Watch: Man United’s David de Gea Agonizingly Fails to Stop Lewandowski’s Penalty

• Robert Lewandowski and David de Gea experienced mixed emotions as Man United locked horns against Barcelona on Thursday night
• The Polish striker notched his 25th goal of the season from the penalty spot to give Barcelona the lead
• However, all could have gone wrong for the ex-Bayern Munich forward had de Gea's hand repelled the effort from Lewy

David de Gea narrowly missed out on saving a Robert Lewandowski penalty as Manchester United hosted Barcelona in the reverse fixture of their Europa League play-off.

The Spanish goalkeeper stood between Barcelona and victory in the first leg staged at Camp Nou, as both sides were forced to share the spoils in a pulsating 2-2 draw.

With both sides on a good run of form, it was Barca that broke the game's deadlock, albeit controversially.

United captain Bruno Fernandes was penalized for getting a bit of a tug on the arm of Barca defender Balde, which resulted in a penalty.

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The resulting penalty was put away by Lewandowski but needed a huge chunk of luck as the ball graced the hand of David de Gea before settling at the back of the net.

It was Lewandowski's 25th goal of the season.

Here is the video of the goal:

Ten Hag rallies for support

Erik Ten Hag needs no time in making his impact felt at Old Trafford after moving to Manchester United from Ajax in the summer, replacing interim boss Ralf Rangnick.

The Dutch tactician started slowly losing the first two games of the season to Brighton and Brentford, but a good run of form after the World Cup has seen United make the Carabao Cup final and the dark horse in the title race.

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Ten Hag described the meeting with Fergie as tremendous and used the opportunity to send a rallying call to United fans ahead of two big nights awaiting the club.

United boots Barca out of Europe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Manchester United edged out Barcelona to reach the Europa League last 16 on Thursday, where they were joined by fellow heavyweights Juventus and Roma.

After the first leg of their play-off ended 2-2 in Spain, United got the better of Barcelona at Old Trafford to progress 4-3 on aggregate, with Antony securing the winner.

Robert Lewandowski's early penalty had given Barca the perfect start, but La Liga leaders were again undone with the step up to the European stage as Fred levelled early in the second period.