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| Event | UEFA Champions League 2018–19 | ||||||
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| Date | Tuesday 12 February 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Ángel Di María (BBC) | ||||||
| Referee | Daniele Orsato (Italy) | ||||||
| Attendance | 74,054 | ||||||
| Weather | 6 °C (43 °F) | ||||||
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Manchester United v Paris Saint-Germain was a match which took place at the Old Trafford on Tuesday, 12 February 2019. It was first leg of the first round (rounds of 16) match of 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase. The second leg will be held on 7 March 2019.
Manchester United must mount a miraculous recovery operation to keep their Champions League campaign alive after they were overpowered by Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford. Second-half goals from Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappé secured victory for the French champions, with Paul Pogba sent off for two yellow cards late on.
United's revival with 10 wins in 11 games under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær raised hopes that this was the night they could reclaim their place in Europe's elite. Instead, they were outclassed by PSG to suffer their first European home defeat by a margin of more than one goal and will now need to produce something remarkable in Paris on 6 March to stand a chance of advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Solskjaer's hopes were hampered by first-half injuries to Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial but PSG made light of the absence of injured Brazilian superstar Neymar and striker Edinson Cavani. Former Manchester United misfit Ángel Di María was their tormentor, his 53rd minute corner allowing Kimpembe, arguably fortunate to still be on the pitch, to escape the attentions of Nemanja Matić and sidefoot past David de Gea. And it was fitting that the brilliant Mbappe, whose searing pace was a threat all night, enhanced PSG's position of superiority when he turned Di Maria's inviting cross past the exposed De Gea on the hour. If United's plight was not bad enough already, it was made worse when Pogba was sent off for a second yellow card in the final minute of normal time and will miss the second leg.
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| 12 February 2019 21:00 (20:00 GMT) |
Manchester United 
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0–2 |  Paris Saint-Germain
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Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 74,054 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
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Kimpembe  53'Mbappé 60'
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     PSG
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