An intriguing contest between two European giants takes place at Camp Nou on Thursday night when Barcelona play host to Manchester United for the first leg of their Europa League playoff.
The Catalan outfit beat Villarreal 1-0 last weekend to extend their lead at the La Liga summit, while the Red Devils consolidated third place in the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Leeds United, and here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
BARCELONA vs. MANCHESTER UNITED
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BARCELONA
Out: Ousmane Dembele (hamstring), Sergio Busquets (ankle)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Alba; Pedri, De Jong, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi
MANCHESTER UNITED
Out: Lisandro Martinez (suspension), Marcel Sabitzer (suspension), Donny van de Beek (knee), Christian Eriksen (ankle), Anthony Martial (hip), Scott McTominay (muscle), Antony (leg), Mason Greenwood (club suspension)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Shaw, Malacia; Casemiro, Fred; Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford; Weghorst
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Oliver Thomas
