top scorer Robert Lewandowski.
A week after the 2: 2 in the first leg, the leaders of the Spanish football championship lost the second leg of the intermediate round at Manchester United 1: 2 (1: 0) and thus missed the round of 16 of the Europa League after the preliminary round in the Champions League .
Former Bayern striker Lewandowski gave Barcelona the lead in the 18th minute with a penalty kick.
Brazilians Fred (47') and substitute Antony (73') turned the game around with their goals in favor of the English Premier League club.
The win keeps United in four competitions with title hopes this season.
The first title since 2017 is still possible.
Lewandowski and FC Barcelona have a good chance of winning the Spanish championship.
The club is currently well ahead of pursuers Real Madrid.
Further results of the intermediate round of the Europa League
(teams in bold in the next round)
Union Berlin
– Ajax Amsterdam 3:1 (read the match report here)
FC Nantes –
Juventus
0:3
AS Roma
– RB Salzburg 2:0
FC Midtjylland –
Sporting
0: 4
PSV Eindhoven –
FC Sevilla
2: 0
AS Monaco –
Bayer Leverkusen
3: 5 on penalties (read the match report here)
The round of 16 pairings will be played from March 9th and the draw will be made next Friday (1 p.m.);
the eight winners of the group stage also qualify, including SC Freiburg.
An overview of the competition with all results can be found here.
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