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Manchester United look good when you can hold back Barcelona at Camp Nou. They have to play with the same intensity when playing at Old Trafford.
MU vs Barcelona will be presented at Old Trafford in the second leg play-off funder the gugur Europa League, Friday (24/2). In the first leg match, the two teams drew 2-2 at Camp Nou.
The Red Devils are able to appear effective at the Barcelona headquarters. They even had a 2-1 lead when they were able to turn things around after falling behind Marcos Alonso’s goal.
The visitors took the lead thanks to Marcus Rashford’s goal and Jules Kounde’s own goal. However, MU failed to win after Raphinha.
In this match, MU lost in dominance after only recording 39 percent possession compared to Barcelona’s 61 percent. However, they were still able to keep up with Barcelona’s attacking game with both teams releasing 18 shots throughout 90 minutes.
The pillar of MU’s back line, Raphael Varane, assessed that his team played very well in the first leg. They were able to play at a high level to quell Barcelona.
This French defender certainly wants MU to play like in the first leg of the match at Old Trafford later. Both teams are chasing a win to advance to the last 16.
“I think the first game against Barcelona was a very good game, top level, two offensive teams who want to press on the pitch. The level is good, it’s a good result for us. We could have scored more goals, but we played with character and personality on the pitch. We want to play with patience, discipline. We are ready for the challenge,” Varane said as quoted from the UEFA website.
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