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Fans had to wait approximately 8 years for a fit between Manchester United and Barcelona in a competitive fit. The last time they faced those two giants, in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League final at Wembley, the Catalans went crazy and won 3–1. Two seasons ago the same thing happened in Rome. And one of the constants of those last two Lionel Messi pulling the strings.
Since then they have met in friendly arrangements and, as expected from such matches, none of those matches have controlled to impress fans. But tonight, the rivalry will resume at Old Trafford. And again, the highlight will be Messi.
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Barcelona, with or without Messi, can still intimidate any component of the world. But with the little Argentinian, the Catalans are absolutely different. And this beast is hungry. He hasn’t been a continental champion for a while even though his eternal rival, Real Madrid, had controlled a hat-trick of titles before being eliminated in the 16-a-half tour through a young Ajax. Last time, Barca raised his ears in 2015.
For Manchester United, the road to redemption has been long since the glory days of Sir Alex Ferguson. Under his command, the Red Devils won two Champions League titles in 1999 and 2008 and were Runner-Ups of Barca twice. Now that they’ve installed one of Fergie’s favorites, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as coach, United can expect to do it again. And Barca at the Theatre of Dreams offers the best opportunity for believers to start dreaming again.
Everything you want to know about the game.
Match: UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals, first leg between Manchester United and Barcelona Date: April (Thursday) Time: 00:30 ISTVenue: Old Trafford, Manchester TV Guide: Sony Ten 2 – HD 2 Live broadcast: Sony Liv, JioTV
Head-to-head: In the last 8 matches, Barcelona has won 3, while United has won in one. There were also three draws.
Form Guide (last first): United: lost to Wolves 1-2 in the Premier League, beat Watford 2-1 in the Premier League, lost to Wolves 1-2 in the FA Cup, lost to Arsenal 0-2 in the Premier League, beat PSG 3-1 in the Champions League; Barca: beat Atletico 2-0 in La Liga, beat Villareal 4-4 in La Liga, beat Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga, beat Betis 4-1 in La Liga, beat Lyon 5-1 in the Champions League
Key statistics: – Barcelona is undefees of its last 8 Champions League matches and undefefied in its last 16 matches in all competitions – United hosts Barcelona for the first time since 2008. In this match, Paul Scholes scored the goal – United has lost 3 of his last four games.
Prediction: United 1-3 Barcelona
Xi probably:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Ashley Young, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw; Scott McTominay, Paul Pogba; Diogo Dalot, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford; Romelu Lukaku Trainer: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Barcelona (4-3-3): Marc Andre Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Piqué, Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba; Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Phillipe Coutinho Coach: Ernesto Valverde
Match referee: Gianluca Rocchi (ITA)
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