Manchester United Meet Barcelona At The Playoff Last 16 Of The Europa League, This Is Paul Schholes Prediction

Manchester United legend, Paul Shcoles (left). (PHOTO/INSTAGRAM @paulscholesaaa)

JAKARTA - Manchester United (MU) will face Barcelona in the playoffs of the last 16 of the 2022/2023 Europa League. This match will be fierce.

Former England international Paul Schholes said the match between Manchester United and Barcelona was a lucrative party for football fans. According to him, it was too early for the two teams to meet.

"The result was surprising, but it (the draw result) is something we cannot determine. It's tough, but I think they (Manchester United) were able to beat Barcelona," Schholes said, quoted by the Mirror on Tuesday, November 8.

The 48-year-old admits Barca is a very good team. He always wanted to face a club like the Blaugrana when he was a player.Scholes had a number of experiences against the Catalan club. One of them was in the semifinals of the 2007/2008 Champions League.

At that time Scholes became one of the Red Devils players who managed to get rid of the La Liga giant. MU qualified for the final after winning 1-0 on aggregate.

After that moment, the two teams still faced face-to-face, but Barca dominated more. Included in the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 Champions League finals.

At that time Barcelona appeared trending because it was strengthened by a number of world-class players such as Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, and Andres Iniesta.

However, with time, both MU and Barcelona experienced a slight decline in quality. However, the meeting between the two is certainly still awaited by world football lovers.