Shaw own goal gives Barca advantage over United

Shaw own goal gives Barca advantage over United
Soccer Football - Champions League Quarter Final First Leg - Manchester United v FC Barcelona - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - April 10, 2019 Manchester United's Luke Shaw reacts after the match REUTERS/Andrew Yates Copyright ANDREW YATES(Reuters)
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By Simon Evans

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Barcelona will take a 1-0 lead over Manchester United into next week's second leg of their Champions League quarter-final after a 12th-minute Luke Shaw own goal gave them victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Sergio Busquets found Lionel Messi with a clever ball into the area and the Argentine carved out space on the left to deliver a lofted cross to Luis Suarez at the back post.

The Uruguayan's header deflected off the shoulder of a scrambling Shaw and beat David De Gea to give the visitors the lead and although the linesman initially flagged for offside, the goal was given after a VAR video review.

United's best chance of the first half fell to Diogo Dalot but the Portuguese made a mess of a fine Marcus Rashford cross, heading harmlessly across the goal from close-range.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team had struggled to get a foothold in the game during the opening 45 minutes but they were much improved after the break, applying plenty of pressure without creating any clear chances.

Barcelona could have added a second had Suarez not fired into the side-netting from a promising position after a clever through ball from Nelson Semedo.

Barcelona have not lost at home in the Champions League since 2013.

(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Toby Davis)

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