Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 12.
23.02.2023 - 15:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United and Barcelona are set to lock horns once again in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie on Thursday.
The tie is very much in the balance after an entertaining 2-2 draw at Camp Nou last week, though United will fancy their chances after an impressive performance in Spain. Barca will be without both Pedri (injury) and Gavi (suspension), while Erik ten Hag can call upon Lisandro Martinez and Marcel Sabitzer having both missed the first leg through suspension.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the mouth-watering second-leg clash at Old Trafford.
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The second leg will take place at Old Trafford on Thursday, February 23, with kick-off at 8:00pm. For US-based supporters that is 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 12:00pm Pacific Standard Time (PST).
The match will be shown on BT Sport 2 in the UK and will also be available on the BT Sport app and at bt.com/sport for live streaming to subscribers. Coverage will get underway an hour before kick-off.
In the USA, Paramount have exclusive streaming rights to the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League until the end of the 2029/30 campaign. They will be streaming every fixture in the competition via their Paramount+ service, so a paid subscription is required.
As always, the Manchester Evening News will bring you live updates with our matchday blog.
As mentioned, both Martinez and Sabitzer will be available after serving suspensions in the first leg, while Scott McTominay is also in contention after returning against Leicester City on Sunday. Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek remain long-term absentees.
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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 12.
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