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Last week was the first time Manchester United have drawn a first leg of a European tie away from home 2-2. They’ve recored a first-leg away draw on 17 other occasions in Uefa-approved competition, going on to win 12 of the 18 ties in total … but they lost the most recent, against Atletico Madrid in last season’s Champions League last 16.
Barca have been held to a draw at home in the first leg of a Uefa tie on 13 previous occasions. They’re only a smidge better than one in two going forward, having progressed in seven of those ties. They succeeded on that score twice in the Europa League last season, going through against Napoli and Galatasaray after first-leg home draws … and after their one and only first-leg home 2-2 draw, against PSV in the 1995-96 Uefa Cup quarter-finals, they advanced after a 3-2 win in Eindhoven.
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