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Antony Scores First European Goal For Manchester United With Brilliant Finish Against Barcelona

Antony scored the first European goal of his Manchester United career to fire his side 2-1 up against Barcelona at Old Trafford in the UEFA Europa League.

Robert Summerscales

Antony Scores First European Goal For Manchester United With Brilliant Finish Against Barcelona
Antony Scores First European Goal For Manchester United With Brilliant Finish Against Barcelona /

Antony scored the first European goal of his Manchester United career to fire his side to a 2-1 win over Barcelona on Thursday.

Seven days after the first leg of this Europa League knockout clash had ended in a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou, United were forced to come from behind at Old Trafford.

A Robert Lewandowski penalty gave Barca a 3-2 aggregate lead on 18 minutes.

But United hit back with a goal from Fred early in the second half.

Another Brazilian then completed the turnaround as Antony produced a brilliant first-time finish to find the bottom corner of the net in the 73rd minute.

United won 4-3 on aggregate to book their place in Friday's draw for the Europa League last 16.

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Antony pictured celebrating after scoring for Manchester United against Barcelona in February 2023
Antony pictured celebrating after scoring for Manchester United against Barcelona :: IMAGO/PA Images/Martin Rickett
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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.