With a place in the last 16 of the competition up for grabs, here are three reasons to watch the first leg, live on BT Sport 2. BT Sport Monthly PassJoin the home of live sport for just £29. 99 per month. Get instant access to the BT Sport app, with no contract and no BT broadband required. A clash of European giants The last time Manchester United played against Barcelona was in 2019, in the Champions League quarter-finals.
And two years before that Messi was instrumental again as Barcelona once again got the better of United in a Champions League final, this time in Rome. This is a match steeped in history then, a game that looks out of place on a Thursday night. Some of Europe’s greatest ever players, greatest managers, have represented both teams, and even now their squads are full of expensive talent. Essentially then, this is a Champions League match in all but name. What better reason to tune in tonight? Two clubs on the up Barcelona’s failure to get out of their group in the Champions League was an obvious disappointment but their performances in La Liga this season have made up for it. Xavi has taken his team to the top of the table, eight points clear of Real Madrid with just one defeat in 20 games. A goals against record of just seven suggests United might find it difficult to break down this Barcelona team. Not that they are a defensive side.
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