Sometimes history in football repeats itself because irrespective of the players and the coaches presently in the team, the rivalry remains the same; Taking Barcelona and Manchester United case into consideration, all the teams are after the record they have in the past therefore both teams will like to win the match and bring victory to their team because they are all hoping to be Europa league champions this season.
That's right, both Barcelona and Manchester United have such an extraordinary history on the European competition scene and that makes the two clubs very close to the prestige that makes the match run so exciting and thrilling. But so far the two teams in the regular league have also had very good performances and can be said to be balanced from the depth of the existing squad. We'll see whose strategy wins this match later, whether Xavi or Erik ten hag.
This qualifier will be one of the most important international experiences for Ten Hag and Xavi. I think this match should have been in the final. Not being in the final will allow us to watch 2 matches in a nice and final mood. In my opinion, the matches will be balanced, but the winner will be determined by the performances that night. Both teams have the power to beat each other.
What's worse is that they competed in the early playoffs from the knockout round, so this match is of course very unfortunate. Because even if they didn't meet in the final, at least they played in the quarter-finals or semifinals and it's still worth it for them.
Because these two teams are currently in their best form this season, so they really deserve to go further. But yes, with them playing in this round then one of them must stop in this round and cannot go any further.