Quote from: shinratensei_ on Today at 10:40:42 AM

Quote from: rby on Today at 08:04:43 AM

In the recent meetings of Barcelona and Manchester united, Barcelona always take the convincing lead. But this time around I am not sure Barcelona will be able to maintain their record because Erik ten Hag is coming with high pressure to destabilise Barcelona.
Any team can win because they are both doing wellin their local leagues but in Europe I would trust Ten ahead of Xavi.

In additional if barcelona won't able to use two main players against MU. Sergio busquets and dembele face injuries at the same time. that was making barcelona at disadvantage compared with MU. Sabitzer has been performing so briliant in his debut. Ten hag has a mission to kicking barcelona's ass. I will be going all in MU in the upcoming match. I just wanna see how good MU is when it will be facing barcelona again. This is a very risky decision but i do agree to lose my money if MU will be losing in the first match against barcelona.
Xavi is also believes its squads will able to defeat MU easily. Xavi wanna try to defend its record against manchester united. Xavi will not let a good record against manchester united will be gone.

I don't think so. even though Dembele and Busquet will be absent for the match, Xavi still has other player options that he can rely on in the match. IMO, most likely Xavi will change his strategy and formation. the absence of Busquets is not really a problem, the fact is that Barcelona can still rely on Fanck Kessie, paired with De Jong, to be the pivot. the reason is, currently De Jong's role is very vital for the team as a whole. Xavi could have put Lewandowski as a lone striker, or use the same formation as a 4-3-3. Rotating Gavi to become a shadow striker, Pedri remains a midfielder. but certainly, I'm pretty sure De Jong and Kassie will play a pivotal role.

Meanwhile, United are in an unenviable position. Eriksen, Mctominay, is an important central player in United's midfield. The absence of these two players will greatly affect the match later. although in truth, the Ten Hag already had options for a replacement. but we can't confirm whether United can play with high performance, it's interesting for us to wait.