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Romelu Lukaku brace and bizarre VAR penalty from Marcus Rashford sees Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side through (March 06, 2019)

A controversial late penalty awarded by VAR gave Manchester United a thrilling 3-1 win at PSG to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Romelu Lukaku scored twice either side of Juan Bernat's strike for PSG, who largely dominated the game but could not find the finishing touches as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pulled off his biggest result of his sparkling record as caretaker boss.

The French side still looked to be going through until referee Damir Skomina intervened and gave an astonishing penalty against Presnel Kimpembe for handball after a lengthy VAR stoppage.

Marcus Rashford stepped up and kept his nerve to rifle home the penalty past Gigi Buffon in the dying moment of the match to send United through to the last eight on away goals - to a stunned silence in the Parc des Princes.

United were without 10 players at the big-spending Ligue 1 champions, but those selected embodied the positivity displayed by their manager and spirit synonymous with the club over the years.

Manchester United got off to the perfect start, with in-form striker Lukaku making the most of a defensive error from Thilo Kehrer to round Gianluigi Buffon and score inside two minutes.

But that dream start awoke the hosts and Kylian Mbappe looked most likely to do the damage, going agonisingly close to meeting a cross before twice being denied in quick succession by Chris Smalling.

The 20-year-old star could be seen imploring his team-mates to remain calm and that composure brought a 12th-minute leveller. Dani Alves carved open the visitors' backline with a ball that Mbappe impressively swept across for the unmarked Bernat to turn home at the far post.

PSG were enjoying plenty of space down the left and Bernat should have had his second goal of the night shortly afterwards but he fired straight at goalkeeper David De Gea.

Angel Di Maria was having his way with Eric Bailly down the left, but after PSG wasted a few more chances they fell behind again after a poor error from veteran keeper Buffon.

Buffon flapped as a hopeful long-range effort from Marcus Rashford skipped off the turf, with Lukaku reacting well to turn home on the half-hour mark.

In the second half Di Maria's joy at scoring against his former club was short-lived as he was rightly called offside from Mbappe's flick, with United's defence staying resolute and organised as PSG probed.

David De Gea gobbled up a hopeful Di Maria attempt as United frustrated an increasingly tense-looking home side.

PSG players were trying to whip up the home support, who were on their feet as Thomas Meunier tried his luck before Mbappe raced through. The striker lost his footing under pressure from De Gea and was then denied by Smalling, before Bernat struck the outside of the post.

Dalot's hopeful shot looked a waste until the VAR review sign came on the big screen and referee Skomina jogged towards the touchline monitor.

Having told United's bench to leave him alone, he reviewed Kimpembe's potential handball and eventually pointed to the spot.

PSG players tried to get into Rashford's head before the penalty but there was no stopping the England international's strike - and no way past United's backline thereafter as the visitors held on to move impressively through to the last eight.