Scholes wish comes true. Barcelona to face Manchester United in Europa League

Barcelona have been drawn to face Manchester United in the Europa League round of 32.

Barcelona will play the first game on 16th February and the second leg of the encounter will be played on 23rd February.

It’s indeed a tough draw for Barcelona who have dropped down from the Champions League.

Draws in full:

Barcelona vs Manchester United

Juventus vs Nantes

Sporting CP vs FC Midtjylland

Shakhtar Donetsk vs Rennes

Ajax vs Union Berlin

Bayer Leverkusen vs Monaco

Sevilla vs PSV

Salzburg vs AS Roma

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes have seen his wish come true, after saying he’d want Manchester United to gest their strength against Barcelona.

Scholes told BT Sport: “Who do you want to avoid… I think Barca, I’d love to draw them, I’ve said it a few times, I’d love them to play against Barca, just to get the juices going, gets the atmosphere going at either ground.

“I think they’re capable of beating Barcelona. On the other hand, they’re a really good team, we know that.

“They’re probably the only one who I’d think you would want to avoid, as much as I want to play against them.”