Barcelona vs Man United lineups, starting 11s and latest team news for Europa League Round of 16 first leg
Manchester United and Barcelona will be battling for two legs in the Europa League round of 16 playoffs in the coming weeks.
Erik ten Hag has changed the narrative at United so far this season as they look to work towards a positive ending to 2022/23 but this clash presents a major challenge for the Dutchman.
As well as the frustration of losing to Barcelona in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals, those games will be packed with subplots as United fans still have hope of a summer move from Frenkie de Jong.
Below are the expected starting line-ups for both teams based on the latest news ahead of this Europa League game.
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Line-ups between Barcelona and Man United
Barcelona will be without a captain Sergio Busquets through injury to French internationals Ousmane Demebele also next to it.
Ten Hag are missing five first-team players through injury Anthony Martial, Scott McTominay And Anthony not likely to return for another week either Christian Ericsen And Donny van de Beek out until April.
Casemiro is available despite serving a Premier League ban Lisandro Martinez is out of a game due to a Europa League suspension.
Below are the expected starting line-ups of both teams ahead of their game at Camp Nou on February 16.
Barcelona from 11
(4-3-3-): Ter Stegen (TG) – Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Alba – Pedri, de Jong, Kessie – Fati, Lewandowski, Gavi
- Injured: Busquets, Dembele
- Exposed: none
Xavi will likely stick with it Frank Kessy as a replacement for Busquets alongside de Jong and Pedri in midfield, with Gavi play higher in attack.
Ansu Fati urges a recall, upon return to full fitness, with the experience of Jordy Alba potentially preferred by Alejandro Balde back left.
Man United start on June 11
(4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) – Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw – Casemiro, Sabitzer – Rashford, Fernandes, Sancho – Weghorst
- Injured: Eriksen, van de Beek, Martial, Antony, McTominay
- Exposed: Martinez
The majority of Ten Hag’s team is taking it with them due to injuries Victor Lindelf tipped to start over Harry Maguireas a replacement for Martinez on defense.
Casemiro’s return allowed fred a break ahead of a likely start against Leicester City this weekend Jadon Sancho praised by Ten Hag after their 2-0 Premier League win over Leeds United – and he was able to make consecutive starts for the first time since October.
Barcelona vs Man United Live Stream, TV Channel
This tie is the standout game of the Europa League Round of 16 play-off schedule, with both teams determined to avoid another early European elimination.
Xavi has struggled to translate La Liga progress into European action during his tenure at Barcelona and this is uncharted territory for Ten Hag at United in his first season at the club.
| TV channel | stream | |
| Australia | — | Stan sports |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | — | — |
| India | Sony TEN 2 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Malaysia | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect, sooka |
| New Zealand | — | Spark sports |
| Singapore | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect, StarHub TV+ |
| United Kingdom | BT sport 2 | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | TUDN | Outstanding+, ViX+, TUDN app |
Australia: Fans can stream every UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League match and all the action ad-free, live and on-demand on Stan Sport.
Canada: All Champions League and Europa League matches in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
UNITED KINGDOM: The UEFA Europa League will be covered by BT Sport’s TV and streaming platforms.
UNITED STATES: Fans in the US can watch the Europa League in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, ViX and ViX+). This game will be featured on TUDN and the Paramount+ and ViX+ subscription services.
When games are broadcast on CBS or Univision TV channels, the same channels are streamed on fuboTV which is available as a free trial for new users.