Manchester United vs Barcelona match stats & report

2–1 Full time

UEFA Europa League · Knockout Round Play-offs · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref C. Turpin

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Manchester United beat Barcelona 2–1 in the UEFA Europa League (Knockout Round Play-offs) on 23 February 2023. Expected goals finished 1.14–1.19. Barcelona had 58% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Barcelona match statistics

Manchester UnitedBarcelona

42% Ball possession 58%
1.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.19
12 Total shots 6
5 Shots on target 3
3 Shots off target 2
4 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 3
1 Corners 2
13 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
340 Passes 452
71% Pass accuracy 81%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

18' Penalty scored R. Lewandowski Barcelona
47' Goal Fred (assist Bruno Fernandes) Manchester United
60' Yellow card Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
60' Yellow card F. Kessie Barcelona
71' Yellow card R. Lewandowski Barcelona
73' Goal Antony Manchester United
78' Yellow card A. Garnacho Manchester United
83' Yellow card Sergio Busquets Barcelona
86' Yellow card Casemiro Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. ten Hag

1 David de Gea

23 L. Shaw 6 Lisandro Martínez 19 R. Varane 29 A. Wan-Bissaka

18 Casemiro 17 Fred

10 M. Rashford 25 J. Sancho 8 Bruno Fernandes

27 Wout Weghorst

Bench Antony , A. Garnacho , Diogo Dalot , S. McTominay , A. Elanga , K. Mainoo , M. Sabitzer , T. Malacia , H. Maguire , Facundo Pellistri , V. Lindelöf , T. Heaton

Barcelona

Confirmed 4-3-3 Xavi

1 Marc-André Ter Stegen

28 A. Balde 15 A. Christensen 4 R. Araújo 23 J. Koundé

21 F. de Jong 5 Sergio Busquets 19 F. Kessie

20 S. Roberto 9 R. Lewandowski 22 Raphinha

Bench Ferran Torres , A. Fati , M. Alonso , Pablo Torre , E. Garcia , M. Casado , Jordi Alba , Arnau Tenas , Iñaki Peña

Form guide

Manchester United at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Barcelona away

7–0–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.2 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.5 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United vs Barcelona head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Feb 23	Barcelona v Manchester United	2–2

Only 1 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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