{"id":1457,"date":"2022-11-07T15:20:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=1457"},"modified":"2022-11-07T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T15:20:31","slug":"2022-11-07-uel-round-of-32-mufc-fcb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2022-11-07-uel-round-of-32-mufc-fcb","title":{"rendered":"How the Mighty have Fallen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United and FC Barcelona, two of the most decorated clubs in world football, will meet in Europe&#8217;s secondary club competition in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UEFA Europa League last-16 play-off draw was completed at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland where Man United and Barca were paired together in the very first tie of the ceremony on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Devils and La Blaugrana are no strangers to each other, having met 10 times in the Champions League era, including two finals and one semi-final clash between 2008-2011. Now, with both clubs undergoing respective transition periods, they find themselves bound to share a pitch in the Europa League Round of 32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?? Barcelona vs Manchester United ???????<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UELdraw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UELdraw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kG6YiYq6Io\">pic.twitter.com\/kG6YiYq6Io<\/a><\/p>\u2014 UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EuropaLeague\/status\/1589591627026165760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Man United finished 2nd in its Europa League group, while Barca were demoted from the Champions League after they ended 3rd behind Bayern Munich and Benfica in the group phase. Precisely one hour before United and Barca were drawn together on Monday afternoon, their arch rivals Liverpool and Real Madrid were also paired together in the Champions League last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-legged battle in February next year should make for interesting viewing. Were they to face off immediately, both teams would have their fair share of flaws and weaknesses to contend with; United are searching for stability under manager Erik ten Hag while Barca continues with its rebuild under club legend Xaxi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo and United twice faced Barca in a Champions League final in the space of three years during his first spell at Old Trafford. It is unclear whether Ronaldo will still be a United player come these crucial clashes with Barca, by which time the Portugal icon will have already turned 38 years-old.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/ronaldo-2008-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><figcaption>Cristiano Ronaldo in action for Man United against Barcelona in 2008.<br>(Photo by Etsuo Hara\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The other seven pairings in the Europa League Round of 16 playoffs are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8211; 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