Europa League: Barcelona cage Manchester at Camp Nou

Barcelona and Manchester United produced a thrilling encounter worthy of the Champions League elite with an action-packed 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League round of 32 tie at Camp Nou on Thursday.

Marcus Rashford looked to have inspired a memorable Man United win as he scored and forced an own goal from Jules Kounde within nine minutes of falling behind through Marcos Alonso’s header from a corner early in the second half.

But the home side came on strong in the closing stages and leveled up the tie thanks to a wicked inswinging cross from Raphinha that found the back of the net.