Ole's United make history
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's name is inseparable from Manchester United's history of late drama in the Champions League and his latest astonishing feat against Paris Saint-Germain will surely secure him the permanent manager's job at Old Trafford.
No team in the 63-year history of the European Cup had gone through after losing the first leg 2-0 at home in 106 attempts. Yet United under Solskjaer are no ordinary team, even when shorn of the talismanic Paul Pogba through suspension and nine other first-team players due to injury.
Romelu Lukaku's first-half double laid the foundations for a famous 3-1 win against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc de Princes on Wednesday as United progressed to the quarterfinals on away goals.
But Pogba's absence meant it was left to 21-year-old Marcus Rashford to land the decisive blow from the penalty spot to complete the comeback deep into stoppage time -- 20 years after Solskjaer won the Champions League for United against Bayern Munich in Barcelona.
"There was pressure on the boy but there were no nerves whatsoever. Fearless," said Solskjaer of his prodigy. "With this club, this is what we do. That's just Man United."
Brazilian star Neymar blasted as a "disgrace" the VAR penalty.
"It's a disgrace. They get four guys who don't understand football to watch a slow motion replay in front of the TV," Neymar, who was injured and watched the game from the stands at the Parc des Princes, wrote on Instagram.
PSG coach Thomas Tuchel said he sympathised with Neymar's frustrations.
"Sometimes you use words you take back a few hours later," said Tuchel. "You see how badly he wanted to help us."
Fifty-six per cent of more than 26,000 L'Équipe website readers voted the defeat by United the biggest disappointment of all of the Parisiens' Champions League exits, while its star columnist, Vincent Duluc, called PSG “ridiculous in the eyes of the world” and “a specialist in failure”.
PORTO EDGE ROMA IN EXTRA TIME
Alex Telles converted a VAR-awarded penalty deep into extra time as Porto defeated Roma 3-1 on Wednesday to reach the Champions League quarterfinals following a 4-3 win on aggregate.
Francisco Soares nudged Porto ahead with a simple tap-in on 26 minutes, but Daniele De Rossi equalised from the spot before half-time after Eder Militao chopped down Diego Perotti.
Moussa Marega restored the lead on the night for Porto early in the second half to level the tie as he struck in his sixth successive appearance in Europe.
An additional half-hour was required to settle an encounter that looked to be heading for a shootout before Telles tucked home from the spot on 117 minutes after a tug on Fernando by Alessandro Florenzi was spotted upon review.
Telles sent Olsen the wrong way to fire Porto into their first quarterfinal since 2014-15, although the hosts faced an anxious wait after Patrik Schick tumbled to the ground in the area before Cakir ruled there was no foul.
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