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Manchester United logo
Europa League | Knockout Round Playoffs | 2nd Leg
Feb 23, 2023 at 8pm UK
Old Trafford
Barcelona logo

Man Utd
2 - 1
Barcelona

Fred (47'), Antony (73')
Fernandes (60'), Garnacho (78'), Casemiro (86')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lewandowski (18' pen.)
Roberto (60'), Lewandowski (71'), Busquets (83')

The Match

Match Report

Manchester United record a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in the second leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff to advance to the last-16 stage of the competition.

Team News

Sergio Busquets is back in the Barcelona side for Thursday's Europa League knockout round playoff second leg with Manchester United.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa League clash between Manchester United and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Barcelona could line up for Thursday's Europa League clash with Manchester United.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the second leg of their Europa League playoff tie with Manchester United.

Form, Standings, Stats

Manchester United

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Man Utd 3-0 Leicester
Sunday, February 19 at 2pm in Premier League

Barcelona

All competitions
Europa League
Last Game: Barcelona 2-0 Cadiz
Sunday, February 19 at 8pm in La Liga

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Barcelona win with a probability of 38.98%. A win for Manchester United had a probability of 34.76% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.45%) and 0-2 (6.69%). The likeliest Manchester United win was 1-0 (9.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Manchester United in this match.

Result
Manchester UnitedDrawBarcelona
34.76% (-0.0019999999999953 -0) 26.25%38.98%
Both teams to score 53.23% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.61% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)51.38%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.8% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)73.2% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Manchester United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.74% (-0.0020000000000095 -0)28.25%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.03% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)63.96%
Barcelona Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.19%25.81% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.23%60.77% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Score Analysis
    Manchester United 34.76%
    Barcelona 38.98%
    Draw 26.25%
Manchester UnitedDrawBarcelona
1-0 @ 9.22%
2-1 @ 7.89%
2-0 @ 5.83%
3-1 @ 3.32%
3-0 @ 2.45% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.25%
4-1 @ 1.05% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 34.76%
1-1 @ 12.48%
0-0 @ 7.29%
2-2 @ 5.34%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 26.25%
0-1 @ 9.88%
1-2 @ 8.45%
0-2 @ 6.69%
1-3 @ 3.82%
0-3 @ 3.02%
2-3 @ 2.41%
1-4 @ 1.29%
0-4 @ 1.02%
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 38.98%

How you voted: Man Utd vs Barcelona

Manchester United
66.5%
Draw
7.0%
Barcelona
26.4%
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 Manchester United's Raphael Varane during the match on October 2, 2022
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 Pedri celebrates scoring for Barcelona on October 9, 2022
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Feb 22, 13:08
 Antony celebrates pulling one back for Manchester United on October 2, 2022
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 Pedri in action for Barcelona on October 4, 2022
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 Barcelona manager Xavi pictured in September 2022
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