UCL: Barcelona’s starting XI vs Manchester United emerged [Full list]

Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde, is expected to name an unchanged starting XI from the side that beat Atletico Madrid at the weekend, for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Manchester United.

The Spanish champions struck a decisive blow in the La Liga title race with a 2-0 win over Atletico and now travel to Old Trafford for the first leg of their European quarter-final.

According to Catalan newspaper, Sport, Valverde is set to stick with the same XI he has used in most big games this season, injury permitting.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen will definitely start in goal, while Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet will continue their centre-back partnership.

Jordi Alba will start at left-back, though on the opposite flank Valverde will have to decide between Nelson Semedo and Sergi Roberto.

In midfield, Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic are nailed on, while Arthur is likely to be preferred to Arturo Vidal, due to his ability to manage the tempo of matches.

In attack, Ousmane Dembele is still not fully recovered despite travelling with the squad to Manchester, so Philippe Coutinho will join Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi in attack.

The bench will be made up of Jasper Cillessen, Semedo, Umtiti, Vidal, Alena, Malcom and, if passed fit, Dembele.

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