maybe Barcelona is very concentrated on La Liga. now is another opportunity they can't ignore for both of them after their UCL exit.
now Madrid also appears dominant in La Liga. if Xavi does not take advantage of the opportunities that exist, Barca may also lose hope for the La Liga trophy.
I still hope Barca will win the game against United. although team-wise we can see United looking better.
@Pandu Geddon I believe that
Barcelona players will be distracted, because now De Jong has been rumoured to say that he wishes to leave Barcelona and join Manchester United. Furthermore Manchester United players are getting better and better with each game that they play, hence I expect them to defeat Barcelona easily and progress to the next round.
I highly doubt that is true. I mean we are talking about De Jong who has been asked by United at the start of the season and asked a lot, like constantly with higher and higher offers, because Erik Tan Hag really wanted him, and he declined, even when Barcelona wanted to get rid of his high salary, he still rejected and said wanted to stay in Barcelona.
Now after half a season is gone, he suddenly wants to leave to go to United? I really do not think that it will happen, I feel like it is not going to be serious. Maybe these are just rumours and it is not going to happen at all, we should not be expecting it to be possible at all, it is probably a lie.