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@BALIK the key reason why I feel that Barcelona will underperform is their fear of losing the top spot in La Liga, hence I feel that they’ll not be fully focused when they face Manchester United. Furthermore while Eriksen is injured,
Fred can step up and replace him as he and Casemiro have a solid understanding and that’ll further help Manchester United when they face Barcelona.
Xavi has conveyed on several occasions before, that he is aiming for the Europa trophy. it is clear, that they are very serious about making it happen. plus, Lewandowski's statement which also said he and his colleagues would fight it out to win the Europa League trophy, especially La Liga. unfortunately, Dembele has to be sidelined due to an injury and will be out for the next three weeks. meaning, it is doubtful that he will be able to appear with Barcelona when hosting United later in the playoffs.
On the other hand, if Eriksen gets injured and is replaced by Fred, in other words the pattern Ten Hag will use is to play more defensively. even then, if Fred can play optimally, there is no choice for Ten Hag but to play McTomicay, and even then, it means that Ten Hag only relies on counterattacks. So, I'm curious what these two trainers will do.