Manchester United did not impress in the first part of the season. The team of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not hesitate to get out of the group of the Champions League, while in the Premier League they regularly made mistakes. Nevertheless, the red devils were able to correct the situation. They are clearly betting on winning the Europa League and in the championship they are one of the contenders for gold medals. In the playoffs Manchester United went to Real Sociedad, which seemed to be able to fight, but they did not. In the first match the Red Devils defeated the Spaniards at a party with a score of 4:0, keeping a goalless draw at home. In the last round of the Premier League Manchester United showed great football and beat Manchester City in the derby with a score of 2:0, extending the streak without defeat in all competitions to 11 matches. Thus, they have managed to stay on the second line in the table, but at the same time the townspeople have 11 points more and it will be almost impossible to win back such a handicap.
Barcelona are having a very difficult season. Under the leadership of Ronald Koeman the team is not impressive, but the mentor is still able to fix it. In the Spanish championship the blue garnet are on the second line in the table with 56 points, being three points behind the leader Atletico. This handicap leaves chances for the title, but the mattress players still have a match in reserve. Also, Real Madrid is counting on the championship. The creamy are in third place and are only three points behind Barcelona. It is this three that will most likely compete for gold medals and it is very difficult to single out the favorite today. In the last round Barcelona beat away Osasuna with a score 2:0 without any problems, having won their third victory in a row in the championship and managed to get close to Atletico. Last week the “blue garnet” showed another cool match. At home with a score of 2:0, they beat Sevilla in the second leg of the Spanish Cup and put the squeeze on the opponent in extra times. Thus, Barcelona made it to the Spanish Cup final and demonstrated that they are capable of feat. This is very important on the eve of the return meeting with PSG, on which Ronald Koeman himself emphasized in an interview, trying to start the team and instill in it confidence in success, especially since not so long ago Barcelona had already done something similar precisely in the confrontation with Parisian club.
