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Manchester United v Barcelona

2–1
HT 0–1
Thursday 23rd February 2023 · Old Trafford · Att: 73,021

Manchester United beat Barcelona 2–1 at Old Trafford on Thursday 23rd February 2023 in the Europa League. Fred (47') and Antony dos Santos (73') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Clément Turpin.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 18' Robert Lewandowski pen 0–1
  3. 45' Antony dos Santos for Weghorst
  4. Half Time 0–1
  5. 47' Fred Assist: Bruno Fernandes 1–1
  6. 60' Bruno Fernandes
  7. 60' Sergi Roberto
  8. 67' Diogo Dalot for Wan-Bissaka
  9. 67' Alejandro Garnacho for Sancho
  10. 71' Robert Lewandowski
  11. 73' Antony dos Santos 2–1
  12. 78' Alejandro Garnacho
  13. 83' Sergio Busquets
  14. 86' Carlos Casemiro
  15. 88' Scott McTominay for Rashford
  16. Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

43%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Clément Turpin
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain

Starting XI

Player
1 David de Gea
6 Lisandro Martinez
8 Bruno Fernandes
10 Marcus Rashford
17 Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues 47'
18 Carlos Casemiro
19 Raphael Varane
23 Luke Shaw
25 Jadon Sancho
27 Wout Weghorst
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Substitutes
Antony dos Santos
45' for Weghorst
73'
Diogo Dalot
67' for Wan-Bissaka
Alejandro Garnacho
67' for Sancho
Scott McTominay
88' for Rashford

Barcelona Lineup

4-3-3
Starting XI
1 Marc-André ter Stegen G
4 Ronald Araújo CD-R
5 Sergio Busquets CM
9 Robert Lewandowski F ⚽
15 Andreas Christensen CD-L
19 Franck Kessié RM
20 Sergi Roberto LF
21 Frenkie de Jong LM
22 Raphinha RF
23 Jules Koundé RB
28 Alejandro Balde LB
Substitutes
10 Ansu Fati on
11 Ferran Torres on
17 Marcos Alonso on
18 Jordi Alba
24 Eric García
26 Iñaki Peña
29 Marc Casadó
32 Pablo Torre
36 Arnau Tenas

Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.

Managers

MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Xavi Hernandez
Barcelona

Match Information

Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Barcelona
4-3-3
Man Utd Barcelona
43%
Possession
57%
1.1
Expected Goals (xG)
1.2
12
Shots
6
5
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots Inside Box
3
3
Shots Outside Box
3
0
Big Chances
2
1
Corners
2
13
Fouls
12
1
Offsides
1
2
Saves
3
7.10
Avg Player Rating
6.80
28.0
Avg Age
27.6

United vs Barcelona History

Meeting 15 of 15
15
Played
4
Won
5
Drawn
6
Lost
19
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 7th March 1984.
10 Apr 2019 L 0–1 EC 16 Apr 2019 L 0–3 EC 16 Feb 2023 D 2–2 EL
23 Feb 2023 W 2–1 This match
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 6321 11750.0
Away 6033 5140.0
Neutral 3102 3633.3
All 15 meetings with Barcelona →

Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →