David de Gea has confessed Manchester United would rather have avoided Barcelona after being drawn against the Catalan giants in the Europa League.
The Red Devils will face Barca over two knockout play-off legs in February as they bid to reach the last 16 of Europe's secondary competition. The Blaugrana dropped down to the Europa League after finishing third in a Champions League group also containing Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen.
Despite being less than convincing in their clash with Osasuna on Tuesday night, Barca have been in fine form domestically this season and lead La Liga, although they have played one more game than Real Madrid. De Gea admits United have been drawn against one of the "best teams" but insists he and his teammates will rise to the challenge in search of continental glory.
