Barcelona Could Face Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven or Bundesliga Leaders Union Berlin in Europa League

Barcelona Could Face Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven or Bundesliga Leaders Union Berlin in Europa League

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • Barcelona will have to play a two-legged playoff tie in order to qualify for the Europa League's Round of 16
  • Inter Milan and Bayern Munich qualified from the group of death, sending Barcelona to the Europa League
  • Xavi's team could face PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United or even Union Berlin in the UEFA Europa League

Barcelona's chances of Europa League glory will not be easy.

The Catalan club will be hoping to win the tournament after failing to progress to the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League.

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Xavi's Barcelona team could face teams like Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven or Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin in the Europa League. Image: Alex Caparros
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Barcelona will finish third in the group behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, knocking them into Europe's second-tier competition.

The Spanish side won't qualify directly for the Round of 16, though. Instead, they will have to contest a two-legged tie in the Round of 32 to qualify for the last 16, Goal reported.

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Xavi's men will have to face a side that finished as runners-up in their Europa League group. They can't be drawn against another Spanish side, though. There is one round of games to go in the Europa League, but Barca could face stern competition as it stands.

The Sporting News reported that the Catalan giants could face the likes of PSV, Rennes, Union Berlin or even Manchester United.

With the Champions League no longer a reality, Barca are looking to go all out for the remaining competitions they are in.

They face stiff competition in La Liga with Real Madrid in the mix but could enjoy a good run in the Copa Del Rey.

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Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has vowed his side will fight for the available titles following his side's elimination from the UEFA Champions League.

Xavi's Barcelona suffered back-to-back elimination from Europe's premier club competition on the back of Inter Milan's triumph against Viktoria Plzen.

The Catalan giants knew of their status before playing their penultimate group game against Bayern Munich, which ended in a humiliating three-nil loss at Camp Nou.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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