Erik ten Hag referenced Real Madrid's crushing victory over Manchester United's arch-rivals, Liverpool, after his side beat Barcelona to advance to the Europa League last 16.
The Red Devils came from behind to defeat Barca 2-1 at Old Trafford and 4-3 on aggregate on Thursday night. The result came two days after Liverpool suffered a humbling 5-2 drubbing at home by Los Blancos in the Champions League, giving up a two-goal lead as their defence was torn apart.
Remarkably, Real Madrid are eight points behind leaders Barca in the LaLiga title race, making United's victory over the Catalan club even more impressive. A buoyant Ten Hag went out of his way to reference this fact during his post-match interview on another historic European night for his club.
