Tonight, the focus of the second round of the Europa League knockout playoffs, Premier League giants Manchester United will return home to start a fierce battle with Barcelona. In the first round, the "Red Devils" were once ahead of their opponents, but were stubbornly equalized, this time against, they are bound to strengthen the defense, after all, the recent face of the Western League team's poor record; Barcelona this side, the team's double star Birdie and Gavi are absent due to injury, creativity has dropped dramatically, arrived in the Otford Stadium do not dare to act rashly, and is more inclined to optimistic about the 2.5 goals. The number of goals scored is less. (Watch live on Now 643 at 4am on Friday)
In the first leg between the two teams, Manchester United rallied to take the lead thanks to a goal from Rashford and an opponent's own goal, but were ultimately forced to settle for an uninspiring 2-2 draw by hosts Barcelona. As the away goal discount has been canceled, only the winner of this game can qualify for the promotion.
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The return of midfielder Lyszeko Martinez from suspension will enhance the defensive and organizational capabilities of the backline, and learning from the lessons of the first round, they will certainly be more cautious. Rashford's poor form, 16 goals in the last 17 games, accounting for more than 40% of the team's total goals, obviously too dependent on him, but this also makes him a key target of Barcelona's defense, perhaps affecting United's attacking firepower.
Although Barcelona drew the first round of the tournament, they paid a heavy price for the injury to Berdila, the new star Gavi was suspended for accumulating three yellow cards, plus Busquets and Oswendy Billy, who are still recovering from injuries, the creativity in the midfield is bound to be impaired, and the striker Robert Liviunovsky is alone in the battle, coupled with the pressing tactics in the first round to face the "Red Devils", Barcelona suffered a lot in this match. In addition to the first round of the "Red Devils" in the face of the looting tactics, Barcelona suffered a lot, this time against, they may be stable. Looking back at history, in the last 6 times Manchester United faced La Liga teams in Europe, there were 5 times where the goal count did not exceed 2 goals, and the option of scoring less than 2.5 goals might be more trustworthy.
