With all the talk of Manchester City and their potential quadruple, the chances of FC Barcelona achieving a treble have kind of flown under the radar. Barcelona seem to have the La Liga title locked up early and are considered favorites for the Copa Del Rey over Valencia.
While City are regarded as the front-runner to take the UEFA Champions League crown, Barca are considered to be the second strongest contender. The Catalan club will travel to Manchester United on Wednesday night, where they will face a Red Devils side coming off the greatest comeback in UCL history, arguably, in order to get here.
Let’s take a look at who might be selected in the Barca first team for this one.
FC Barcelona Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester United (UCL Quarterfinal)
Malcolm Luis Suarez Lionel Messi
Arthur Melo Sergio Busquets Ivan Rakitic
Jordi Alba Clement Lenglet Gerard Pique Sergi Roberto
Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona UEFA Champions League Quarter-final FYIs
Kickoff- Wednesday Apr 10, Old Trafford 8pm
Google Result Probability- Manchester United win 26% Draw 27% FC Barcelona win 47%
Injury Report- go to this link
Starting XI Predictions- FC Barcelona Manchester United
Recent form- Manchester United: WLLWL FC Barcelona: WWWDW
Odds- Manchester United win 11/4, Draw 27/10, FC Barcelona 21/20
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