The round of 16 of the Europa League will be defined this Thursday. The highlight is the clash of giants between Manchester United e Barcelonaat 5 pm (Brasília time), at Old Trafford.
The first leg, at Camp Nou, ended in a 2-2 tie. With that, whoever wins advances in the competition.
Coach Eden Ten Haag said he expects a great duel for Manchester United. The commander believes in the support of the crowd to leave the field with the classification.
“Against teams like Barcelona we have to do our best to get through to the next round. Two great teams meet at Old Trafford. It will be a great atmosphere, environment. It’s the best you can get,” he said.
On the other hand, coach Xavi Hernández praised his rival, who is going through a great phase this season.
“It’s a difficult game. Manchester United are one of the best teams in Europe at the moment. They are the best United I’ve seen in years. They have a great coach and great players who show a lot of quality and passion. We need to match that. It’s a tough game. difficult phase, but we have to show our personality through our style of play and match their intensity”, he declared.
Check out Thursday’s games:
14h45:
Nantes-FRA x Juventus-ITA
Midtjylland-DIN x Sporting-POR
PSV-HOL x Sevilla-ESP
Monaco-FRA x Bayer Leverkusen-ALE
17 hours:
Manchester United-ING x Barcelona-ESP
Rennes-FRA x Shakhtar Donetsk-UCR
Union Berlin-ALE x Ajax-HOL
Roma-ITA x Salzburg-ALE
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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