Manchester United and Barcelona have a healthy history of European bouts over the course of their histories. Traditionally, these are on a Champions League stage but this week the two clubs face off in the second leg of their Europa League play-off, something unimaginable a decade ago.
United’s last Champions League final saw them succumb to Barcelona at Wembley in 2011. United's last European trophy came in the 2016/17 Europa League, but their most recent Champions League triumph unforgettably came on a rainy night in Moscow in May 2008.
John Terry’s slip is etched in the minds of Chelsea and United fans alike but if a piece of luck brought the club their first Champions League trophy since 1999, then a moment of magic initially sealed their place in the final. READ MORE: How Manchester United should line up vs Barcelona United had to get past then-holders Barcelona to reach Russia.
Mikael Silvestre didn’t get off the bench in the goalless first leg at the Nou Camp but did get a taste of the action for the final moments of the second leg.