UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season

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Manchester United still has a number of players who can be relied on to cover the holes left by their core players due to injury, but experience still greatly influences their appearance. Ten Hag should pay more attention to the back line when facing Barcelona, conceding two goals from Leeds was a warning for Ten Hag, especially since the opponents they are facing are stronger than Leeds.

 
Barcelona have also lost a few important players, but in general Barcelona's defense looks better than Manchester United's, which could be decisive in this match. As we can see, it is difficult for any team to win all the time, surprises can always happen, or some kind of failure, like an own goal or the like, yesterday's Manchester United match, or the recent Real Madrid match is an example of this. But a good defensive game will be a good advantage for Barcelona.

Barcelona has some players who have also average skill like the players who got injured. Let's say that raphinha is as good as dembele. Barcelona shall not feel a problem with an injury that happened with dembele. Manchester united has a serious problem with its defenders as eriksen will not be able to play. The game against leeds has proven that if the defenders of united are so weak right now. It can be seen from leeds united that has been making so many accurate passes and shots.
Barcelona is in more advantages compared with manchester united. The first leg will be happening in camp nou which was giving more moral support from its supporters against united.

[rahmad2nd]

The absence of Dembele would be replaced by Raphina while the loss of Busquet would be replaced by Kessie who was part of the last game at home for Barcelona against Sevilla.
The red card to Casemiro will not affect him being present in the game and not also during the EFL Cup. Ever since he touch down and signed for Man United he has being one of the best player's and having him absence will be obvious in the squad.
Both Gavi and Pedri are young brilliant players representing the club very well. It looks like Barcelona will win because United gets it difficult to win Some clubs in Spain last year

Not necessarily. why, because we can't be sure how Barcelona's players will be tested outside of the Domestic League competition after slipping out of the Champions League. like you said, i totally agree with that. however, the fact is we have to see how the Barcelona players will be tested mentally. I mean, on two La masia players. for La Liga, Gavi and Pedri have started to hone their prowess, both skill and mental. for other competitions, we have to ensure it first when they play the match later. but, statistically. yes, Barcelona is superior to United. because after all, Barcelona has the advantage of playing as the home team. plus, they have a good record of H2H history.

On the United side, Eriksen's absence will greatly impact United's performance later. particularly, in terms of assisting the front lines. the presence of Casemiro, could be a plus for Ten Hag. it's just that, if Fred is playing I really doubt it. in essence, we will see how Ten Hag will implement its formation and strategy.

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Competition in the Premier League and La Liga is clearly very much different. In the Premier League there are many quality clubs and the atmosphere of competition exceeds that of other leagues and is the world's spotlight football league. Whereas La Liga might only be a few clubs and Barcelona's position would be very easy even though Real Madrid is there.

In fact, currently neither Barcelona nor Man United has a specific standard of who will win. Both can play with a draw. Xavi's plus point is the stable balance of players and consistency this season. As for Erik Ten Hag, he still often has problems, such as in the match against Leeds his players were mentally shaken and what worries him the most are the players who are now not in the full main squad.

Well, this is very different, even in my opinion, don't compare it to the Domestic League just because of how many goals a team concedes to judge badly, but basically, they have good potential in every game, but when they meet in the Europa League then anything can it happens that the strength of the two will be strong against each other to maintain victory in this tournament.

Indeed, on the other hand, we see more problems with Manchester United than Barcelona, which tends to be more stable in LaLiga, but when they meet later this month, we expect something more interesting, of course, from a coach's point of view, between Xavi and Erik Ten Hag who will provide their best strategy so far, so I think they'll be even for now.

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Competition in the Premier League and La Liga is clearly very much different. In the Premier League there are many quality clubs and the atmosphere of competition exceeds that of other leagues and is the world's spotlight football league. Whereas La Liga might only be a few clubs and Barcelona's position would be very easy even though Real Madrid is there.

In fact, currently neither Barcelona nor Man United has a specific standard of who will win. Both can play with a draw. Xavi's plus point is the stable balance of players and consistency this season. As for Erik Ten Hag, he still often has problems, such as in the match against Leeds his players were mentally shaken and what worries him the most are the players who are now not in the full main squad.

Well, this is very different, even in my opinion, don't compare it to the Domestic League just because of how many goals a team concedes to judge badly, but basically, they have good potential in every game, but when they meet in the Europa League then anything can it happens that the strength of the two will be strong against each other to maintain victory in this tournament.

Indeed, on the other hand, we see more problems with Manchester United than Barcelona, which tends to be more stable in LaLiga, but when they meet later this month, we expect something more interesting, of course, from a coach's point of view, between Xavi and Erik Ten Hag who will provide their best strategy so far, so I think they'll be even for now.

You are really right. The next Laliga matches will be great. Because the teams in the next match are all very strong. Everyone has the ability to do good things. Expect Barcelona, ​​Manchester United match to be really great.

[zuzie]

Well, here Barcelona shows up its bad moment because of the injuries, it's something sad, because I really would like them to be 100% with everything, so who wins or loses is something decisive for the team, then it would be good that They were with all their arsenal, so that later they will not generate more excuses than because they were not with the owner or with the complete team, it is always good to have that type of evidence when things do not go well in a team, in fact the same Fans are the first to say that the team lost because they were not with their best players but with the bench, I say this because they have told me so.

Barcelona confirm injury blow before huge Europa League clash with Man Utd

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Barcelona have confirmed midfielder Sergio Busquets has suffered ankle ligament damage and is a major doubt to face Manchester United in the Europa League.

The veteran midfielder limped out of Sunday’s La Liga victory over Sevilla after just 10 minutes at the Camp Nou. The extent of his injury has now been confirmed as he is set to miss several weeks of first-team action for the Blaugrana.

Barca boss Xavi is already at odds with the club’s plans for replacing Busquets, who is out of contract in June, at the end of the campaign. Barca president Joan Laporta is pushing for the club to sign Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves, as the club supremo shares a close relationship with his agent Jorge Mendes

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/sergio-busquets-injury-barcelona-manutd-29153718

Did not expect that Sergio Bosquest would be sidelined for several weeks due to an ankle injury and this was pretty bad news for Barcelona. There is only one week left for the match against Manchester United in the Europa League playoffs to start. Something unexpected happened, but it looks like the fans will continue to support Barcelona, considering that the first leg will take place at Camp Nou. At least they still have strong ambitions to win this match even though it's a bit difficult because their opponent Manchester United is also in good form lately.

The impact will not be too big, Frenkie de Jong is likely to play as a central midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets, while Gavi has the potential to appear to reduce the impact of Busquets' absence in the Europa League opener against Manchester United.

Basically, Barcelona is quite ready with the potential midfield options they have this season. The absence of Sergio Busquets will not cause any deep concern for the team because Barcelona has prepared everything carefully before this

[Blitzboy]

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Barcelona is a team that is in a more comfortable position compared to Manchester united, they are advancing in the league as they wish, while their closest rivals lose points, they continue to progress by opening up the difference in points. The absence of Dembele does not cause much trouble to Xavi's game, at least there is an alternative that can fill his place. On the one hand, Manchester has to think about the league side, they have a lot of injuries and it will be difficult to replace those players.

I couldn't agree more with your evaluation of Barcelona and Manchester United's present situations. While Barcelona leads La Liga with relative ease, Manchester United is fighting for third place in the Premier League, which is renowned to be a more difficult tournament. It's amazing to watch Xavi's squad play effectively despite Dembele's absence, with substitutes stepping up well. Manchester United, on the other hand, has a lot on their plate due to many injuries.

However, I feel that a meeting between these two clubs would provide a clearer indication of who is the superior squad. Each tournament has its unique degree of difficulty, making it impossible to evaluate a team's success simply on the league in which it competes. In order to determine which club will emerge victorious, I eagerly anticipate the encounter between Barcelona and Manchester United.

[tulusikhlas]

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Barcelona is a team that is in a more comfortable position compared to Manchester united, they are advancing in the league as they wish, while their closest rivals lose points, they continue to progress by opening up the difference in points. The absence of Dembele does not cause much trouble to Xavi's game, at least there is an alternative that can fill his place. On the one hand, Manchester has to think about the league side, they have a lot of injuries and it will be difficult to replace those players.

I couldn't agree more with your evaluation of Barcelona and Manchester United's present situations. While Barcelona leads La Liga with relative ease, Manchester United is fighting for third place in the Premier League, which is renowned to be a more difficult tournament. It's amazing to watch Xavi's squad play effectively despite Dembele's absence, with substitutes stepping up well. Manchester United, on the other hand, has a lot on their plate due to many injuries.

However, I feel that a meeting between these two clubs would provide a clearer indication of who is the superior squad. Each tournament has its unique degree of difficulty, making it impossible to evaluate a team's success simply on the league in which it competes. In order to determine which club will emerge victorious, I eagerly anticipate the encounter between Barcelona and Manchester United.

I agree with your point that each league has its own level of difficulty, and you are also right that we cannot evaluate the games they participate in. They have different levels in the domestic league competition in my opinion, maybe Barcelona is now doing a lot better than Manchester United in La Liga, but I think Manchester United's difficulties are much more difficult when they are in the Premier League. It's true that we will see in the Europa League how they do in their games.

[wmaurik]

Yes I agree with your opinion.Barcelona is trying to play more focused games now.Because in UEFA Europa League Barcelona played bad game in several matches due to which now they want to correct those mistakes.What I have seen is that Barcelona goalkeeper has a lot.  By performing well, due to which Barcelona is known as such a strong team.

Maybe you mean playing badly in the Champions League, not in the Europa League, because Barcelona, who are already in the Europa League now, is due to not qualifying for the Champions League group phase, so they have to be in the Europa League play-off round. And yes Barcelona will try to improve everything in the Europa League as well as in the domestic league as well as has been seen from the results in several matches there (La Liga).

[Asiska02]

Competition in the Premier League and La Liga is clearly very much different. In the Premier League there are many quality clubs and the atmosphere of competition exceeds that of other leagues and is the world's spotlight football league. Whereas La Liga might only be a few clubs and Barcelona's position would be very easy even though Real Madrid is there.

This is just the absolute different between premier league and other European leagues. In other leagues, you’ll barely get up to 5 teams that will be consistent to battle for the top 4 every season. There must always be a team that never fails to make it to top 4 every season. Premier league is not so, even in die minutes, the unexpected usually happens because no team is to be underrated there.

In fact, currently neither Barcelona nor Man United has a specific standard of who will win. Both can play with a draw. Xavi's plus point is the stable balance of players and consistency this season. As for Erik Ten Hag, he still often has problems, such as in the match against Leeds his players were mentally shaken and what worries him the most are the players who are now not in the full main squad.

The fact that there’s uncertainty of which team will win the match makes it more interesting and fascinating to anticipate for. Both teams are just good in there own style of play, we shall see who has the bigger guts to take on the challenge and triumph in the end.

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Yes I agree with your opinion.Barcelona is trying to play more focused games now.Because in UEFA Europa League Barcelona played bad game in several matches due to which now they want to correct those mistakes.What I have seen is that Barcelona goalkeeper has a lot.  By performing well, due to which Barcelona is known as such a strong team.

Maybe you mean playing badly in the Champions League, not in the Europa League, because Barcelona, who are already in the Europa League now, is due to not qualifying for the Champions League group phase, so they have to be in the Europa League play-off round. And yes Barcelona will try to improve everything in the Europa League as well as in the domestic league as well as has been seen from the results in several matches there (La Liga).

Yes, I think this is the right moment for Barcelona to prove they can still go further in the Europa League to correct their mistakes in the Champions League and Europa League last season. Even though at this moment Barcelona had a pretty difficult opponent too, but because Manchester United's performance seemed to be declining, Xavi should have been able to make Barcelona win.
Because if Barcelona still lose this match, then I think Xavi is just making Barcelona focus on La Liga.

[Alanaz]

Yes I agree with your opinion.Barcelona is trying to play more focused games now.Because in UEFA Europa League Barcelona played bad game in several matches due to which now they want to correct those mistakes.What I have seen is that Barcelona goalkeeper has a lot.  By performing well, due to which Barcelona is known as such a strong team.

Maybe you mean playing badly in the Champions League, not in the Europa League, because Barcelona, who are already in the Europa League now, is due to not qualifying for the Champions League group phase, so they have to be in the Europa League play-off round. And yes Barcelona will try to improve everything in the Europa League as well as in the domestic league as well as has been seen from the results in several matches there (La Liga).

Since their failure in the Champions League, they have really improved a lot, what they lacked so that they were knocked out of the Champions League. The evaluation they have made so far has gone very well and it can also be seen that they are far from the mistakes they made in the game. They are really aware of what they are lacking, and it is one of Xavi Hernandez's work that we see them as they are today.

[sana54210]

I don't think Barcelona will face too many problems in Dembele's absence. Xavi's match strategy is excellent. So Barcelona will be able to play well even in Dembele's absence. Raphinha will also play as Dembele's replacement. Raphinha may not be as experienced as Dembele but he is a talented enough player. Raphinha looks set to play well in Dembele's absence. Raphinha's performance was good in the last match as well.

Several players in Manchester United's squad will not be able to play due to injuries. And Casimero will miss a match due to a red card. Looking forward to seeing how Ten Hag will strategize without so many key players.

Barcelona is a team that is in a more comfortable position compared to Manchester united, they are advancing in the league as they wish, while their closest rivals lose points, they continue to progress by opening up the difference in points. The absence of Dembele does not cause much trouble to Xavi's game, at least there is an alternative that can fill his place. On the one hand, Manchester has to think about the league side, they have a lot of injuries and it will be difficult to replace those players.

Barcelona may be great at league games, but that doesn't mean they are better than United, and even if it does mean they are better than United, they were better than Frankfurt last year as well, but they lost to them all the same, so a worse team could still a better team. This is why I believe that it is quite important to focus on what could be done and how they could they win if they are a better team.

I know it is going to be a tough game for both teams, they are both doing fine and they will want to both win the game as well. It is great for us, because it means that we are going to get to watch two great teams fight each other and it will be awesome to watch.

[imamusma]

The impact will not be too big, Frenkie de Jong is likely to play as a central midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets, while Gavi has the potential to appear to reduce the impact of Busquets' absence in the Europa League opener against Manchester United.

Basically, Barcelona is quite ready with the potential midfield options they have this season. The absence of Sergio Busquets will not cause any deep concern for the team because Barcelona has prepared everything carefully before this

De Jong is able to play as a defensive midfielder, but if Xavi doesn't want to play him there then he can have Frank Kessie there.
While Gavi and Pedri can be played simultaneously as midfielders. I'm sure without Busquets Barcelona won't be a problem, but without Raphinha and Dembele it will be quite worrying.

Then ready or not ready for Barcelona to meet Manchester United, I think they still have to be ready. His recent good form can supprt good result to be hoped for, but still both teams need win which makes this match really difficult for both of them.

[Ayers]

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Barcelona is a team that is in a more comfortable position compared to Manchester united, they are advancing in the league as they wish, while their closest rivals lose points, they continue to progress by opening up the difference in points. The absence of Dembele does not cause much trouble to Xavi's game, at least there is an alternative that can fill his place. On the one hand, Manchester has to think about the league side, they have a lot of injuries and it will be difficult to replace those players.

If Barcelona was playing in a typical 4-3-3 formation, I think not having Ousmane Dembélé could have been a devastating thing for Barcelona. But we all know that Xavi is always changing up the tactics. He does not rely on a certain formation or tactics in every match. That has been a plus point for Barcelona in the success that they are getting right now

I can't imagine that I'm the only one looking forward to the next encounter between Barcelona and Manchester United. Because of Xavi's game plan and the inclusion of Raphinha, I think Barcelona can get by without Dembele. Manchester United, however, will have a far more difficult time of it owing to the absence of many important players (injuries and Casimero's red card). Getting through these roadblocks and developing a successful approach will be a serious challenge for Ten Hag. I think football fans around will enjoy watching how this plays out

Barcelona versus Manchester United is going to be really interesting. Barcelona has been playing really well this season. Especially after the world cup break. Manchester United has also started performing well recently. So I think in terms of form, neither team is going to be better compared to the other. I think in the end it will come down to which team plays well on that certain day.

[ShowOff]

Maybe you mean playing badly in the Champions League, not in the Europa League, because Barcelona, who are already in the Europa League now, is due to not qualifying for the Champions League group phase, so they have to be in the Europa League play-off round. And yes Barcelona will try to improve everything in the Europa League as well as in the domestic league as well as has been seen from the results in several matches there (La Liga).

Barcelona is definitely not the first seed in the Champions League group stage this season, that's because Bayern Munich and Inter are very strong teams for a large number of Barcelona players. This failure only made me admit that Barcelona had not been able to compete with other top European teams, but slowly Barcelona proved its capacity.

I can expect barcelona to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League this season. Manchester United do have a chance, but it is because Barcelona's form is getting stronger that I hope victory and qualifying for the round of 16 is possible for them. It's up to people to take Barcelona for granted, it won't change my view of Barcelona's right now.

[Oluwa-btc]

The impact will not be too big, Frenkie de Jong is likely to play as a central midfielder to replace Sergio Busquets, while Gavi has the potential to appear to reduce the impact of Busquets' absence in the Europa League opener against Manchester United.

Basically, Barcelona is quite ready with the potential midfield options they have this season. The absence of Sergio Busquets will not cause any deep concern for the team because Barcelona has prepared everything carefully before this

De Jong is able to play as a defensive midfielder, but if Xavi doesn't want to play him there then he can have Frank Kessie there.
While Gavi and Pedri can be played simultaneously as midfielders. I'm sure without Busquets Barcelona won't be a problem, but without Raphinha and Dembele it will be quite worrying.

Then ready or not ready for Barcelona to meet Manchester United, I think they still have to be ready. His recent good form can supprt good result to be hoped for, but still both teams need win which makes this match really difficult for both of them.

De Jong as the Central defensive midfielder was used during the game against Sevilla as he was an important player who set up the pass for Kessie to link up Gavi for his goal. They won't miss Sergio Busquet as far as Kessie plays very well. Pedri always consistent and has also been scoring goals not once not twice to give Barcelona to lead to tight game's especially during the absence of Lewandoski.

I had nightmares about what Dembele might cause to Manchester United defense but the Good Lord has grant us mercy, hes currently Injured. I can relate to Luke Shaw handling Raphina during a premier league clash against Leeds United, I'm sure he'll do same again.
Lastly, they need to silence Robert Lewandoski, Varane and Harry Maguire has got job to do during that game.

[rby]

Yes I agree with your opinion.Barcelona is trying to play more focused games now.Because in UEFA Europa League Barcelona played bad game in several matches due to which now they want to correct those mistakes.What I have seen is that Barcelona goalkeeper has a lot.  By performing well, due to which Barcelona is known as such a strong team.

Maybe you mean playing badly in the Champions League, not in the Europa League, because Barcelona, who are already in the Europa League now, is due to not qualifying for the Champions League group phase, so they have to be in the Europa League play-off round. And yes Barcelona will try to improve everything in the Europa League as well as in the domestic league as well as has been seen from the results in several matches there (La Liga).

Do not forget that last season Barcelona also crashed out of the Champions League and went to Europa League where everyone thought they would be able to win the cup but unfortunately for them they could not make it too. I think it was Frankfurt of Bundesliga that eliminated Barcelona from last season's Europa League. Funny enough this season too they have also crashed out of the Champions League and waiting to crash out of the Europa League that is what she was trying to say you

[Distraction]

Leverkusen - Monaco seems to be a competitive matchup but the odds are telling a little different. Because I see Leverkusen as quite the favourite for next round.

I don't think there is a rift between these teams. Instead Monaco's situation is better than Leverkusen comparing their domestic leagues. Leverkusen are just better than before now thanks to Xabi Alonso's strategies. Their main focus might most likely be the Europa League also. Because they don't have much thing they can achieve in the Bundesliga after that horrible run for a long time. Maybe this can be an extra advantage for them against Monaco. But even if they eliminate Monaco I expect it to be by a slight margin.

[Furious 7]

I don't think so, even though in the end Dembele was absent but there are still some players like Raphinha who will indeed be able to fill that position. On the other hand, when looking at some of Barelona's current matches, Xavi always makes some unique attempts, the results are very good, one of which is saving Gavi as a winger, not as an attacking midfielder, and I think this is still worth it.
As for Casimero he received a red card in the EPL and this has nothing to do with the playoffs now, it's just that Manchester United still have several players in doubt due to fitness problems there.

The absence of Dembele would be replaced by Raphina while the loss of Busquet would be replaced by Kessie who was part of the last game at home for Barcelona against Sevilla.
The red card to Casemiro will not affect him being present in the game and not also during the EFL Cup. Ever since he touch down and signed for Man United he has being one of the best player's and having him absence will be obvious in the squad.
Both Gavi and Pedri are young brilliant players representing the club very well. It looks like Barcelona will win because United gets it difficult to win Some clubs in Spain last year

At the moment for Barcelona it will still be very good but for Manchester United it is clear that there are some things that need to be fixed now.
The absence of several players such as Martial, Eriksen and several others who are still unable to play is clearly a disadvantage now.
The presence of Weghorst in Manchester United's attack has not made a significant impact at this time.
It's just that some of the young players who played like Pedri or Gavi at Barcelona and of course Rashford and Garnacho at Manchester United make me curious now.

[ginsan]

Yes, I think this is the right moment for Barcelona to prove they can still go further in the Europa League to correct their mistakes in the Champions League and Europa League last season. Even though at this moment Barcelona had a pretty difficult opponent too, but because Manchester United's performance seemed to be declining, Xavi should have been able to make Barcelona win.
Because if Barcelona still lose this match, then I think Xavi is just making Barcelona focus on La Liga.

Barcelona can do it if they can beat manchester united in the next 2 weeks. Nothing is impossible for them if Barcelona perform better against Manchester United. But their opponents in form in the premier league what hinder them a little from going further. Dembele is still injured, I think this can interfere with their game a little in the match.

Manchester United also lost Eriksen due to injury, maybe this will be a weak point for them because Eriksen has become an important player in Manchester United's revival this season.

I think these players can recover as soon as possible and both teams can appear with a perfect squad when this game starts.