For anyone who says that Europa League doesn’t matter, just take a look at this matchup! Barcelona and Manchester United go head to head. The draw has pitted United and Barca against each other in the knockout play-off. The two big clubs will battle it out for a place in the round of 16 over two legs.The Catalans and the Red Devils met 10 times in competitive matches with Barca winning half of those – including Champions League finals of 2009 and 2011. United have only beaten Barca once – in the 2007/08 UCL semi-final.United reached their third Champions League final by overcoming Barca 1-0 at Old Trafford in 2008 through Paul Scholes’s strike but, under the guidance of Pep Guardiola, Barca outclassed United in the 2009 and 2011 finals.Most recently, United were dismissively defeated 4-0 on aggregate by Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals in 2019.It’s set! 🤩Which tie are you looking forward to most?#UELdraw pic.twitter.com/OvquVAv4rL— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) November 7, 2022 The draw included second-placed teams from the group stage and the teams that finished third in their Champions League group.Even though this competition is seen as the second-rate European club competition, the teams that entered the draw promised some high-profile matchups that wouldn’t even look out of place in the Champions League.BARÇA VS. MAN UTD IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Z49vgYmsKq— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 7, 2022 Here are all the ties:- Barcelona v Manchester United- Juventus v Nantes- Sporting CP v Midtjylland- Shakhtar Donetsk v Rennes- Ajax v Union Berlin- Bayer Leverkusen v Monaco- Sevilla v PSV- Salzburg v RomaWinners of these ties will be joined by the teams that finished top of their respective UEL groups: Arsenal, Fenerbahce, Real Betis, Union Saint-Gilloise, Real Sociedad, Feyenoord, Freiburg and Ferencvaros.
