Following a La Liga title-winning victory
over Atlético Madrid at the weekend,Barcelona are in England for a huge Champions League quarterfinal first leg against
Manchester United at Old Trafford. The Blaugrana got a nice draw
considering the other possible opponents in the Last Eight, but this is still
going to be a very difficult tie.
This might just be the worst United side of the last two
decades, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has done well to instill confidence and
improve results after a bad ending to the José Mourinho Era. United’s best
players, including Paul Pogba,
Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford,
are back to their best and extremely confident following the miracle comeback
against PSG. They’re in poor form, however, losing three of their last four in
all competitions ahead of this one.
The first leg at Old Trafford is really the crucial game in this
tie. It’s hard to see United having a realistic chance at Camp Nou without a
big win at home, and if Barça are able to score multiple away goals they’ll
take a giant result back to a place where they’ve been almost unstoppable this
season.
Old Trafford is always awesome on European nights, and the crowd
will be ready for it. Barça will relish the chance to play in such a historic
ground, and guys like Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez would love to have a big
night at the Theatre of Dreams. This should be fun.
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