Raphinha is expected to start for Barcelona against Manchester United in the Europa League.
Manchester United visit the Camp Nou for the first-leg of their Europa League play-off tie in a match-up Barcelona coach Xavi has labelled as “spectacular”.
Former Leeds forward Raphinha is set to start the match for Barcelona, who have been playing a 4-4-2 diamond formation which morphs into a conventional 4-3-3.
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Xavi’s side are LaLiga leaders by eight points and have won their last 11 matches in all competitions. Barcelona have not faced United since they met in the Champions League in April 2019, when the Catalan club made it four competitive victories in a row over the Red Devils.
Raphinha said on Wednesday: “I expect a tough match. It’s one of the best games you can play. We know what we have to do in order to pick up the win.”
Ousmane Dembele is set to miss both legs of the tie with a thigh injury and Sergio Busquets is also likely to miss out after injuring his ankle.
Predicted Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Alba; Pedri, De Jong, Kessie; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Gavi.
