Barcelona have a number of options in vital positions in the team like in the attacking wings, in the absence of Usman Dembele, Raphinha is available as a replacement for Dembele which gives some level of relief to Xavi as he will not worry much about finding a replacement for Dembele. Manchester United on the other hand are lucky that Casemiro will be available for the first leg meeting against Barcelona and with Eriksen's absence, Sabitzer will fill in and give United some balance in the midfield.
Even though both teams will be minus several players who are absent due to injury, it seems that this is not a problem for the two coaches and they have anticipated this well. The first leg match will take place in a week, of course both barcelona and manchester united must keep their players fit for the match later and I hope that in this week's match in their respective regular leagues, no players will be injured again for both teams.
What is certain, these two teams have the same game system, namely with an attacking pattern. either Ten Hag or Xavi, will prepare their troops for the play-off round later. and it seems, this match will feature an exciting match that is also very interesting. because, these two coaches are both in the stage of building the strength of the team back to its glory days.
To be honest, even though I'm not a United fan. however, I prefer Ten Hag's coaching style. he has a really good system, and is proving to be able to take United a lot better in a short amount of time. especially if Ten Hag is given the opportunity to bring in the players he wants, I'm sure United will be even better than what they are currently showing.
Meanwhile, Xavi is also a coach with great potential. unfortunately, he failed to bring Barcelona to qualify for the next phase in the Champions League. but now, Xavi brings Barcelona much better than what they showed at the start of the season. Barcelona's system and rhythm of play are starting to appear on track. whichever team wins the match in the first leg, I will enjoy this fight later.