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Barcelona vs. Manchester United
Barcelona will face Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League Knockout Round Playoffs after Monday’s draw paired the two heavyweight sides together.
Despite Robert Lewandowski’s five goals in the group stage, Xavi’s men dropped into Europe’s second tier after finishing behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in Group C.
Barca have experienced this already when they dropped out of last year’s edition and reached the quarterfinals before losing to ultimate UEL winners Eintracht Frankfurt who remained in this year’s Champions League knockout phase.
Barca are keeping up the pressure on Real Madrid at the La Liga summit, but such a premature UCL exit was not expected.
Arguably one of the two goliath names dropping down along with Juventus, this was a nightmare draw for United who themselves were the…
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Source : cbssports
