Following an enthralling 2-2 draw in the first leg at Camp Nou, Manchester United and Barcelona reconvene for the second leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff tie at Old Trafford on Thursday evening.
Marcus Rashford and a Jules Kounde own goal cancelled out Marcos Alonso's opener last Thursday, but Raphinha rescued a draw for the Blaugrana, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
MANCHESTER UNITED vs. BARCELONA
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MANCHESTER UNITED
Out: Christian Eriksen (ankle), Donny van de Beek (knee), Mason Greenwood (club suspension), Anthony Martial (hip)
Doubtful: Antony (unspecified), Harry Maguire (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Sabitzer; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst
BARCELONA
Out: Gavi (suspended), Pedri (thigh), Ousmane Dembele (thigh)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
