Europa League

In the most awaited match of the UEFA Europa League, Barcelona will be locking horns against Manchester United on February 16th at 11:15 pm IST.

Both teams have the potential to clinch a victory in the first leg match of the Europa League and it will be interesting to watch which team wins the match. The Catalans are currently in the first position in La Liga and they have just lost one game in their last 21 games. The match between the two giants will be played in Camp Nou, Barcelona.

A European classic will offer another electric episode to soccer fans, as Barcelona and United will go head-to-head at Camp Nou in the Europa League.

Moreover, they are sitting third in the Premier League standings, with 46 points, two behind Manchester City and five away from Arsenal, who are topping the table. Real Sociedad (1-0), although United won five consecutive games after that in the European competition to comfortably book a spot among the best 16 teams. How to watch Barcelona vs Manchester United

Barcelona and Manchester United will face off in an Europa League playoff match at the Camp Nou on Thursday.

“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. 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. “I really like his team, the attacking way of play,” Ten Hag said. Barcelona is emerging, very slowly, from a crippling financial crisis that cost the club Lionel Messi and plenty more.

Barcelona vs Manchester United match in Europa League is one of the much-awaited clashes in the world football.

In the UK, Manchester United vs Barcelona will be shown live on BT Sport 2. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). While Xavi’s Barcelona are at the top of La Liga, Erik ten Hag's [Manchester United](/topic/manchester-united)have been a resurgent side and are sitting at third in the Premier League table.

Man United play Barcelona in the Europa League on Thursday and our reporters have shared their preferred starting line-ups.

His pace will be required on the counter-attack and Weghorst could be a hindrance. Casemiro is available and he is going to have a huge role to play. The wide open spaces of the Nou Camp could be ideal for those three. Dalot and Varane start on the right. Raphael Varane and Casemiro are two world-class players who will be pivotal if United are to get a positive result. Ten Hag loves the left-footed option in the centre of defence so that means Shaw stepping up, with Malacia at left-back.