Barcelona were handed a slice of fortune during their Europa League play-off against Manchester United after they were awarded a soft penalty.
Alejandro Balde, the latest prodigy to emerge from the famed La Masia academy, went down in the box under the challenge of Bruno Fernandes while running away from goal. Fernandes was holding the 19-year-old's arm and French referee Clement Turpin judged there was enough contact for a prolonged period to justify pointing the spot.
The Old Trafford faithful might have felt they had enough cause for anger over the penalty being awarded, but fans were even more furious with Robert Lewandowski. The prolific Pole, 34, converted from 12 yards after a winding, stuttering run-up which many supporters viewed as illegal as he almost stopped moving entirely at one stage.
