Lionel Messi received a black eye and a bloodied nose but Manchester United did not lay a glove on Barcelona in the first leg of this Champions League quarter-final. There was not even a shot on target, never mind a goal, for United who nevertheless go to the Nou Camp for next week’s return leg believing they still have a chance. A puncher’s chance, maybe. After all, they lost 2-0 to Paris Saint-Germain at home in the last round before turning that around so dramatically, although, to be honest, Messi and Co represent a more formidable prospect even if they did not play particularly well here. The Spanish champions-elect will surely not be as wasteful at home and, while they have not progressed further in the Champions League than the last eight since beating United in the final in 2011, it is now six years and 29 matches since they lost at home in this competition. Going even further back, it is not since 1984 that Barcelona won a first leg 1-0 away from home and went out. And United have to win in Catalonia. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will also go back in time and summon the spirit of 1999 but despite the endeavour against Barcelona, especially in a much-improved second-half, it is now four defeats in five games in all competitions since he was confirmed as United manager.<doc-sep>2 Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole 's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below. United arguably shaded the match against an off-colour Barca, but the Spanish champions did enough to secure a narrow advantage ahead of the return fixture at Camp Nou next week. An own goal from Luke Shaw saw Barcelona record a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at Old Trafford on Wednesday night. Sports Mole's live commentary of the first leg of the Good evening and welcome to's live commentary of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester United and Barcelona . Tonight will be the first meeting between these two teams since the 2011 Champions League final, when Barca landed the trophy courtesy of a 3-1 win. It should be a fascinating battle between these two European heavyweights. Be sure to stay tuned for live minute-by-minute coverage of the action! TEAMS! MAN UNITED: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Pogba, McTominay, Fred; Rashford, Lukaku, Dalot BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Arthur, Busquets, Rakitic; Coutinho, L Suarez, Messi Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera both miss out for United tonight, meaning that there are spots in midfield for Scott McTominay and Fred. There is also a position in the XI for Diogo Dalot, who is expected to operate on the right of a front three. Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku also start for the Red Devils, who need a big performance from Paul Pogba tonight. As for Barca, Ousmane Dembele is only fit enough for the bench, meaning that Philippe Coutinho again joins Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the final third. Elsewhere, Nelson Semedo and Arthur are preferred to Sergi Roberto and Arturo Vidal, while Gerard Pique faces his former club. KICKOFF: Barca kick things off at Old Trafford... ... not too much of a surprise that Barca have taken control of the early possession here. Luis Suarez has already broken into a wide position, but Smalling makes a smart challenge. Smalling does well again as a long ball is delivered towards Suarez. United then win a free kick down the other end as Busquets arrives late on McTominay. Good position here... SHOT! ... Rashford's effort is just wide of the post! Not too much of a surprise that Barca have had most of the ball early on, but United have started quite well with Rashford, Lukaku and Pogba all pushed high up the field here. It appears that United are actually playing a back three, with Shaw alongside Lindelof and Smalling. Young and Dalot are then the two wing-backs. It seems to be working quite well as Rashford has just broken into a dangerous position only for Ter Stegen to make the clearance. Barca continue to pass and probe as the clock ticks on at Old Trafford. Lots of space. DISALLOWED GOAL! Luis Suarez thinks that he has scored for Barca, but the flag is raised! The Uruguay international looked onside, and the goal is currently being checked by VAR. GOAL! UNITED 0-1 BARCELONA (SUAREZ) Goal given. Barca have the lead as Luis Suarez heads a Messi cross into the back of the net. It seemed to come off Shaw, but the centre-forward will claim it, that is for sure. Barca want a second here as they continue to move the ball in the final third of the field. Nothing much from United since the goal as the away side continue to dominate the ball. YELLOW CARD! Busquets (Barcelona) is booked for bringing Pogba to the deck. Fred fires the resulting free kick straight into the away side's wall. SHOT! Young's strike from distance misses the Barca goal. YELLOW CARD! Shaw (United) is booked for a tug on Messi. United have the chance to break through Young, but the Englishman's cross is really poor and Barca can resume from the back. The opening 22 minutes of this match have flown past. SHOT! Rashford misses the target from outside the Barca box. Barca are just so dangerous in the final third of the field. United are having their moments on the break, but there is so much space for the Spanish champions in the final third here. Lukaku finds space in a decent position on the left, but crosses straight into the arms of the Barca goalkeeper, who releases Semedo down the right and the away side start again. Little over 15 minutes of the first period remaining and not too much has happened in the last couple of minutes. Pogba picked up space in a decent area for United, but could not find Lukaku with a cross. You do feel that the home side need a goal back as soon as possible. United waste another promising position as Young delivers straight into the arms of Ter Stegen. McTominay then goes down inside the box, but the referee is not interested. Messi has picked up a bloody nose following a challenge with Chris Smalling, which has led to a fairly lengthy stoppage so the Argentine can receive treatment. He is not best pleased! Play is back underway and Barca have possession in United's half of the field. Messi does not fancy the aerial challenge with Lindelof this time, which is not too much of a surprise considering the state of his nose, which will swell up for the rest of the match. United are building a little bit of momentum at the moment as they continue to press high. SAVE! Wonderful save from De Gea to keep out a powerful strike from Coutinho! Busquets is fortunate to escape a second yellow for bringing Pogba to the ground. The Barca midfielder needs to be really careful here. Still 1-0 with 39 minutes on the clock at Old Trafford. CHANCE! Huge chance for United as Dalot rises unmarked at the far post, but he gets it all wrong! The Portuguese attempted to head across goal when he should have gone himself! These are encouraging signs for United as the home side continue to cause problems with crosses into the box. Solskjaer would have liked to have seen more from Lukaku here. Apart from the goal, United will be pretty pleased with their performance in this first period. Barca can turn it on at any moment, though, and 2-0 would be huge for the visitors here. Good stuff from United once again, but the final pass just goes astray and Barca can clear their lines as we enter first-half stoppage time, of which there will be two minutes. SHOT! Luis Suarez strikes wide of the United post from inside the box. HALF TIME: UNITED 0-1 BARCELONA So there we have it. The referee brings the first period to a close with Barca leading 1-0 courtesy of a Shaw own goal, but United have more than held their own at Old Trafford. It is delicately poised ahead of what is a huge second 45 minutes of Champions League football here. STATISTICS! Barca had 64% of the ball in the first period, but only managed two attempts on target. United, meanwhile, had five attempts, but are yet to test Ter Stegen between the sticks. Two yellow cards to report - Busquets for the visitors and Shaw for the hosts here. BENCH WATCH! Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Juan Mata are amongst those on the United bench tonight and we could see two or three of those in the second period. Barca, meanwhile, have options in the shape of Dembele, Sergi Roberto, Malcom and Arturo Vidal. KICKOFF: United resume the action here... ... no changes from either side at the break, which is not too much of a surprise. However, I suspect that both managers will have alterations in mind as the second period develops. United really need to score tonight to stand a chance of progressing from the second leg. The problem, however, is that Barca could easily grab another one or two in the second period. Young delivers United's first corner of the second period into the Barca box, but the away side clear their lines. Valverde's side then gain a throw following a poor pass from Fred. CHANCE!<doc-sep>How to watch Manchester United face Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 10. Manchester United hosts Barcelona in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday, April 10. Kickoff from Old Trafford is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Manchester United advanced past PSG in the round of 16, winning on away goals in dramatic fashion. Manchester United came in second in Group H with 10 points, trailing Juventus, which finished with 12 points. The Red Devils earned three wins, one draw and two losses in group stage play. But Manchester United has been on a skid lately, losing three of its last four matches. Barcelona, on the other hand, has won five of its last six contests and leads La Liga standings. In the Champions League, Barcelona moved past Lyon in the round of 16, winning on aggregate 5–1. In group play, the club finished on top of the Group B standings with 14 points. The second leg between the two giants, who've met in two Champions League finals before, will be played April 16. Here's how to watch Tuesday's match: Time: 3 p.m. ET TV channel: TNT, UniMas, Univision Deportes Live stream: You can watch the match live via fuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Subscribers can also watch via B/R Live and Univision Deportes en Vivo. SI TV is also now available on fuboTV. Watch Planet Futbol TV, SI’s soccer show starring Grant Wahl and Luis Miguel Echegaray, weekly on Fubo TV or anytime, anywhere here.<doc-sep>
Manchester United have a mountain to climb in Spain after an early own goal by Luke Shaw earned Barcelona a 1-0 first leg quarter-final win at Old Trafford. Former Kop star Luis Suarez struck with a 13th minute header after a flash of genius from Lionel Messi set up the goal – helped over the line by Shaw. The goal was initially ruled out until VAR intervened and gave Barcelona a decisive advantage going back to the Nou Camp. It looked like United would be on the rack all night but they recovered superbly and got a foothold in the game – but just couldn't score. (Image: Action Images via Reuters) The best chance fell to young defender Diogo Dalot but he should have done better with a 40 minute header after a superb Marcus Rashford cross. United will have to shuffle their defence in Spain after Shaw's first half yellow card means he's suspended for the return leg. 1. Messi bloodied - but unbowed (Image: Sportimage/PA Images) All eyes were on Lionel Messi as arguably the world's greatest modern day player took centre stage. United's defence – and midfield – teamed up to make sure they limited the damage the Argentinian wizard was able to cause. He didn't get on the scoresheet – but he still made the decisive contribution of the night as he collected a pass before playing a sublime blind pass to the far post for Luis Suarez to score. Defenders usually don't get near him but Chris Smalling got closer than most – and gave the Barca superstar a serious bloody-nose. 2. Suarez makes his mark (Image: Magi Haroun/REX) As a former Liverpool idol Luis Suarez was on enemy territory at Old Trafford – so how he loved silencing an Old Trafford crowd who'd booed his arrival back in Manchester. And he played his part in a 13th minute opener that was a triumph for VAR – at last. The system correctly ruled Lionel Messi was onside before crossing to the back post for Suarez to score with a header across David de Gea and into the net. The Uruguayan thought he had bagged his 24th goal of the season for Barcelona – only for it to be given as a Luke Shaw own goal. However, his all-round display and his tenacity throughout was proof that the striker is still a deadly force at 32. 3. Busquets rides his luck (Image: Getty Images) Sergio Busquets has been Barcelona's enforcer for years – and no-one does it better. But the Spaniard was lucky to escape with just a solitary yellow card after a string of fouls that could easily have brought the 30-year-old midfield holder a red card. Italian referee Gianluca Rocchi was clearly in a lenient mood especially when he let Busquets' – already on a yellow - get off scot-free with a 38 minute foul on Paul Pogba on the half-way line which was a clear booking. 4. McTominay steps up (Image: 2019 Manchester United FC) Eyebrows were raised by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's choice of Scott McTominay and Fred in midfield. But the pair were no disgrace with 22-year-old youth product McTominay in particular standing up to the threat Barcelona posed. The youngster – once preferred to Paul Pogba by Jose Mourinho - put in a big shift and kept his discipline. Solskjaer had challenged Pogba to put a marker down, stamp himself on the ocassion and “run the game”. The message, it seems, didn't get through. 5. Barca - still playing the beautiful game (Image: Matthew Peters) Having won the Champions League twice in three years against Manchester United in 2009 and 2011 it's a surprise Barcelona have only won it once since in 2015 with Real Madrid the Kings of Europe the last three years running. But Ernesto Valverde's stars still play the beautiful game and pass teams to death. In the first 20 minutes of this tie Jordi Alba, Artur and Ivan Rakitic completed more passes than the whole United team put together as they enjoyed 87.1 per cent possession. United got to grips with the Spaniards ,though, and more than held their own but found an equaliser elusive.