This year's Europa League play-offs featured heavyweights in the form of the group's second-place finisher
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Manchester United Football Club
The draw, which pitted Barcelona against the UEFA Champions League drop-outs, was even more intriguing than the UEFA Europa League. Barcelona coach Xavi said after the draw that Cristiano Ronaldo is still the best player in the competition.
Manchester United Football Club
A dangerous man, but Barcelona will be aiming for the Europa League title.
Commenting on the Europa League draw, Xavi said: "Once again, we have been drawn against the toughest opponents in the Europa League.
Manchester United Football Club
We have a lot of good players in Tannhäuser, but the Barcelona players will be more determined to face the tough opponents. Barcelona has never won the UEFA Cup, we will try to win the title.
Barcelona will face their old rivals, Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a former
Real Madrid soccer team
The scorer has 20 goals and 9 assists in 34 appearances against Barcelona, and Xavi is also a strong supporter of Cron's danger: Cron is not as brave as he used to be? I think he is a great player, he is a symbol of an era in world football, I think he is still the dominant player in the game.
