Barcelona vs Man United

La Liga leaders Barcelona play host to Manchester United in the first leg of this Europa League play-off round tie.

[Real Madrid](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/10/08/champions-league/1125584-real-madrid-already-warnedof-mykhaylo-mudryks-rising-stock.html) saw the midfielder take in plenty of games at the largest ground in Europe. All five goals have come at home with the striker not able to find the net away from home in Europe this season. [Camp Nou](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/02/16/champions-league/1059757-vavels-last-16-champions-league-predictions-first-leg.html) as much as Brazilian midfielder [Casemiro](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/11/premier-league/1137463-leeds-united-vs-manchester-united-premier-league-preview-gameweek-23-2023.html). [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/11/01/champions-league/1128240-liverpool-2-0-napoli-salah-and-nunez-clinch-much-needed-win-for-klopps-team.html) winner on five occasions, Casemiro is yet to win a [Europa League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/02/21/champions-league/1102710-david-de-gea-returns-home-with-atletico-madrid-in-a-state-of-flux.html) to add to his large collection of titles and trophies. The teams are playing for a position in the Round of Sixteen, where group winners enter. [Christian Eriksen,](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/01/31/manchester-united/1136300-manchester-united-vs-nottingham-forest-carabao-cup-preview-semi-final-second-leg-2023.html) [Anthony Martial,](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/01/1136415-manchester-united-2-0-nottingham-forest-5-0-on-aggregate-united-brush-past-forest-to-book-a-place-in-the-final.html) Antony and Scott McTominay through injury at the [Camp Nou.](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/02/16/champions-league/1059793-fc-barcelona-1-4-paris-saint-germain-psg-run-riot-at-the-camp-nou.html) [Europa League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/04/25/champions-league/1109711-villarreal-making-most-of-their-champions-league-golden-ticket.html) after finishing third in their [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/02/14/champions-league/1137746-scott-parker-and-brugge-ready-for-rarified-air-of-champions-league-knockouts.html) group whilst the visitors to the City of Counts finished second in their [Europa League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/04/25/champions-league/1109711-villarreal-making-most-of-their-champions-league-golden-ticket.html) group to progress into the knockout stages. Erik Ten Haag's outfit have also recently reached their first final since 2018 with a 5-0 aggregate win over [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/02/14/champions-league/1137723-borussia-dortmund-vs-chelsea-uefa-champions-league-preview-round-of-16-2023.html) group stages was followed up with a brace against [Inter Milan](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/02/15/champions-league/1101875-evergreen-dzeko-continues-to-roll-back-the-years-with-inzaghis-inter.html) for Lewandowski's only goals this season in Europe. [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/01/22/premier-league/1135491-arsenal-3-2-manchester-united-post-match-player-ratings.html) and [Marcel Sabitzer](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/07/manchester-united/1137035-opportunity-knocks-for-marcel-sabitzer-to-fill-casemiro-void.html) are suspended but [Casemiro](https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2023/02/07/premier-league/1137027-manchester-united-vs-leeds-united-premier-league-preview-gameweek-22-2023.html) is back available after serving a ban in his last two [Premier League](https://www.vavel.com/en/data/premier-league) games. [Ferran Torres](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/11/30/1130978-preview-japan-vs-spain-world-cup-group-e-round-3-2022.html) and [Ansu Fati](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/08/10/spain-la-liga/1119424-sergio-aguero-looks-ahead-to-new-season.html) could be called up to join [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2021/02/25/champions-league/1060998-lazio-1-4-bayern-munich-musiala-stars-as-munich-take-control-of-tie.html) and Raphina in an attacking trio. [Champions League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2023/02/14/champions-league/1137768-ac-milan-1-0-tottenham-hotspur-post-match-player-ratings.html) final a mere 12 years ago, [Barcelona](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/09/07/champions-league/1122573-uefa-champions-league-matchday-1-team-of-the-week.html) and [Manchester United](https://www.vavel.com/en/data/manchester-united) meet in the [UEFA ](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/11/01/champions-league/1128186-chelsea-vs-dinamo-zagreb-champions-league-preview-gameweek-6-2022.html) [Europa League](https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/2022/04/25/champions-league/1109711-villarreal-making-most-of-their-champions-league-golden-ticket.html) on Thursday night.