Barcelona draws Man United, Juve meets Nantes in UEL
Barcelona will face Manchester United in its return to the UEFA Europa League after the Blaugrana were drawn against the Premier League club in the knockout round play-offs.
Xavi's side dropped into Europe's second-tier competition for the second season running after failing to progress from the Champions League group stages, finishing behind Bayern Munich and Inter.
It sets up the outstanding tie with Erik ten Hag's United, which is looking to end a trophy drought stretching back to when it last won the Europa League under Jose Mourinho in 2017.
United came second to Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League group stage, ultimately missing out to La Real by one goal.
It has paid the price for its failure in that regard, with Barca arguably the toughest draw they could possibly get and La Real already through to the competition's last 16.
Joining Barca in dropping down from the Champions League are Juventus, though they will likely be much more content with their draw after being paired with Ligue 1 side Nantes.
Europa League knockout round play-offs:
Barcelona v Manchester United
Juventus v Nantes
Sporting CP v Midtjylland
Shakhtar Donetsk v Rennes
Ajax v Union Berlin
Bayer Leverkusen v Monaco
Sevilla v PSV
Salzburg v Roma
