Kick-off on 23.02.23 22:00.

The Red Devils finished the previous stage in second place in Group E of the Europa League (fifteen points). Under the guidance of ten Hag, they beat Omonia 1-0 and Sheriff 3-0 on their home ground but lost to Real Sociedad 0-1. Rashford scored four points under the goal+assist system (3+1). Blaugrana come from Group C of the Champions League, where they earned seven points. On the road, the Catalans defeated Czech Viktoria Plzeň 4-2, but lost to Inter 0-1 and Bayern 0-2. Lewandowski scored five goals, and F. Torres scored three.

Watch the Manchester United - Barcelona match online. The opponents have played four matches at Old Trafford, but these were in the Champions League. In the group stage of the 1994/95 and 1998/99 seasons, the opponents drew (2-2 and 3-3). In the semi-finals of 2007/08, the English club came out on top, 1-0, while in the quarter-finals of 2018/19, the guests took revenge, 1-0. The Red Devils conceded three goals in the previous stage - the second highest after Real Sociedad and Union Berlin.

Manchester United made their debut in this round of the UEFA Cup in 1976/77 when they were knocked out by Juventus (1-0, 0-3). In the 1984/85 campaign, the representative of the Premier League knocked out PSV (0-0, 1-0, extra time). After that, United returned to the tournament twenty-seven years later and has participated five times in the round of 32 in the Europa League, advancing each time. Watch the Manchester United - Barcelona match online.

Barça made it to this stage of the competition for the first time in the 1975/76 season, when they defeated Lazio (3-0, 4-0). In general, Blaugrana have played in this stage for nine seasons and have only failed to advance in the 1980/81 tournament, losing to Cologne (1-0, 0-4). In the 1976/77 and 1977/78 campaigns, the Catalans eliminated Lokeren (2-0, 1-2) and AZ Alkmaar (1-1, 1-1, 5-4 on penalties).

In the 1986/87 UEFA Cup, the victim of the Spanish grandee was Lisbon's Sporting (1-0, 1-2), and in the 1995/96 tournament - Vitória de Guimarães (3-0, 4-0). Subsequently, Barça defeated Brugge (2-0, 1-1), Brondby (1-0, 2-1), and Napoli (1-1, 4-2) in the round of 32. Watch the Manchester United - Barcelona match online.