Barcelona vs Man Utd
Uefa Champions League 2018-19
Quarter-final, second leg (aggregate 1-0)
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Kick-off: 8pm GMT, Tuesday, 16 April, 2019
Manchester United need another Champions League miracle at Camp Nou if they are going to reach the semi-finals at the expense of Barcelona
United's route to the quarter-finals saw them pull off a stunning comeback win over PSG on away goals, beating the French giants 3-1 in Paris after losing the first leg 2-0 at home.
Now having lost the first leg of their last-eight tie 1-0 to Barca at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Red Devils must climb another mountain on the road if they are to progress.
United's trip to Camp Nou comes almost 20 years to the day that Solskjaer scored a Champions League-winning injury-time goal against Bayern Munich, and the Norwegian needs to channel the spirit of '99 if his side are going to stand any chance of seeing off Lionel Messi & Co.
First leg match highlights
Barcelona vs Man Utd team news and predicted line-ups
Ousmane Dembele started in Barca's 1-1 draw at Huesca on Saturday, so should have a bench role against United.
Messi was rested at the weekend along with the likes of Philippe Coutinho, Nelson Semedo, Clement Lenglet, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pioque, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez, who will all likely start in Europe.
Luke Shaw is suspended for the second leg, meaning Ashley Young will likely revert to the left flank and wing-back.
Solskjaer may be tempted to field a similar formation to the team which beat PSG in Paris, although playing Jesse Lingard as a false nine with Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford either side has paid dividends in the past and could open up space in behind Barca's full-backs.
Probable team lineups
Barcelona XI: ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Roberto, Rakitic, Arthur; Messi, Suarez
Man Utd XI: Dalot, Smalling, Lindelof, Young, McTominay, Fred, Pogba, Lukaku, Rashford, Lingard
Score prediction: Barcelona 2-1 Man Utd
Barca were far off their best at Old Trafford yet still managed to get a result, and it is unlikely that Messi will be as off-colour as he was in Manchester.
Expect United to offer more of an attacking threat at Camp Nou - it would be hard to do worse than the total of zero shots on target they managed in the first leg - but Barca will be fresh and ready.
United certainly have a chance if they press well - and especially if they pressure Sergio Busquets, who has looked a weak link in recent weeks - but they are likely going to have to take every chance while somehow keeping Messi quiet.
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Match odds
- Barca to win: 2/5
- Draw: 4/1
- Man Utd: 15/2
Tie odds
- Barca: 1/16
- Man Utd: 15/2
First goalscorer odds
- Lionel Messi: 12/5
- Luis Suarez: 16/5
- Paul Pogba: 12/1
- Romelu Lukaku: 8/1
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport 4K UHD. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Standard Sport will be LIVE at Camp Nou on the night to bring you expert coverage and analysis.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
Man Utd and Barca have met 12 times in Uefa competitions, with Barca edging United with five wins to three, and four draws between the clubs.
United got the better of Barca in the 2007-08 Champions League semi-finals as Paul Scholes' Old Trafford rocket secured a win en route to lifting the trophy that year.
However, Barca have since got their own back and then some, beating United in both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League Finals at Wembley.
