Date: Thursday 23rd February, 2023
Time: 9:00 pm
Stadium Old Trafford
Referee Clement Turpin (France)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Manchester United
Man United have had plenty of players on the naughty step recently, but the duo of Lisandro Martinez and Marcel Sabitzer are back from continental bans served in the first leg, while Casemiro will also return to the fold amid his three-game domestic suspension, which has now been completed.
Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek continue their long-term recoveries, while Anthony Martial is still sidelined with a hip problem, but Ten Hag is confident that Harry Maguire and Antony will both be fit for the second leg.
Raphael Varane will expect to demote Victor Lindelof to the bench, while the Wout Weghorst number 10 experiment did not go as planned in the first half against Leicester, so the towering Dutchman could revert to a central role as 24-goal Rashford supports him.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Sabitzer; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst
Barcelona
While Man United are busy recovering players from suspension, Barcelona have lost Gavi to an accumulation of yellow cards, while his fellow Kopa Trophy winner Pedri sustained a hamstring injury in the first leg and will also miss out.
Ousmane Dembele's thigh injury will also keep him out of contention for Thursday's second leg, but in brighter news, Ronald Araujo is back from a domestic ban, and Sergio Busquets was an unused substitute against Cadiz after recovering from an ankle injury.
The veteran Spaniard could therefore link up with Frenkie de Jong and Franck Kessie in the midfield trident, while Gavi's absence opens the door for Ansu Fati to start on the left, in spite of Ferran Torres's effervescent display against Cadiz.
Barcelona possible starting lineup:
Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati
Prediction: Manchester United 2-1 Barcelona (Man United win 4-3 on aggregate)
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