Europa League

The two legendary clubs square off in the opening leg of the Europa League Play-off on Thursday.

Last season, they made it as far as the quarterfinals in the Europa League, before losing Eintracht Frankfurt. Like Barca, ManU is making their case to play in the UCL in 2023-24. Manchester United had a disappointing 2021-22 campaign that saw them finish outside the top four in the English Premier League, keeping them out of the UCL. Barcelona and Manchester United are arguably two of the most iconic sporting franchises in the world. Barcelona qualified for the Champions League, but their seven points in the group stage knocked them out of the tournament. For Barcelona, it is the second-straight season where they failed to make it out of the opening stage of the UCL.

Unbeaten in their last 16 matches since losing to Bayern Munich in Champions League, Xavi's side has passed every challenge in their path so far, but Erik ten ...

Ousmane Dembele won't be ready to go for this match but this is a good game for Raphinha to start due to being familiar with Manchester United. Anthony Martial is still ruled out while the match will also likely come too soon for Antony which could see Alejandro Garnacho be handed a start on the wing in a critical matchup. Barcelona: With close to a clean bill of health, Xavi has quite a few options to play with in the match. Barca have more of a team attack, but United's defense will still have their hands full with Robert Lewandowski in the match. After finishing second in Group E, the Red Devils are treated with facing the La Liga leaders in a Barcelona side that is on a roll. The Europa League returns with a massive clash between Barcelona and Manchester United in the first leg of the knockout round playoffs on Thursday.

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“He is an offensive coach who proves this in almost every match. They have many registers in attack and in defence. “A spectacular tie for any football fan. It’s just a matter of time to get used to it.” I only can thank my teammates and the staff for making things the easiest possible for me. "If you can get him in the squad your team will be stronger." Then-Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu told Spanish outlet Cadena SER, who initially reported the payments, that they were legitimately made then ended due to cutting costs. Is he still a player they actually need? “I think they (McTominay and Antony) are on their way back, they are coming back to the training ground. As we speak, the team, and the fans, are Barcelona-bound for the the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Play-off. Xavi’s side are eight points clear of Real Madrid at the top and are on track to win a first league title since 2018-19. However, United are also looking strong, having climbed to third in the [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) and performing well under Erik ten Hag.

The heavyweight tie from this week's Europa League matches is Barcelona's welcome of Manchester United. Both sides are in great form coming into Thursday's ...

Marcel Sabitzer is set to miss Manchester United's clash with Barcelona in the Europa League. United have been in fine form as of late and are unbeaten in ...

[Erik ten Hag's](/sport/erik-ten-hag/index.html) men are hoping to make it through to the last-16 stage of the competition, and a strong result in Thursday's first leg would boost their chances of doing so. Xavi's side were knocked out of Europe's biggest club competition after finishing third behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Group C. And who will play in his absence? but why will the midfielder not be involved? When they visit the Nou Camp for the first leg this evening, United will be hoping to make life easier for themselves in the second with a good result away from home. [Manchester United ](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html)will travel to Spain to face [Barcelona ](/sport/teampages/barcelona.html)in the play-off round of the [Europa League](/sport/europa-league/index.html) - but they will be without key midfielder Marcel Sabitzer.

Shakhtar are playing at home - 937 miles away from Donetsk - in Warsaw, crisis-hit Juventus bid to avoid a shock at Nantes, while Arsenal are among teams with ...

For them to now be playing in the Europa League highlights their misfortunes. Yet the Europa League is their playground. If you back them to see off Ajax, go with a couple of 1-0 scorelines. SEVEN things to look out for in the Europa League's return The war-hit side from Ukraine played all three of their Champions League matches at the home of Legia Warsaw in the Polish capital after agreeing to a deal at the start of the season following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html) and [Barcelona](/sport/teampages/barcelona.html) who face off in a tie worthy of a Champions League final and will be the highlight of the evening's action.

BAR vs MUN: All you need to know about the Europa League knockout round first-leg clash between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou Stadium.

“Rashford is one of the most dangerous strikers,” Xavi said. The England forward, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the past, has scored 13 goals in his last 15 games and 21 all season. Ten Hag has had to contend with his own absences but has still been able to put United in a position to compete for the league title. With Sancho back, Rashford can be switched from the left wing into a central position, where he has managed to score from in each of United’s last two games when moved there during the match. It is in the Europa League because it couldn’t win a group game against either Bayern or Inter Milan. Spain internationals Pedri and Gavi are driving the midfield, while Raphinha is filling in nicely for Dembélé.

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“Rashford is one of the most dangerous strikers,” Xavi said. The England forward, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the past, has scored 13 goals in his last 15 games and 21 all season. With Sancho back, Rashford can be switched from the left wing into a central position, where he has managed to score from in each of United’s last two games when moved there during the match. Ten Hag has had to contend with his own absences, but has still been able to put United in a position to compete for the league title. It is in the Europa League because it couldn’t win a group game against either Bayern or Inter Milan. Spain internationals Pedri and Gavi are driving the midfield, while Raphinha is filling in nicely for Dembélé.

Familiar foes Barcelona and Manchester United face off for the first time as Europa League opponents on Thursday.

Man United face a tough return to Europa League action this week as they head to Barcelona - here's all the details on how to stream the match live across ...

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Two of Europe's most famous soccer teams will clash on Thursday afternoon, as Manchester United takes on Barcelona in Europa League play.

The England forward, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona in the past, has scored 13 goals in his last 15 games and 21 all season. Ten Hag has had to contend with his own absences, but has still been able to put United in a position to compete for the league title. “Rashford is one of the most dangerous strikers,” Xavi said. With Sancho back, Rashford can be switched from the left wing into a central position, where he has managed to score from in each of United’s last two games when moved there during the match. The match is also available to stream on [fuboTV, ](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/soccer/?irad=356358&irmp=1810038)which comes with [a free trial.](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/soccer/?irad=356358&irmp=1810038) It is in the Europa League because it couldn’t win a group game against either Bayern or Inter Milan. Spain internationals Pedri and Gavi are driving the midfield, while Raphinha is filling in nicely for Dembélé. “I really like his team, the attacking way of play,” Ten Hag said. The only disappointment for fans is that the meeting comes so early. Barcelona is emerging, very slowly, from a crippling financial crisis that cost the club Lionel Messi and plenty more. xid:fr1676481296842ica) in English and [TUDN](https://www.tudn.com/tudn-livestream-24-7) in Spanish. EST, and will be available to stream with a free trial of

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Ronaldo Araújo has been one of LaLiga’s best defenders this season but he will be facing a challenge like no other when Rashford steps out onto the pitch It would put him up against Marcus Rashford, which is something we all want to see. But we don’t care about that, do we? We just want the football! Good work again from the home side. OK; they don't. Camp Nou is rocking! It would be a bonus as well as Kounde, who would be back to his preferred position in the middle. A half-chance for the away side as Fernandes whips in a low cross from the right and Araujo slips and slides to get back quickly enough to see the ball out for a throw. A moment of reflection is being held for the victims of the horrible earthquake in Turkey and Syria. He worked the ball well from a central area to the left of the box and his a ferocious shot from close range that De Gea got a strong palm to! Alba get on the ball in a good area but his pass is poor and the attack breaks down.

Barcelona and Manchester United shared a gripping 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Thursday as the two European heavyweights traded blows in an intense Europa League ...

Barcelona and Man United's Europa League clash lived up to expectations at Camp Nou with a thrilling 2-2 draw that sets up a fascinating second leg.

[Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359), [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364), Tottenham and [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) and a creditable draw against the team who are likely to be crowned champions of Spain. Xavi's team needed an equaliser from [Raphinha](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231050/Raphinha) to level the tie, but they couldn't find a winner during a frantic final 10 minutes, setting for the draw. I think it was a Champions League game, even more than that, so I really enjoyed the game... The Spain international has only failed to start four games this season and has already made 30 appearances in all competitions. I think it was a really good team performance." The Barcelona boss was in no mood to take a risk with the 20-year-old midfielder and was signalling to his bench that he wanted to make a change even before medical staff had been on to assess the injury. Not only has Rashford scored 14 goals in 16 games since the restart, but his goal against Barcelona showed again that he's capable of getting goals in the biggest games after already finding the net against Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City this season. But I think it was a great game. After an even first half, [Marcos Alonso](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/146127/Marcos-Alonso) put Barcelona ahead in the second half before United's fight back. After a tense first half and then a chaotic second period that included all four goals, the tie is perfectly poised for the return game at Old Trafford next week. Barcelona are eight points clear at the top of LaLiga and haven't lost at Camp Nou all season, but United matched Xavi's side for long periods. Pedri was forced off before half-time with what looked like a thigh strain, and Xavi can only hope it's not serious.

Barcelona and Manchester United played a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou in the first leg of their Europa League knockout playoff match, leaving the tie ...

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was in the spotlight again as both sides felt they were let down by the officiating. Raphinha’s whipped cross eluded both Robert Lewandowski and Raphaël Varane but in the confusion, it ghosted past David de Gea to set up a dramatic finish. “A referee cannot make this mistake.” In such a game we created many chances and there is a disappointment that we did not finish them.” The former Chelsea man celebrated by honoring his father – a former Barça player – who passed away last week. However, they will also rue the poor finishing that stopped either side from scoring more.