Manchester United are two penalties away from matching Barcelona's record for the most penalties scored by a club in Europe's top-five leagues in a single season. The Red Devils took their halu for the season to 22, with Bruno Fernandes scoring to put them ahead in Sunday's clash with Sevilla.
Fortune favored the Red Devils very early in the night's proceeding. With just eight minutes of football played, Marcus Rashford was hacked down in Sevilla penalty box after having his attempt on goal saved by Bono.
Bruno Fernandes converts from the spot!
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Manchester United are in front early here in the semifinal. pic.twitter.com/sTuXhrbnCS
Bruno Fernandes subsequently stepped up to score what was his 12th goal of the season for the season. The last five goals scored by the Portuguese playmaker all came via spot-kicks.
20 – Since his @ManUtd debut in February, only Robert Lewandowski (28) and Lionel Messi (27) have had a hand in more goals in all competitions than Bruno Fernandes within Europe's top five leagues (20 - 12 goals, 8 assists), the same as Kai Havertz and Cristiano Ronaldo. Focused. pic.twitter.com/8MzUcNjr10
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For United, the chance meant that they have had 22 penalty decisions go in their favor this season. In the 2015-2016 season, Barcelona set the record by winning 24 throughout the campaign.
