After a 2-2 draw in Camp Nou, Barcelona will travel to Manchester on Thursday to face Manchester United in the return leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff game.
Manchester United felt they deserved to win the first leg after outplaying their opponents, with goal-scorer Marcus Rashford claiming they ‘feel the draw was a loss’. However, the Red Devils returned to winning ways over the weekend, with an excellent 3-0 win over Leicester City, taking them to five points behind Arsenal in the Premier League title race.
They are on course to make history as they are still in four competitions. They have the Carabao Cup final to play on Sunday against Newcastle and will be desperate to win here to ensure they can still win all four competitions they’re still playing in.
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They have the ammunition to do that–Old Trafford, where they lost just two of their last 11 UEFA home games (W6, D3) and are unbeaten in 17 competitive home matches (W15, D2).
Barcelona have enjoyed little success in Europe this season, losing out on a place in the UCL. But they have been in fine form in La Liga this season and come into this tie on the back of a 2-0 win over Cádiz on Sunday.
The result maintained their eight-point lead at the top of the table, making it an incredible 18-match unbeaten run for the visitors (W16, D2).
United’s recent home dominance should not faze them despite their underwhelming away record across their last nine UEFA road trips (W3, D2, L4).
That said, another BTTS/GG game can be expected, given the goal-scoring abilities of both teams.
