From the first leg, both teams proved they on same par even though i felt Manchester United should have won that game easily due to the number of goal scoring chances they created. Overall United dominated Barca in the camp noun, something that isn’t easy to do this days. Barcelona will be coming to Old Trafford as underdogs in my opinion because United has never lost in the last 17 games played there in all competitions so it is like a new fortress to The Red Devils. Barcelona will also be without there golden boys Gavi and Pedri with the former missing out due to suspension as a result of yellow cards accumulated, the later left the game injured and will sit it out too. As we saw last week United actually dominated the midfield which destabilized the Barca team and with this two out and United welcoming back some of there players back then I predict them going further to the round of 16
Is that true? are you not wrong with what you said. in fact, it was Barcelona who dominated the game in the first leg. they have 61% ball possession, 18 total shots, 8 shots on target, 7 shots off target, 3 blocked shots. Meanwhile, The Red Devils had the same chance with 18 total shots, only 5 were on target, 8 shots were off the mark, 5 blocked shots. so in this case, it was Barcelona who dominated the match during the match in the first leg.
To be honest, this fight will be very interesting for all of us. even difficult for us to predict, even though Barcelona is without Pedri, Gavi, they still have other player options. if Busquets can be played in the match later, Barcelona will automatically be a little stronger in the midfield. because after all, Xavi will pair him with De Jong as the pivot. especially if Dembele recovers from his injury, Barcelona's attack line will automatically be just as sharp even without La Masia players.
But yes, we agree that after all, The Red Devils are more fortunate because they play as the home team. but that does not mean, The Red Devils are able to subvert Barcelona easily. I think, in the end this fight will depend on how the two coaches apply their strategy. so let's wait.