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February 11, 2023, 01:35:06 AM
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
both teams have the same problem. and the match between the two in the first leg can be very difficult to predict. Barca also lost several players, as well as United who were already struggling against Leeds because several players in their main squad were absent.
although both trainers could say everything was fine. but I'm sure, now they are fighting to make the right strategy and composition of players.
Currently, both teams are facing same issues and have same history in this season while Barcelona is at the top of La Liga and Manchester United is third in Premier League but here I have feeling Erik ten Hag is doing good job with his strategy they are on positive way for having good future and things could be also settled for them in Premier League on other side Barcelona is surely facing some issues related to this match even they are also doing amazing job and have enough quality for playing aggressive game against Manchester United but look like their main target is La Liga just because of this mostly feeling things could be in favour of English club in this event and first leg is going to be important for the both clubs how things will end in this round for these both clubs.
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February 10, 2023, 03:45:19 PM
It's a game one can not fully decide or predict the end but if Manchester United tried to get a draw at Barcelona's home then they can strategize and find way to break Barcelona at Old Trafford were they have achieved mostof them best points this season. No I mean to say immediately after the world cup. Good one from Xavi Hernandez he's done a job I expected but I expect better next season. I expect them to pick the La Liga again of they win this year.
that is rather difficult to happen if manchester united is chasing a draw at home to barcelona. Barcelona is very ambitious when playing in front of its supporters, especially in the Europa League, of course, all the best strengths that they have will be fully utilized in order to win. but on the one hand it is good if Manchester United can draw in the first leg and Manchester United can take advantage of the second leg to seek victory.

it is rather difficult to say the results of these two teams because of course the best quality is shared by these two teams. some of the players from these two teams have shined quite a bit this season and I even thought that in the first leg later one of them would definitely lose and a draw might not happen.
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February 10, 2023, 03:05:48 PM
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
I think Barcelona is much better in their performance this season than last season, I'm very sure that Barcelona will have a better result in the Europa league than last season.  In last season Barcelona was not very confident of there performance,  they were just trying their best to become better.  But right now Barcelona is in good form, even if Barcelona don't end up in winning the europa league their performance will be that better than that of last season.

It's a game one can not fully decide or predict the end but if Manchester United tried to get a draw at Barcelona's home then they can strategize and find way to break Barcelona at Old Trafford were they have achieved mostof them best points this season. No I mean to say immediately after the world cup. Good one from Xavi Hernandez he's done a job I expected but I expect better next season. I expect them to pick the La Liga again of they win this year.
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February 10, 2023, 02:19:54 PM
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
Gavi's placement on the wing is still very good and I want Xavi to continue to do that. As for the midfield, De Jong and Pedri can still be filled in. This is still very good to do.
This will be better in terms of the transition later or maybe if Barcelona want to make changes to the attack in the second half, for example, they can still improvise.
There were so many disappointing players from the past few years that they are shocked about Gavi being able to play anywhere and still be good. Pedri and De Jong on the midfield, Gavi and when he returns Dembele on the wings, that sounds like a very good system for them and could work very well, or they could just go back to how they were, dembele and raphinha at wings, de jong around the midfielders and gavi/pedri duo at midfield, sort of like back when xavi/iniesta played, not as good if you ask me but there is a whole decade to decide since these kids are still young. They really built a very good team, I think they will only get better and better.
Now, with the condition that players can be placed anywhere, it will obviously be an advantage for Xavi because he can freely create.
Now is how they take care of players. At the moment, Dembele is still a little doubtful, even though there is still Raphinha, if it's too generous, it won't turn out well in the end.
Xavi must really be able to maintain the fitness of the players apart from his performance.
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February 10, 2023, 12:42:54 PM
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
Let's hope it's true that both coaches can prepare options because they are left with several players who are having problems. That's why it's important, because one player can't carry out a strategy properly, so it will affect the team's game as a whole. And if that happens then the coach must be able to think and decide quickly to rotate players and replace these ineffective players. Quick thinking when the game is in progress must be owned by a coach.
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February 10, 2023, 12:15:39 PM
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.

What is certain, these two teams have the same game system, namely with an attacking pattern. either Ten Hag or Xavi, will prepare their troops for the play-off round later. and it seems, this match will feature an exciting match that is also very interesting. because, these two coaches are both in the stage of building the strength of the team back to its glory days.

To be honest, even though I'm not a United fan. however, I prefer Ten Hag's coaching style. he has a really good system, and is proving to be able to take United a lot better in a short amount of time. especially if Ten Hag is given the opportunity to bring in the players he wants, I'm sure United will be even better than what they are currently showing.
Meanwhile, Xavi is also a coach with great potential. unfortunately, he failed to bring Barcelona to qualify for the next phase in the Champions League. but now, Xavi brings Barcelona much better than what they showed at the start of the season. Barcelona's system and rhythm of play are starting to appear on track. whichever team wins the match in the first leg, I will enjoy this fight later.
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February 10, 2023, 11:05:25 AM
It is true that Manchester United has had a difficult history against Barcelona in past matches. However, it is important to note that every match and every season is different. Manchester United's current coach, Ten Hag, has the potential to lead the team to success, even against a historically difficult opponent like Barcelona. Additionally, it is important to remember that football is a team sport and that anyone match can be won by either team. While it will certainly be a challenging match for Manchester United, it is important to keep an open mind and not underestimate the team's potential for success. Thus, I really hope that MU will win.

The odds for MU to win and draw is 4.2, putting a bet on MU can be a wise decision right now haha
This match is 20 days away which is what football lovers have been waiting for. You are right that both of these teams have pretty good quality this season where Barcelona has again performed quite well in the laliga and they have just won a trophy. Thus it is indeed quite difficult to predict who will come out victorious in the match later, even though there is a lot of speculation going around that Manchester United will be able to beat Barcelona but that is not necessarily going to come true.

I'm still not hasty to determine who will make it to the next round considering that these two teams will perform better than what we can see from their play in the domestic league.
I think the match between Barcelona and Manchester United will be one of the best in history. Because currently both teams are performing incredibly well. We will see a competitive match, with Barcelona one of the attacking players Lewandowski in top form as well as Ousmane Dembele.

What's interesting about the matches of these two teams is that both of them met in the Europa League after failing in the UCL.

The two teams met too soon, one between Barcelona and Manchester United will go home.That definitely reduces the excitement level in the Europa League. In terms of performance, I think the two teams are in different situations in each league
But Barcelona is doing great in La Liga. Their position there is one of the best. Barcelona's performance in the rest of the leagues is not remarkable. But this will likely be Barcelona's first match in another league after a return to form. Even if Barcelona wins this match, it won't be much of an advantage. However, self-confidence will increase.
Yes, I understand that there may be a good performance due to the fact that Barcelona has a good performance, I don't deny it, but it may also happen that now Barcelona is struggling a lot to continue as leader in the League and that could distort the trajectory that has in the league. Europa League, it is something that you must take into account to continue being the best, remember that Man United is a team that has a lot of potential, now things are going better, despite the fact that the season was a total disaster, or at least Except 2022 was not the year for Man United and now they want to fix everything, we'll see how they continue to do it, but in the Europa League they don't have it very easy, I would like Barcelona to win, that's what I want, or Roma.

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
I think Barcelona is much better in their performance this season than last season, I'm very sure that Barcelona will have a better result in the Europa league than last season.  In last season Barcelona was not very confident of there performance,  they were just trying their best to become better.  But right now Barcelona is in good form, even if Barcelona don't end up in winning the europa league their performance will be that better than that of last season.
The Barcelona team is currently in one of its best performances. The young players of the team have taken their best form. However, this performance of the team is only noticeable in Laliga. If Barcelona can perform like this in all leagues then the team will gain a lot.

Hopefully that's the case, because when Barcelona is well they can give Real Madrid a war, and honestly as a good Real Madrid player I would like them to beat them while they're in better shape, so they don't say that later. Real Madrid beat them because they weren't there. 100% that it was due to the injuries, because the players who played the best were not there, that was partly because of the league, which can also be used for the Europa League, because with Manchester they also have some casualties, and because of Casemiro who had this performance that was really amazing, I had never seen Casemiro lose control and almost hit himself, because he was choking him lol.

I still see Barcelona as strong, and they have already begun to say that it is impossible for Real Madrid to reach them.

Let's see what Xavi comes up with this time, I hope he doesn't run out of ideas, I would like Madrid to reach them and reach them, but wanting is one thing and reality is another.

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When Gabriel Jesus suffered that unfortunate knee injury in November and required surgery, everyone associated with Arsenal were legitimately concerned, but in Eddie Nketiah, the Gunners have found a dependable deputy that has done his bit to stake a claim for a first team berth. Prior to featuring consistently due to Gabriel Jesus’ injury layoff, Nketiah had scored two goals in the Europa League against Zurich and Bodo/Glimt as well as Arsenal’s solitary goal in the Carabao Cup home defeat to Brighton. After the World Cup, Nketiah has made eight starts and has scored seven goals, including a brace against Manchester United that helped the Gunners gain a foothold at the top of the table.

Source: https://goonerdaily.com/2023/02/09/gabriel-jesus-returns-and-the-left-back-conundrum/
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February 10, 2023, 10:14:09 AM
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
Gavi's placement on the wing is still very good and I want Xavi to continue to do that. As for the midfield, De Jong and Pedri can still be filled in. This is still very good to do.
This will be better in terms of the transition later or maybe if Barcelona want to make changes to the attack in the second half, for example, they can still improvise.
There were so many disappointing players from the past few years that they are shocked about Gavi being able to play anywhere and still be good. Pedri and De Jong on the midfield, Gavi and when he returns Dembele on the wings, that sounds like a very good system for them and could work very well, or they could just go back to how they were, dembele and raphinha at wings, de jong around the midfielders and gavi/pedri duo at midfield, sort of like back when xavi/iniesta played, not as good if you ask me but there is a whole decade to decide since these kids are still young. They really built a very good team, I think they will only get better and better.
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February 10, 2023, 08:13:02 AM
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
Xavi has prepared the best replacement for those who are already injured. There are two main players who got injured. Busquets and dembele. Xavi has been trying to replace them with potential players. Glad to see barcelona didn't let de jong and raphinha to leave easily from the club.
Raphinha and de jong are so useful when barcelona got some players faced injuries like that. Im sure about raphinha will be playing against united as well as de jong too. We will see how good MU to face to face against barcelona in the play of europa league.
I think that Sergio Busquets is too old now. If the team midfielder Buskestes is changed then the team will become much stronger. But the youngsters of the team are playing very well. Xavi's strategy has made the team much more advanced.
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February 10, 2023, 08:04:36 AM
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
both teams have the same problem. and the match between the two in the first leg can be very difficult to predict. Barca also lost several players, as well as United who were already struggling against Leeds because several players in their main squad were absent.
although both trainers could say everything was fine. but I'm sure, now they are fighting to make the right strategy and composition of players.
Ousmane Dembele is one of the best players in the Barcelona team. But he is currently injured. As a result, I think the team will have some adverse effect in the upcoming matches.
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February 10, 2023, 07:53:45 AM
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.
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
That Xavi has been able to replace crucial players like Busquets with capable players demonstrates his coaching prowess, and I agree with this assessment. It's remarkable that he's accomplished all this while coping with other team members' ailments. When Barcelona plays Manchester United, having guys like de Jong and Raphinha on the field will be a huge advantage. I can't wait to see them play and see how they handle the pressure United will put on them. The result of this match promises to be exciting.
Xavi has led the Barcelona team brilliantly. The condition of the team was very bad in the first stage. But Xavi took the lead of the team and trained the players with great tactics and led the team to one of the best performances.
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February 10, 2023, 07:43:05 AM
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
I think Barcelona is much better in their performance this season than last season, I'm very sure that Barcelona will have a better result in the Europa league than last season.  In last season Barcelona was not very confident of there performance,  they were just trying their best to become better.  But right now Barcelona is in good form, even if Barcelona don't end up in winning the europa league their performance will be that better than that of last season.
The Barcelona team is currently in one of its best performances. The young players of the team have taken their best form. However, this performance of the team is only noticeable in Laliga. If Barcelona can perform like this in all leagues then the team will gain a lot.
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February 10, 2023, 07:36:15 AM
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
both teams have the same problem. and the match between the two in the first leg can be very difficult to predict. Barca also lost several players, as well as United who were already struggling against Leeds because several players in their main squad were absent.
although both trainers could say everything was fine. but I'm sure, now they are fighting to make the right strategy and composition of players.
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February 10, 2023, 07:27:22 AM
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.
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
That Xavi has been able to replace crucial players like Busquets with capable players demonstrates his coaching prowess, and I agree with this assessment. It's remarkable that he's accomplished all this while coping with other team members' ailments. When Barcelona plays Manchester United, having guys like de Jong and Raphinha on the field will be a huge advantage. I can't wait to see them play and see how they handle the pressure United will put on them. The result of this match promises to be exciting.
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February 10, 2023, 05:44:38 AM
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
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February 10, 2023, 05:09:02 AM
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
Xavi has prepared the best replacement for those who are already injured. There are two main players who got injured. Busquets and dembele. Xavi has been trying to replace them with potential players. Glad to see barcelona didn't let de jong and raphinha to leave easily from the club.
Raphinha and de jong are so useful when barcelona got some players faced injuries like that. Im sure about raphinha will be playing against united as well as de jong too. We will see how good MU to face to face against barcelona in the play of europa league.
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February 10, 2023, 03:25:01 AM
It will be very interesting for 2 teams that are developing significantly Barcelona and Man United to face each other on the gridiron next week. Statistically, if Dembele is absent, it is certainly a big loss because he is a player who plays an important role in building attacks from the wing. However, Man United must also play without Casemiro who is still on a card sanction.

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.
Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
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Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
Gavi's placement on the wing is still very good and I want Xavi to continue to do that. As for the midfield, De Jong and Pedri can still be filled in. This is still very good to do.
This will be better in terms of the transition later or maybe if Barcelona want to make changes to the attack in the second half, for example, they can still improvise.
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February 09, 2023, 06:23:53 PM
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.
Xavi has good replacements just in case Sergio Busquets cannot make it to feature in the game against Manchester United, he could play Kessie in DM while Gavi and Pedri can play in the midfield. I think Xavi is already preparing his team for this game as Erik Ten Hag is preparing his for this game too.
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February 09, 2023, 05:41:35 PM
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
I think Barcelona is much better in their performance this season than last season, I'm very sure that Barcelona will have a better result in the Europa league than last season.  In last season Barcelona was not very confident of there performance,  they were just trying their best to become better.  But right now Barcelona is in good form, even if Barcelona don't end up in winning the europa league their performance will be that better than that of last season.
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