What you were saying was true. MU has very bad record against Barcelona. MU was so difficult to beat Barcelona. Xavi has raphinha as a replacement for dembele. Raphinha has proven itself during the match against real betis. I think that there should not be a problem with barcelone even playing without dembele. Barcelona is feeling so good with the composition of the current squad. I think that this gonna be a game that may not able to be won by united. It's still a match that can't be determined easily
However it is, Dembele's injury is going to be a problem for Barcelona. He's the most creative attacker they have and he will be missed. The odds of the game favor Barcelona not only because of history but i believe Barcelona are in a better place than Manchester United. Despite the good result from United lately you can see that the players are still struggling to really play the kind of football he wants from them, they choke against formidable opponents at times. There is still a lot of room for improvement in Barcelona but the players already understand what Xavi wants from them, its the execution that's a problem. I don't think it going to be a match won by individual brilliance, it's going to rely more on the coaches tactics.
Well, here in this match you will see the genius of whoever has to stand out, which player will your team shoulder, which will be the team that sweats the most, it is known that Barcelona is a natural favourite, MU can come from a good streak, but from the inside the team is very bad, since all the problems that the team has became evident, it is something that cannot be avoided, putting their hands to their heads and saying that nothing is happening, the very duelñsos have Regarding the team for sale, another thing is that the players want to defend their work by playing very well and want to show that what matters here is good football, they have a technical director that many praise but in my personal opinion he is the one who more damage has been done to the team, then they are a clear divergence of thoughts that each of us have.
This game will be interesting, because we will leave doubts as to which team is in better conditions and which deserves to win, this is where everything is decided.
Apart from Arsenal, Barcelona, and Juventus, I don't see any other strong contender that is capable of stopping Manchester united in the Europa league. Eric Ten Hag has done a great job so far, and I believe he is setting every system to go for the Europa league title. Manchester United is so hungry to get a title for some seasons now, it will be so good to see them register another Europa league title after the last one in 2017 in Sweden.
IMO, Arsenal are more established in game than the other candidates. if I compare all the existing teams, Arsenal always display a consistent game in every game. as for The Red Devils and Barcelona, these two teams have just built their squads. even though in their matches, these two teams almost always win every game. However, in terms of stability, play and readiness, Arsenal are superior.
I would say the strongest teams in the Europa League right now are Arsenal and Barcelona. The Arsenal team has continued to perform consistently in competitive leagues like the Premier League. And they have been on top of the table since the start of the season. The performance of the Barcelona team was unstable a few days ago. But now they are consistently performing well. Barcelona have performed well in the last few matches. I want to keep these two teams ahead to win the European League title.
Arsenal is the only team in the Europa league that I am very sure they can always perform very well always and they have the chance of winning the league because they are much consistent than every other team in the europa league. I can't really give account of Barcelona in the europa league.
Arsenal is a team that has recovered a lot, in the PL we have seen it, but we cannot forget that ARSENAL also had a loss that hit them hard against Tottenham, however for this Europa League we can attest that the teams they are stronger now, I can speak for Barcelona, even though it is not my favorite team I have to admit that they are doing very well, they have and are winning league games in an impressive way, while their rival Real Madrid is something wrong, they haven't won, so I could say that they're very strong, and from what I've seen, Barcelona is aiming to be the best, this Europa League is very exciting, we can't leave Manchester United aside, they're not doing it evil.
And strong statements regarding the Juve match:
Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouaré: “The Juventus game ? I don’t give a toss”
FC Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouaré (59) has indicated that he does not “give a toss” yet about their upcoming Europa League game against Juventus on February 16th at Turin’s Allianz Stadium. The second leg will be played a week later at Stade de la Beaujoire. Nantes qualified for the playoff rounds after finishing runners-up of Group G behind SC Freiburg, and were drawn against the Italian giants, who finished third in Champions League’s Group H behind Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica. In typical no-nonsense Kombouaré style, the FC Nantes boss stated that he and Les Canaris should focus on their next domestic games, in a press conference Ouest-France attended following Nantes’ win against Ajaccio.
Source:
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/nantes-head-coach-antoine-kombouare-the-juventus-game-i-dont-give-a-toss/
