JAKARTA The second leg of the 2022/2023 Europa League play-off will continue early in the morning WIB. One interesting party is the big match that brings together Manchester United (MU) against Barcelona.
MU will welcome the guest at Old Trafford Stadium, Friday, February 24 at 03.00 WIB. This will be a life-and-death duel for both teams after they drew 2-2 in the first leg which took place at Camp Nou last week.
With the same score as strong from the first leg, both teams still have a very good chance to move on to the next round. However, the hosts are certainly more favored because they will play in front of their own supporters.
The club nicknamed the Red Devils also only needed a draw to qualify for the round of 16. A 2-2 draw at the opponent's headquarters is clearly an advantage for the hosts.
MU started this season with a series of completely unsatisfactory results. However, now everything is changing.
Erik ten Hag's men are in a good trend and still have a chance to close the season with four trophies at once.
The first trophy is likely to get them this weekend in the Premier League Cup. In the final of the competition, Erik ten Hag's squad will be challenged by Newcastle United at Wembley Stadium, Sunday, February 26.
In addition, they also still have hope in the FA Cup competition. The team nicknamed the Red Devils will have their next match in the fifth round against West Ham United at the beginning of next month.
After that, they will travel to Liverpool's headquarters at Anfield Stadium on March 5. If they can secure three points against Liverpool, their chance to win the English Premier League title will remain open.
Their chances are big enough in these four competitions after making a record unbeaten in eight games in all competitions. In addition, they even scored at least two goals in the last nine games.
The Red Devils also have a STAtiatil of 14 wins and one draw from their last 15 home games. However, two Spanish teams, namely Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid, were recorded to have won at the Theater of Dreams last year.
Therefore, Barcelona need to take important lessons from the two Spanish teams to be able to go further in this competition. Moreover, this is the second year in a row that the giant from Matador Country has played in the second caste of this European club competition.
The Blaugrana themselves come to Old Trafford in the morning with a record proud unbeaten record in their last 18 matches. Of that number, 16 of them even managed to win.
The Catalan team has also won their last 11 away games in all competitions. It's just that Bayern Munich and Inter Milan managed to make it difficult for Xavi's team at the Allianz Arena and San Siro this season.
Barcelona also comes with a good record every time against the Red Devils. Since the semifinals of the Euro Champions League 2007/2008, Manchester United have never won in five matches against the Blaugrana.
Estimated Lineup:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Sabitzer; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst.
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati.
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