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The round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League will start tomorrow with the match between Manchester United and FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona will host tomorrow’s game at Camp Nou.
Stats & Facts
Despite being the table topper of La Liga, FC Barcelona failed to do well in the UEFA Champions League. They have been knocked out of the UCL from the group round for the second time in a row. However, the Catalans are now doing well compared to the last few months. They have won five of their last five league games. On the other hand, Manchester United are also doing great under Erik Ten Hag.
Anyway, Man United played 13 games against Barcelona in all competitions. Barca won six and Man United won three matches. The remaining four matches were tied.
In addition, Barcelona’s home records in European competitions are not good enough. They lost five of their previous 11 European matches at Camp Nou.
Team News
Casemiro was suspended for three matches. But the Brazilian is now available for Manchester United to play against Barcelona. He will pair up with the new signing, Marcel Sabitzer, in midfield. Anthony Martial and Antony missed Man United’s last match against Leeds United. They are still unavailable for tomorrow’s clash.
However, Marcus Rashford will lead the attack with Wout Weghorst and Jadon Sancho. Bruno Fernandes will surely play the role of an attacking midfielder.
Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez were given a rest against Leeds United. This duo is available to play tomorrow. The form of Luke Shaw makes him an important member of the team, while Diogo Dalot will find it hard to replace Wan Bissaka.
As for Barcelona, Sergio Busquets and Ousmane Dembele will miss the match due to injury, but the rests are available. Barcelona have already released a 22-men squad ahead of tomorrow’s clash.
Xavi on Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford is flying in Man United’s shirt. No player has scored more goals than Marcus Rashford after the world cup. Barca boss Xavi didn’t forget to talk about Rashford’s form. He said, “In the transition he is very, very dangerous so, yes, we need to take care of all of them but especially Rashford. He’s one of the most dangerous players now in Europe, yeah. He’s very fast, he has a very good at dribbling in one-versus-one.”
