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George Smith

Five reasons why Manchester United can beat Barcelona in Europa League fixture

Manchester United will have ambitions of pulling off a famous victory over Barcelona when the two sides meet in the second leg of their Europa League play-off at Old Trafford on Thursday evening.

United, who last beat the Spanish giants back in 2008, will fancy their chances of progressing to the last-16 of the competition following last Thursday's 2-2 draw in the Camp Nou.

Raphinha's 76th-minute equaliser earned Barcelona a draw, after Marcus Rashford had scored and then played a key hand to force a Jules Kounde own-goal to turn the game on its head after Marcos Alonso's opener five minutes after half-time. It means the Reds are in a strong position to get the job done and keep their European dream for this season alive.

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