Lewandowski slams 'painful' defeat against Man United

WARSAW, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- "We were close to beating Manchester United and that's why the defeat in the Europa League is so painful," FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski claimed on Friday.

On Thursday evening, Lewandowski converted a penalty to put FC Barcelona ahead, but in the second half, United scored twice to win 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Europa League Round of 32.

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