Man Utd v Barcelona Betting Tips: Are we in for a Messi masterclass?

Odds and preview for Champions League clash

Manchester United have already beaten Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but they’ll have to raise their game even further to get a result against Barcelona tonight.

The Catalan club are almost certain to defend their La Liga title this term, but the Champions League is the trophy they really crave.

And with Lionel Messi in sensational form, United have it all to do in the first leg of this quarter-final tie. We’ve got all the pre-match info, ahead of kick-off at 8:00pm on BT Sport 2.

Head-to-Head

The last two meetings between these sides have both come in the Champions League Final, with Barca coming out on top both times. The 2011 Final saw Pep Guardiola’s side produce one of the all-time great club performances in a 3-1 win.

United got the better of them over two legs on their way to winning the competition in 2008 though. Paul Scholes’ long-range rocket was enough to seal the Red Devils’ place in the final.

Barcelona also haven’t won on any of their previous four visits to Old Trafford. United will hope that streak continues tonight.

Likely XIs

Man Utd: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba; Dalot, Lingard, Rashford; Lukaku

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Busquets, Rakitic, Arthur; Messi, Suarez, Coutinho

Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic could both miss out for United, which would mean Scott McTominay has a huge job on his hands in midfield.

Diogo Dalot could start ahead of Ashley Young on the right to provide extra protection against Jordi Alba’s attacking forays.