Topic: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season - page 283. (Read 49260 times)

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.

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.

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.

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.

 
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.

You said that Ajax is the best club in the Netherlands. And I think that level of quality has been set for them by themselves because they have shown really good performances from time to time, even in the Champions League. So I think they are going to improve their performance very soon.

They have not been consistent and I get that. The type of performance that they have been showing recently is not expected from them. But they are only three points behind the first team on the table. And I do not think it will take them too much time to get back on the first position.

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Duke

Player injuries slightly affected Manchester United appearance in their last match, a game that should have been won easily against Leeds had to end in a draw because Manchester United's players were unable to maintain balance in the squad. Ten Hag had to accept the harsh reality ahead of the big match against Barcelona, he had to find the right strategy with the back up players to balance Barcelona strength.

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.

Two players that will actually absence from playing against MU. Busquets and dembele but it must be noted if xavi already found replacement for both of players. Raphinha and De jong are most potential players to play against MU. I don't even think ansu fati will take a spot in the match against MU as he was rarely included in the starting eleven of barcelona. The first leg will give barcelona more advantage caused by it will be playing at home.

It's not only barcelona who will be missing some important players. MU is also facing the same thing though.
Christian Eriksen and Donny Van de Beek already confirmed will not play against barcelona. Anthony martial as one of the main important player in MU may also be absent too.

Manchester United's preparations for Barcelona continue at full throttle. For Barcelona, ​​the first match win against Manchester is vital. That's why both teams are focused on making all the preparations to face each other. Although Manchester United have not been successful in the league in the last matches, it would not be right to take them as a measure for the Barcelona match. In European cups, teams always play more concentrated. The matchup has no favorites and both teams can advance to the next round.

When comparing Barcelona and Manchester United you should understand laliga and Premier league are not the same, one league is tougher than the other. When Manchester United and Barcelona meets then I will which team is better than the other. Barcelona is doing very well in laliga by leading the league while Manchester United is in the 3rd position in laliga,  this shows the results of this teams in their respective league but since the toughness  in these league are not the same. The Manchester United and Barcelona game will decide which of them is better in performance.

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

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.

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.

It's nice to know what each person's points of life are about football and how they may be seeing it, according to the little I've seen of Ten Hag I think I don't see it that well, however it's my perception, of course it's also possible It should be noted that I am a fan of CR7 and that I did not like the way they treated them at all, but I can point out that they have had a great moment so far, and I know that they have a lot of need to clear Man United's name, but Barcelona is a careful team, it can go against all odds and if the bets go like this they can turn around at any time, from Qatar I learned that any result in fútbol is possible.

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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




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

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.

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

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.

Some of the players who are currently experiencing problems are indeed very detrimental to Manchester United ahead of their meeting with Barcelona. But I hope that Erik Ten Hag has prepared for all of that, and the possible absence of players who are the main players in the squad will not have much effect on the team's play. And also I hope that whoever the players who will be deployed later will be able to show their best game.

One team will fall, that is an undeniable fact. The best will qualify for the next round regardless of whether Barcelona or Manchester United. I have a bit of hope in Barcelona who have failed in the Champions League before, but Manchester United are a different team this season.

Xavi and Ten Hag will be in charge of whatever result they come up with over the two legs of this qualifying round, and both matches will be played over the course of February which has in fact made both teams quite tiring due to their hectic schedules. Barcelona play Villarreal on Monday at 3am for my country time zone, while Manchester United have 2 match against Leeds today and at the weekend.

It is not going to be easy for them to find a manager that will be as good as Erik Tan Hag easily, and it's not going to be easy to find the same level of talent again, they can find it for one or two positions, but not as a whole team, which is going to be tough for them.

In the end, Ajax is the best club of Netherlands and they will get back to being good, but I am expecting nothing from them here, they will not be contenders for the title and will lose eventually and go back home. That's fine though, you can't have great years every year, some years will be great, and eventually you will have some bad years as well and will play bad games and then fix things.