As we move into the quarter-finals of the
UEFA Champions League, all four English teams are still in contention. One of those teams, however has drawn Barcelona and will not have an easy time progressing further.
The log
Manchester United are currently fifth on the English Premier League (EPL) table having won 17 games, drawn seven and lost six. Barcelona are, in contrast not only at the top of the La Liga log but 10 points ahead of their nearest rivals Atlético Madrid.
The strikers
Messi. Do I need to say more?
Lionel Messi has scored 29 goals in 28 La Liga fixtures topping the list of top goal scorers. If that wasn’t enough, the second most prolific La Liga striker this season is Suárez with 18 goals. In the EPL, United’s Romelu Lukaku is tied for eighth in the league’s top goalscorer rankings with just 12 goals. No other United player is featured in the top 10.
The record
Despite their dominance in
La Liga, Barcelona haven’t always been able to translate that form to the Champions League. The club has won a total of five Champions League title with the last coming in 2015. In contrast fellow La Liga titans Real Madrid have won the title thirteen times including three consecutive wins from 2016 to 2018. United’s record is, however not much better. The club has won three titles with the last coming in 2008.
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My prediction
When considering the form of the two clubs, it’ll be difficult not to favour Barcelona. Additionally, United have let 40 goals slip by them in the 2018/19 EPL season thus far indicating a tendency to give opposition strikers space to work. If the English giants don’t plug those holes, Messi will be all too happy to exploit them and the scoreline could get really ugly really quickly. As a result, I predict Barcelona will progress with a 5-2 goal aggregate with Messi scoring 2 or more goals across the two games.
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