vs Competition: Europa League Knockout Round Play-Offs 2nd Leg Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester Date: Thursday 23rd February 2023 Time: 20:00 (GMT) 15:00 (EST) 12:00 (PST) TV: BT Sports (UK) Paramount + / ViX + (USA) DAZN (Canada) Referee: Clement Turpin (FRA) VAR: Jerome Brisard (FRA) Man Utd Injuries: Martial, van de Beek, Eriksen Man Utd Doubts: Antony, Maguire Barcelona Injuries: Gavi (suspended), Pedri, Dembele Man Utd EPL Position: 3rd Man Utd Form: WDWDW Man Utd Last Game: Win Home Man Utd 3 - 0 Leicester Barcelona LL Position: 1st Barcelona EPL Form: WDWWW Barcelona Last Game: Win Home Barcelona 2 - 0 Cadiz Previous EL Meeting: Barcelona 2 - 2 Man Utd 16th Feb 2023 (1st Leg) Martinez and Sabitzer who were suspended for 1st leg are back available for selection Biscuits is back from injury for them (just as well for them given Gavi suspended and Pedri injured) Away goals from 1st leg no longer count for anything (rule abolished last season) So extra-time and pens if still level
I'm excited, but it's Europa. This is like a Fury fight, but with Tommy instead of Tyson. Do I want to still see him fight Jake Paul? I guess, but I won't pay for it.
We are at home, let go at these Jabronis DDG Dalot Varane Butcher Shaw Casemiro Fred Wout Bruno Sir Marcus Sancho Anyone notice how Maguire is like 3rd Choice CB now? Injured or not. And no running to the press this time. Anyway this is what I would put out and as it is. I would then like to see later in the game if we get a list Sabitizer for WW and Garnacho for Sancho and maybe McT for Fred for the high energy presser role. If they are harder to breakdown maybe Palestri for WW and drop Bruno to middle.
Maybe he is 5th. At the weekend it was Lindelof-Martinez with only Varane on the bench and Harry golfing. Although he did start against Leeds. I think ETH is doing a good job rotating the CB's, they're all getting playing time.
Get Sabitzer in for Fred. Can’t risk him getting caught on the ball and handing them a goal which is sure to happen if last time is anything to go off.
Barca's focus is going to be the league title. I doubt they will show up putting in a proper shift as they'll want to protect themselves. We will play with the greater desire. The only key is that we avoid individual errors, which I think means all eyes on our central midfield avoiding poor passes in dangerous areas and silly red cards. We do that, we should win rather comfortably. As good as Barca have been lately, this game might put things back into perspective for them, that they are still some ways away from being an elite European side again.
i'm quietly confident about this but we need to be wary of getting sucker punched here. their goals were a bit too easy last time round
Man Utd team news Team to play Barcelona: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes, Weghorst, Sancho, Rashford. Subs: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, Sabitzer, Dalot, Antony, Pellistri, Elanga, McTominay, Garnacho, Mainoo. Barcelona team news Team to play Man Utd: Ter Stegen, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde, De Jong, Busquets, Kessie, Raphinha, Roberto, Lewandowski. Subs: Pena, Tenas, Fati, Torres, Alonso, Alba, Garcia, Casado, Torre.
AWB left foot crossing. That was never going to go well. Edit: And thats why we shouldve played Sabitzer over Fred. Because he does shit like that.
Rashford doesnt get the penalty in the last game and now they give that? ********ing Barcelona always getting favors from the ref.