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Barcelona drawing Manchester United is 'the worst we could wish ... (The Athletic)

Barcelona manager Xavi believes facing Manchester United in the Europa League knockout round play-offs is the “worst” draw his side could have gotten.

Manchester United agreed to pay Barca a guaranteed fee of €75million (£63m, $75m) for the Netherlands international but De Jong was content with staying in Spain. United also lost both legs of the 2018-19 Champions League quarter-final meeting between the pair. On Ronaldo, he added: “(He’s a) huge player. Big historic club, they will have the same urgency to win as us.” We’ll prepare well, analyze the opponent as we have to. [Barcelona](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fc-barcelona/) manager Xavi believes facing [Manchester United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-united/) in the Europa League knockout round play-offs is the “worst” draw his side could have gotten.

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Raphinha, Gavi start in a 4-3-3: How Barcelona could line up ... (Barca Universal)

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is just a matter of days and before players depart for the tournament in Qatar, Barcelona will be in action in La Liga for one last ...

However, another substitute appearance might not be enough for him to earn a place in Spain’s World Cup squad. Moving into the attacking unit, Robert Lewandowski is a permanent fixture in the No. Andreas Christensen made an appearance from the bench on Saturday and could be ready for a starting berth after his injury layoff. Alejandro Balde should move to his natural left side after starting the previous game at right-back, opening up a spot for Hector Bellerin to make an appearance. will be gunning for yet another victory to maintain their strong run in the Spanish top flight. But with Los Blancos slipping in recent games, Barça have a great chance to go into the World Cup break as league leaders.

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