The Devils are on the prowl. But do keep in mind – there’s a Messiah to deal with.United is immensely under pressure on several fronts. They are currently placed sixth in the Premier League, out of the Champions League spots, with a two-point deficit to overcome against Arsenal and Chelsea, in the next six match-days. On top of that, they have to deal with Barcelona in the midst of the Champions League.
FC Barcelona has an eleven-point lead at the top of the league table, and with just 21 points left to play for, the La Liga is theirs to lose now. The team is also in the final of the Copa del Rey against Valencia and needs to take on a United, who have found their groove under new gaffer.Twice in the last decade, Barcelona was the last obstacle to overcome for Manchester in their quest for European glory, and both times, the English side fell.
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Man Utd possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Lukaku, Rashford
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur; Messi, Suarez, Coutinho
Last matches: MANCHESTER UTD
02.04.19 PL Wolves Manchester Utd 2 : 1
30.03.19 PL Manchester Utd Watford 2 : 1
16.03.19 FAC Wolves Manchester Utd 2 : 1
10.03.19 PL Arsenal Manchester Utd 2 : 0
07.03.19 CL Paris SG Manchester Utd 1 : 3
Last matches: BARCELONA
02.04.19 LL Villarreal Barcelona 4 : 4
30.03.19 LL Barcelona Espanyol 2 : 0
17.03.19 LL Betis Barcelona 1 : 4
14.03.19 CL Barcelona Lyon 5 : 1
09.03.19 LL Barcelona Rayo Vallecano 3 : 1
Head-to-head matches: MANCHESTER UTD – BARCELONA
27.07.17 ICC Barcelona Manchester Utd 1 : 0
26.07.15 ICC Barcelona Manchester Utd 1 : 3
08.08.12 CF Barcelona Manchester Utd 1 : 0
(0 : 0)
31.07.11 ICC Barcelona Manchester Utd 1 : 2
28.05.11 CL Barcelona Manchester Utd 3 : 1
Head To Head
The last two clashes have both come on the biggest stage of all, with Barcelona beating United in the Champions League finals of both 2009 and 2011.United have won both previous two-legged contests between these two sides, though, most recently when Paul Scholes’s last-gasp strike sent them through to the 2008 final with the Red Devils’ only triumph in eight previous Champions League games against Barca.
The Spanish giants are responsible for United’s heaviest ever Champions League defeat – running out 4-0 winners in the 1994-95 group stages – although United have never lost at home to Barcelona (W2 D2).