Manchester City lost 2 - 1 at home to Barcelona on Tuesday night, with the Spanish giants» two away goals meaning City will be up against it in the second
leg in a fortnight.
Not exact matches
It's been a
fortnight since Harper injured his
leg initially, so it can be expected that he's not
in full - on exercise mode yet.
But Di Maria, who sat out the entirety of the first
leg defeat
in Spain a
fortnight ago, demonstrated all is not lost for Unai Emery's team as he broke the deadlock with a deflected right - foot strike on the stroke of half - time.
Barcelona will be looking to avenge their 2 - 1 defeat at the Emirates a
fortnight ago as they host Arsenal
in the second
leg of this all - important last 16 Champions League clash Tuesday evening.
Barca will now turn their attentions to avoiding a disaster
in Italy as they defend a 4 - 1 first -
leg lead, still bidding to complete the treble with a Copa del Rey final against Sevilla to come
in a
fortnight's time.
United faced the Dutch side
in the UEFA Cup back
in 1976, losing 1 - 0 away on the 15th September 1976, winning 2 - 0
in the home
leg a
fortnight later.
As intimidating as they are to look at, the French title - holders proved a
fortnight ago that appearances can be deceiving, and that they may struggle to carve out goalscoring opportunities
in the return
leg at Old Trafford, incidentally where their Last - 16 rivals kept five clean sheets and conceded just the one goal during the group phase.