Barcelona and Manchester United will meet within the Europa League play-offs for a spot within the competitors’s final 16.
Spanish aspect Barcelona met the 2017 Europa League winners twice within the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals, profitable on each events, whereas United misplaced each legs of the 2018-19 European Cup quarter-final assembly between the pair.
“The draw has given us essentially the most tough rival once more, like within the Champions League group stage. Luck was not on our aspect. Manchester United are a terrific rival, a historic membership – the worst that we may want for,” Barca supervisor Xavi Hernandez stated after the draw.
United completed second of their Europa League group this season behind one other Spanish workforce — Actual Sociedad — and meet a Barca aspect that missed out on the Champions League final 16 after ending third of their group behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
The eight group runners-up from the Europa League face eight third-placed sides from the Champions League group levels, with the winners of the two-legged play-offs progressing to the final 16.
The decide of the opposite ties sees six-time winners Sevilla dealing with Dutch aspect PSV Eindhoven, Serie A giants Juventus tackle Ligue 1 workforce Nantes, whereas Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma face RB Salzburg.
The primary legs of the ties will happen on Feb. 16, with the return match per week afterward Feb. 23.
Attract full:
Barcelona v Manchester United
Juventus v Nantes
Sporting Lisbon v Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk v Stade Rennais
Ajax Amsterdam v Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen v AS Monaco
Sevilla v PSV Eindhoven
Salzburg v AS Roma