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RASHFORD WINS BATTLE OF THE BABIES AGAINST RECORD-BREAKER SVILAR Kris Voakes Man Utd Correspondent The England teenager outfoxed the Champions League youngest goalkeeper in history to decide the match between Benfica and Manchester United On a night when Manchester United were looking short of experienced heads to wake them from their slumber it was once again Marcus Rashford who made all the difference with a match-winning performance in the 1-0 success away to Benfica on Wednesday. But it wasn’t all good news for the teenage contingent as Rashford’s winning goal came as a result of a moment of inexperience from the Champions League’s youngest-ever goalkeeper. At 18, Mile Svilar was always likely to court some headlines, but the Benfica shot-stopper’s game-deciding error will sadly forever hang a black mark over his incredible achievement.

'IT WAS AN INSTINCTIVE PLAY' - VALVERDE DEFENDS PIQUE AFTER RED CARD Dom Farrell 23:38 SHARE Getty Images The Barca boss felt the defender was unfortunate to be sent off against Olympiacos - a decision that impacted upon Gerard Deulofeu Gerard Pique did not deserve his handball red card during Barcelona's 3-1 Champions League Group D win over Olympiacos, according to head coach Ernesto Valverde. La Liga leaders Barca made it three wins out of three in Europe's top competition this term as Lionel Messi moved on to a century of continental goals. Barca were a goal up – Dimitris Nikolaou having put through his own net – but a man down by the time Messi dispatched a 61st-minute free-kick, after Pique collected a second booking for turning in a rebound from Gerard Deulofeu's angled shot with his hand.

CHELSEA CONTE: DAVID LUIZ MIDFIELD EXPERIMENT FAILED Stephen Creek The Chelsea boss has acknowledged that moving the Brazilian into midfield did not work against Roma Chelsea were "improvising" tactically in the second half of their 3-3 draw with Roma according to head coach Antonio Conte, who acknowledged that playing David Luiz in midfield did not work. After goals from David Luiz, Eden Hazard and Roma's Aleksandar Kolarov had made it 2-1 to Chelsea at half-time in Wednesday's Champions League clash, Edin Dzeko's superb brace put the visitors 3-2 up with 20 minutes left to play while Conte switched from a 3-5-2 formation to a 4-3-2-1. The change seemed to work as Hazard headed the equaliser before Chelsea held out the for the final 15 minutes, although Dzeko went close to completing his hat-trick when he headed narrowly wide in the dying minutes. RELATED 'YOU MUST WIN' - HAZARD FRUSTRATED WITH CHELSEA SHOWING AFTER SECOND-HALF COLLAPSE REBEL RU...