Barcelona manager Xavi is one game from greatness. The one-time Blaugrana midfield metronome guided his side to 11 wins in a row with victory over Villarreal at the weekend, equalling Pep Guardiola's Barça record, and defeating United tonight will see him enter the Camp Nou history books. Sure, some wags would say the club's 'creative' accountancy would have something to do with their run of form, but Xavi has restored a sense of optimism noticeably absent in the Catalan capital since they couldn't afford to keep Lionel Messi at the club 18 months ago. Polish goal machine Robert Lewandowski has 23 goals in all competitions this season, but it's the defence that has most impressed. Goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen has conceded just seven times in 21 La Liga appearances, with Jules Kounde also impressing the back four.
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The teams are in and Barcelona name a strong side with Robert Lewandowski up front, Raphinha to his right and Gavi to his left. Franck Kessie starts in the absence of Sergio Busquets in midfield along with Pedri and Frenkie de Jong. Jordi Alba is in at left-back, while Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Andreas Christensen form a strong bench. Manchester United, meanwhile, also go with their strongest XI. That means Casemiro comes in after his domestic suspension to start alongside compatriot Fred in defensive midfield. Bruno Fernandes captains the side, with in-form Marcus Rashford to his left and and Jadon Sancho getting the nod on the right. Wout Weghorst starts up front, with Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalto and Alejandro Garnacho on the bench.
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