The first leg of the Red Devils' Europa League match is scheduled for Thursday at the Nou Camp, with the return leg scheduled for Old Trafford seven days later.
In recent El Clasico games, Xavi Hernandez successfully subdued Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid by employing the same tactical strategy. According to Diario AS, the 23-year-old Uruguayan, who typically starts as a center-back for the La Liga team, will likely be positioned similarly.
Marcus Rashford has scored eight goals in nine league games for United, helping Erik ten Hag's team move into third place, two points behind local rivals Manchester City and five points behind leaders Arsenal.
Manchester United was penalized for not beating Real Sociedad to the top spot in their group. When Pep Guardiola defeated Sir Alex Ferguson, Barcelona defeated United in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.
In the UEFA Cup-winners' Cup quarterfinals against the Catalans and Diego Maradona in 1984, Bryan Robson spearheaded a stunning comeback that helped United win 3-2 on aggregate at Old Trafford. In 1991, Sir Alex Ferguson won the same trophy after Mark Hughes scored twice in the Rotterdam final to give his team a 2-1 victory.
In Barcelona in 1994, a Red Devils team that had been diminished by the three foreign players rule was humiliated 4-0 and was unable to go past the group round of the Champions League.
And before United defeated Bayern Munich in the European Cup final at the Nou Camp in 1999, there were two 3-3 draws in the group stage.
Paul Scholes' game-winning goal in the semifinal against Barcelona in 2008, when Ferguson won the Champions League once more, marked United's final victory over their rivals. The most recent encounter resulted in a quarterfinal Champions League 2019 defeat for United of 4-0 on the overall score.
Xavi Hernandez's side are currently leading the La Liga table with eleven points ahead of Real Madrid. They have lifted Spanish Super Cup this season humbling Real Madrid 3-0 in an El Classico duped final.
They have registered 17 cleansheets across competitions and conceded just 7 times in the league this season
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