With the return of the league and us seeing the performances of the two clubs that will meet later, it slowly changes our view because we look at the recent performances of the clubs. It's no wonder now that the advantage has shifted to Manchester United, who look better than Barcelona in their respective domestic leagues. Even though before that I myself leaned a little towards Barcelona, but now it's slowly changing. I don't know whether Barcelona will be able to appear more promising in the next match or if it's even worse. They will meet Atletico Madrid in Week 16 of La Liga, and it will be a very difficult opponent for them. There are approximately 1.5 months left for us to watch the Europa League matches.
The era of Manchester United to rise has become increasingly visible since being handled by Erik Ten Hak, of the 27 matches they have played in all competitions, Manchester United have only suffered defeats against Aston Villa, Manchester City, Real Sociedad, Brentford and Brighton, that means they only lost five times in all competitions. This result is far better than the achievements of the previous Manchester United coach since the Ferguson Era ended.
Meanwhile, Barcelona is also not too bad this season, but if you look at the last five meetings, Manchester United have only been able to beat Barcelona 1 time, lost 3 times and drew 1 time. The first leg will be held at Camp Nou, and I hope Manchester United can at least draw because it will open up the chance to beat Barcelona when playing at Old Trafford.
Regardless of everything that actually happened, these two clubs have actually improved compared to before, but there are indeed some criticisms and doubts about their internal problems, such as Manchester United with all kinds of problems with its players and Xavi who is still criticized for losing 2 times in a row in 2 seasons in the Champions League which made him seem powerless for big competitions.
On the other hand it will be a good play-off because the one who wins from this game will be a candidate who is actually quite strong in the europa league.