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Quote from: KTChampions on February 04, 2023, 09:20:23 PM

Yes, I forgot to mention this part of the upcoming games. I don't like Ten Hag, but compared to Xavi, he is a real specialist and we can assume that he should win his part of the confrontation at the coaching level for a clear advantage.
This is another argument in favor of United, and the more absurd the forecasts of bookmakers now look (however, bookmakers are also not omnipotent and must take into account the opinion of the crowd and cash flows - and fact is that the Barcelona brand is now stronger than the United brand).

To put pressure on Barcelona, Erik Ten Hak must turn off the midfield. If the Manchester United players are able to do that, then the chances of getting a draw are more open. The game scheme between Barcelona and Manchester United is also not much different, because they both rely on the midfield to build attacks. But on the other hand, the Manchester United winger is much better prepared than the Barcelona winger.

For me Barcelona and Manchester United are both strong at the moment, the rest is the role of the coach in setting strategy and motivating the players, because in crucial matches like that the players' mentality and experience are very important, because they will play a psychological role in bringing down the opponent's mentality during matches.

United don't have to compete with Barcelona in midfield (although they can). They can play indoor football by playing on the counterattack. Barcelona in this case will make 1000 passes in the center of the field and 100 stupid hinged pass to Lewandowski. Will it bring them success? Hardly. But United's counterattacks, I'm sure will turn into a few goals. But I'm not sure that the game will go according to this scenario, maybe Ten Hag will decide to play pressure and play the first number.

I highly doubt United to score a lot of goals to a team like Barcelona who have only conceded like 7 goals in total in the La Liga in 19 games played.The Barcelona team is in a perfect form recently going from a win to a win and I would bet on this encounter for Barcelona to qualify if the odd is well over 1.5 as this to me looks like a value and a sure bet.Regardless anything can happen when a team from the Premier League plays,they are able to make a lot of surprises in any tournament they play.