Barcelona is more organized and stronger this season than last season. And so fans have high expectations from this team this season. However, this season's Europa League title is much more difficult to win than in previous seasons. Barcelona will face Manchester United in the next match. United is a very strong team. Barcelona is likely to be eliminated even if they lose this match. Also, strong teams like Arsenal are performing very well in Europa League. And Arsenal seems to be the favorite for this year's Europa League.
Many think that Barcelona will be great in the Europa League this season, but their challenge is certain to be difficult. After Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League, they had to beat Manchester United in the playoffs before the round of 16. Barcelona's performance in the league is very good and the players are also in top form even in the World Cup. But considering this match is still very long, so I think there will be many differences later.
The playoffs will start in mid-February, so these teams should still be able to prepare. There are a lot of match before the playoffs especially in the league, and maybe we'll get more analysis before Barcelona vs Manchester United kicks off.
Here's the schedule of Knockout phase based on
uefa official website.- Knockout round play-offs: 16 & 23 February
- Round of 16: 9 & 16 March 2023
- Quarter-finals: 13 & 20 April 2023
- Semi-finals: 11 & 18 May 2023
- Final: 31 May 2023