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Well, I have been following the teams and their way of playing, the truth is that I do not find that any of them have flaws that could generate losses, I see Man United very focused, the truth is that I see Rashford quite activated, he is a very complete player, and next to Bruno Fernandez is serving him very well with the assist passes from the midfield, although I don't like the leadership of Ten Hag I have to admit that they are doing very well, and on the other hand Xavi needs to win that match, both teams have necessity and they don't want to waste any opportunity, I think that for this match I didn't know who to bet on, I see them very equal in everything.

I haven't followed much of Manchester United so far, but the team has done much better in the second half of the season. Winning 2 of the last 5 matches is an achievement that may not be satisfactory, but it is worthy enough to get the appreciation of the fans. Now I can expect Ten Hag and Xavi to have equal teams ready to be spectacular in the Europa League. Barcelona will host Manchester United in the first leg, that's an advantage for the Catalans but I hope Barcelona can take advantage of that.

In the last match, Barcelona won the away match against Villarreal. Even though Barcelona was not reinforced by its veteran midfielder "Busquets", the performance of De Jong and his colleagues was good enough to end the game with 3 points. Dembele has to miss the first leg but I hope it's not a big problem.

Barcelona once again had to win the match by 1 goal, it was the 5th time since January. But I don't think it's too much of an impact because everyone seems strong, including the midfielders, the defenders and their goalkeeper. Barcelona have gone 16 match unbeaten, it's a sweet record for Xavi and his team. Then Barcelona has good mission for the Europa League next February 17th.

Unbeaten run sets personal best for Xavi

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Next up, Manchester United

But there's a big challenge ahead if the unbeaten run is going to continue. Thursday brings Manchester United to Spotify Camp Nou in the Europa League. United have only lost once since November 11, and that was a closely-fought 3-2 defeat to Premiership leaders Arsenal.

Curiously, and hopefully not tempting fate, Xavi's previous run of 15 games without defeat came to an end in a Europa League fixture, namely the one against Eintracht Frankfurt. Thursday offers a golden chance to lay another ghost to rest.

It is a fact that Barcelona has improved a lot, besides that they are doing a very good performance in the League, as they are extending their advantage over Real Madrid, and their commitment to the Europa League also allows them to focus strongly on this competition, I don't think it's a bad thing that now they have a good option to think about winning the Europa League, however, I wouldn't only see Man United as the only tough team they have to face, now, from all this, the Europa League comes with a lot intensity, the teams that are there are very tough.

Now, after Barcelona was eliminated from the Europa League, things are not going very well for them, they are facing many problems.

Personally, I think that the one who can win the Europa League could be Juve, I know that Man United is playing a lot, but Juve is already doing things very well and can give a surprising surprise, the football they have played is of another level, Juve's secret aram is "fideo" Dimaría, he is highly motivated and I think he can continue to do many good things, and if so they would start off on the right foot, because in Serie A they are not doing very well .