MANCHESTER UNITED will take on Barcelona in a mouth-watering Europa League play-off tie.
The Catalan giants went crashing out of the Champions League having finished third in their group.
And the Spanish giants humiliated United 4-0 on aggregate when the sides last met in 2019.
- Draw in full: Juventus vs Nantes, Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes, Ajax vs Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco, Sevilla vs PSV, Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
- First legs: February 16 2023.
- Second legs: February 23 2023.
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That’s all from Nyon
The Europa League play-off draw has been completed in Switzerland and Manchester United were dealt with a tough opponent.
That was none other than Barcelona, who finished third in their Champions League group.
United will face Barca first at the Nou Camp on February 16 and they will then lock horns in the return fixture at Old Trafford on February 23.
And here are the rest of the pairs: Juventus vs Nantes, Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes, Ajax vs Union Berlin, Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco, Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven and Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
Europa League Final
The Europa League Final will take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on May, 31, 2023.
This is the second major UEFA final to take place in that Hungarian ground.
The same venue previously hosted the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, where Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1.
Arsenal and Manchester United are among the favourites to be in the final
Europa League recap
Here is how the Europa League play-off draw went down in Nyon:
Barcelona vs Manchester United
Juventus vs Nantes
Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes
Ajax vs Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
Man Utd schedule
Manchester United got a tough draw but could benefit from the order of play against Barcelona.
United will face Barca first at the Nou Camp on February 16.
The two global megapowers will then lock horns in the return fixture at Old Trafford on February 23.
The winner will then qualify for the Europa League Last 16
How did Arsenal get here?
Arsenal didn’t take part in today’s Europa League draw because they won Group A.
That means the Gunners are automatically through to the competition’s Last 16.
The North Londoners overcame the likes of PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt and Zurich.
Mikel Arteta’s men amassed five wins and one loss in all of their six matches
Man Utd vs Barcelona history
Manchester United drew one of the toughest possible opponents in the Europa League play-offs.
United and Barca’s first ever meeting took place way back in 1984 when the Catalans won 2-0 at home in the Cup Winners’ Cup quarter-finals.
Since then, the two sides have faced off 13 times with the Blaugrana winning a majority of six games, compared to the Red Devils’ three victories across all competitions.
Barcelona have beaten United in two Champions League Finals back in 2009 and 2011.
The Red Devils haven’t beaten the Catalan giants since the 2008 Champions League semi-finals
What’s next?
The winners of the Europa League play-off round will go on to face the group stage winners in the Last 16.
Among them is Arsenal, but Manchester United won’t be able to face them in the next round if they overcome Barcelona.
Freiburg, Ferencvaros, Union Saint-Gilloise, Real Betis, Fenerbahce, Real Sociedad and Feyenoord also await.
The aforementioned and the Gunners are automatically through to the Last 16
Europa League draw
Manchester United are set for a tough Europa League play-off clash with Barcelona.
Let’s have a quick recap below:
Barcelona vs Manchester United
Juventus vs Nantes
Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes
Ajax vs Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco
Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
Europa League draw
Red Bull Salzburg vs Roma
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Red Bull Salzburg can now face only one team…
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Sevilla vs PSV Eindhoven
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Europa League record winners Sevilla are up next
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco
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Bayer Leverkusen will now find out their opponent
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Ajax vs Union Berlin
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Ajax are now up
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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes
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Shakhtar Donetsk are set to find out their fate
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Sporting Lisbon vs Midtjylland
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Sporting Lisbon are now up
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Juventus vs Nantes
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Juventus are the next team to be drawn
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Barcelona vs Man Utd!!!
Europa League draw
Barcelona are the first team drawn, Man Utd don’t want them…
Europa League draw
Ex-West Brom and Fulham ace Zoltan Gera comes out to help with the draw.
Hungarian star Gera takes part in the procedures ahead of the Europa League final in Budapest
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
