The two legendary clubs square off in the opening leg of the Europa League Play-off on Thursday.
Last season, they made it as far as the quarterfinals in the Europa League, before losing Eintracht Frankfurt. Like Barca, ManU is making their case to play in the UCL in 2023-24. Manchester United had a disappointing 2021-22 campaign that saw them finish outside the top four in the English Premier League, keeping them out of the UCL. Barcelona and Manchester United are arguably two of the most iconic sporting franchises in the world. Barcelona qualified for the Champions League, but their seven points in the group stage knocked them out of the tournament. For Barcelona, it is the second-straight season where they failed to make it out of the opening stage of the UCL.
Unbeaten in their last 16 matches since losing to Bayern Munich in Champions League, Xavi's side has passed every challenge in their path so far, but Erik ten ...
Ousmane Dembele won't be ready to go for this match but this is a good game for Raphinha to start due to being familiar with Manchester United. Anthony Martial is still ruled out while the match will also likely come too soon for Antony which could see Alejandro Garnacho be handed a start on the wing in a critical matchup. Barcelona: With close to a clean bill of health, Xavi has quite a few options to play with in the match. Barca have more of a team attack, but United's defense will still have their hands full with Robert Lewandowski in the match. After finishing second in Group E, the Red Devils are treated with facing the La Liga leaders in a Barcelona side that is on a roll. The Europa League returns with a massive clash between Barcelona and Manchester United in the first leg of the knockout round playoffs on Thursday.
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For them to now be playing in the Europa League highlights their misfortunes. Yet the Europa League is their playground. If you back them to see off Ajax, go with a couple of 1-0 scorelines. SEVEN things to look out for in the Europa League's return The war-hit side from Ukraine played all three of their Champions League matches at the home of Legia Warsaw in the Polish capital after agreeing to a deal at the start of the season following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html) and [Barcelona](/sport/teampages/barcelona.html) who face off in a tie worthy of a Champions League final and will be the highlight of the evening's action.
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“Rashford is one of the most dangerous strikers,” Xavi said. The England forward, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the past, has scored 13 goals in his last 15 games and 21 all season. Ten Hag has had to contend with his own absences but has still been able to put United in a position to compete for the league title. With Sancho back, Rashford can be switched from the left wing into a central position, where he has managed to score from in each of United’s last two games when moved there during the match. It is in the Europa League because it couldn’t win a group game against either Bayern or Inter Milan. Spain internationals Pedri and Gavi are driving the midfield, while Raphinha is filling in nicely for Dembélé.
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“Rashford is one of the most dangerous strikers,” Xavi said. The England forward, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the past, has scored 13 goals in his last 15 games and 21 all season. With Sancho back, Rashford can be switched from the left wing into a central position, where he has managed to score from in each of United’s last two games when moved there during the match. Ten Hag has had to contend with his own absences, but has still been able to put United in a position to compete for the league title. It is in the Europa League because it couldn’t win a group game against either Bayern or Inter Milan. Spain internationals Pedri and Gavi are driving the midfield, while Raphinha is filling in nicely for Dembélé.
Familiar foes Barcelona and Manchester United face off for the first time as Europa League opponents on Thursday.
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