Man United at Barcelona 4/16/19 - Champions League Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/12/2019 at 8:55 PM ET

Barcelona did a great job in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals when they beat Manchester United by 1-0 on the road. The match-up is now reversed, with Barcelona now playing host to a Manchester United side who need nothing other than a win.

Barcelona did not have a very easy job in their away match against Manchester United for the quarter-finals. It was a pretty bad match between the two, with just a few shots on goal. However, Manchester United scored an early own goal that determined the outcome. Barcelona have progressed after winning an away first leg in 36 of their 38 such ties.
Manchester United kicked their chance to take an advantage from the first leg, as they fell by 1-0. They were pretty bad on the offensive end of the pitch and shouldn’t have hoped for more. Manchester United will be feeling confident nonetheless, after beating PSG by 3-1 in France in the previous round. United have scored more goals on the road than at home against each of their last four opponents in the Champions League.

This will be the tenth time these two meet in the past 15 years, and Barcelona clearly have the upper hand (4-1-4). Moreover, they are undefeated as hosts against Manchester United (3-0-2). The hosts can even progress with a draw (I doubt it though), and Manchester United only need a win. I will go with United to at least cover the spread.

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