Barca experienced a half-time lead and a final loss for the first time since their defeat to Granada in April 2021, which also kept them out of the last 16 of the Europa League.
Anthony helped Manchester United turn it around.
In the early morning of the 24th, Manchester United defeated Barca 2-1 in the Europa League, successfully advancing to the round of 16 of the Europa League with an aggregate score of 4-3 over two legs, becoming the only team in the Premier League this season to retain the possibility of a four-tier title.
At the same time, the Europa League round of 16 teams have been released, and Arsenal, Manchester United, Juve and Roma will face each other.
Lewandowski scored from a penalty.
In the Europa League, Manchester United advanced to the last 16 4-3 Barça
In the early morning of the 24th, the second leg of the Europa League knockout play-offs continued, with Manchester United playing at home against Barca.
In the first half, Levan scored, Fred and Anthony scored in the second half, and Manchester United won the game 2-1, knocking out Barcelona 4-3 on aggregate over two legs and advancing to the last 16 of the Europa League.
Fred equalised.
Statistically, Manchester United are the first team since Granada in April 2021 to fall behind at half-time but end up beating them against Barca, who are unbeaten in 37 consecutive half-time leading matches ahead of tonight's game.
Manchester United, meanwhile, have won 28 games this season, topping Europe's top five leagues – the Reds have won 16 of their last 21 games, drawn three and lost just two.
Anthony volleyed into the goal.
The Reds have also become the only team in the Premier League this season to retain the possibility of a fourth-tier title. Manchester United finished third in the Premier League this season, five points away from top Arsenal, advanced to the last 16 of the Europa League, will fight Newcastle in the League Cup and the last 16 of the FA Cup.
On the other hand, this is Barca's fourth European exit in the past 1 year and 77 days, including 2 in the Europa League and 2 in the Champions League.
Di Maria scored a hat-trick and Juve eliminated Nantes.
The last 16 of the Europa League have all been produced
With Manchester United knocking out Barcelona, the last 16 of the Europa League have also produced teams – two each from the Premier League and Serie A, and three each from La Liga and the Bundesliga.
In the Europa League knockout play-offs, Manchester United eliminated Saba 4-3 on aggregate; Di Maria scored a hat-trick as Juve eliminated Nantes 4-1 on aggregate; Sevilla 3-2 PSV Eindhoven; Roma beat Salzburg 2-1; Bayer Leverkusen eliminated Monaco on penalties; Union Berlin 3-1 Ajax; Shakhtar Donetsk eliminated Rennes on penalties; Sporting Portugal 5-1 Midtjylland.
The seeded team that qualified first from the Europa League group and the non-seeded team that qualified through the play-offs.
Europa League round of 16 squad.
The full list of Europa League Last-16:
Seeded: Arsenal, Fenerbahce, Real Betis, St. Giros, Real Sociedad, Feyenoord, Freiburg, Ferencváros.
Non-seeded teams: Manchester United, Juve, Roma, Sporting Portugal, Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin, Shakhtar Donetsk.
The draw for the Europa League 1/8 final is scheduled for 24 February 2023 at 19:00, and the draw has the same association avoidance rules. In the 1/8 final, the seeded team played at home in the second leg, and the two legs were tied and went directly into extra time, and there was no home-and-away goal rule. The first leg was held on 9 March and the second leg on 16 March.
CBA All-Star starting lineup.
Yi Jianlian All-Star 7 times champion, the first in history
On the 23rd, the CBA officially announced the starting lineup of the 2023 All-Star Main Game, and Yi Jianlian was elected the All-Star Overall Vote for the 7th time in his career, surpassing Wang Zhizhi's 6 times to create a CBA historical record, and Guo Allen was elected the North Zone Vote King.
The 2023 CBA All-Star Tournament starter list is as follows:
North District: Zeng Fanbo (Beijing), Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning), Abdu (Xinjiang), Guo Allen (Liaoning), Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning).
Southern District: Yi Jianlian (General Ticket King, Guangdong), Hu Jinqiu (Guangsha), Wang Zhelin (Shanghai), Zhao Rui (Guangdong), Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong).
This is the 7th time Yi Jianlian has been elected as a CBA All-Star in his career, namely: 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2022, 2023.
The North District vote winner is Allen Guo, who voted narrowly behind Zeng Fanbo in the first week, and Allen Guo narrowly overtook Zeng Fanbo in the second week. Now Allen Guo continues to beat Zeng Fanbo and is successfully elected as the North District voting king.
The CBA All-Star Voting will be reformed this year, with a new media voting session, and the starting lineup of the North and South Divisions will be voted on by fans and media representatives.
In addition, a maximum of 3 players from the same team can be selected as All-Star starters, thus avoiding the phenomenon of players from both Liaoning and Guangdong teams monopolizing the starting lineup.
This year's CBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province from March 24 to March 26, which is also the 28th All-Star Game in CBA history.
Wang responded by the company.
Wang was prosecuted
On February 23, the topic of Wang Meng's lawsuit by a brokerage company topped the Weibo hot search list.
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Wang Meng's exclusive brokerage company in the field of new media issued a statement on Wang Meng's breach of contract, saying that Wang Meng seriously violated the contract and participated in commercial activities in the new media field without authorization, and repeated reminders were not corrected.
Subsequently, Wang Meng Studio issued a statement in response, saying that "The Lord is Coming" and "Sportsman United" are both personal derivative IPs of Wang Meng, and the cooperation between the two expired last year, and Shadow Vision still owes a huge amount of outstanding money, and the dispute has been handed over to the judicial authorities for handling.
Axon arrives in Chengdu.
Axon is about to join Chengdu Rongcheng
National football naturalized striker Axon arrived in Chengdu on the 23rd and was warmly welcomed by fans at the airport.
Axon joined Gremio in April last year and has played with the team in the 2022 season of the second division. It is reported that Axon officially announced that he will join Chengdu Rongcheng soon.
For the Rongcheng team, the arrival of Axon is beneficial to improve the team's attacking power. The return to the Chinese Super League also means that Axon is expected to get more official playing time in the New Year.
For the national football team, which bears the heavy responsibility of the 2026 World Preliminary Round of 36 and the 2023 Asian Cup this year, the "Little Bear" may still be useful.
In fact, the national team also continued to pay attention to all naturalized players, including Axon, after the end of the Qatar World Preliminary Round of 12 at the end of March last year, no matter which coach the national team will lead next, its selection will be based on "ability and status" as the main criteria.
Congua.
Qingdao Manatee signs Zambian attacker Kanggua
On the 23rd, the Chinese Super League promoted horse Qingdao Manatee Club officially announced that the 30-year-old Zambian attacker Kanggua officially joined the team.
The official announcement wrote that the Kanggua, born in 1992, is in the prime of his career, 1.75 meters tall as a professional forward, can quickly adapt to the switch between center and winger positions, the addition of Kanggua will help the Manatee adapt to the high-intensity and aggressive rhythm of the game, further improving the team's offensive attributes.
In the 22nd round of the 2017-2018 Russian Premier League season, Congua and Manatee's other new signing, Forbes, started for Tula Arsenal and Perm Amkar respectively, and both expressed great anticipation from their rivals to their teammates playing side by side.
For Kanggua's joining, Sidney, a foreign aid in the history of the team, said in an interview that Kanggua is an excellent player, "He is not only an excellent scorer, but also a humble person, he has always been enthusiastic about Zambia's football youth training and social welfare when playing in foreign leagues." ”
Congua is full of anticipation for the new season, he said humorously: "As the saying goes, 'plant melons', I can run and shoot suddenly, and I look forward to seeing you soon." ”