Manchester United vs Barcelona preview – team news, press conference quotes and more!
By Ali Akbar
Do the Red Devil’s need to worry about Valverde’s side?
Of course they do! Barcelona are arguably the best side in Europe at the moment, having not lost a single game in the Champions League so far and with the La Liga title almost theirs.
Lionel Messi scored a brilliant goal during their 2-0 league win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday, adding to his incredible tally of 43 goals so far in all competitions this season.
Defending against the Argentine magician will be a tricky prospect for United’s centre-backs – especially since they will also have to watch out for his in-form strike partner Luis Suarez at the same time.
Ousmane Dembele has not featured for the Catalan side since the second leg of their round-of-16 tie against Lyon – in which he scored the final goal in a 5-1 victory.
However, the club have announced that the French forward will make the trip to Manchester, meaning that Valverde will likely have a fully fit squad to pick from to play against United.