UEFA Europa League: Champions League royalty Barcelona and Manchester United clash in playoff first leg
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The new generation of football fans tuning into the Europa League blockbuster playoff between traditional European powerhouses Manchester United and Barcelona may be excused if they find it difficult to believe that these two clubs fought for the Champions League title in the 2009 and 2011 finals. Since then, United have not reached another UCL final while Barcelona claimed its last crown in 2015 against Juventus. Since then, it has all been downhill for both clubs.
The fall from grace has been gradual with United failing to win a trophy since 2017 – which ironically was the Europa League itself – and though Barcelona won the Spanish league in 2018-19, their recent form in Europe leaves a lot to be desired.
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