Manchester United will have eight days to prepare for Barcelona clash

Manchester United will have eight days to prepare for Barcelona clash

El Manchester United se juega la temporada ante el Barcelona
El Manchester United se juega la temporada ante el Barcelona | sport

Solskjaer's side have a lot more rest than Barca before the Old Trafford first leg

Man United will have eight days of rest to prepare for the first of the two Champions League clashes against Barcelona. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were eliminated from the FA Cup and don't have a Premier League fixture the weekend before the UCL games start.

Meanwhile, before their quarter-final first leg clash at Old Trafford, Barcelona host Atletico Madrid in La Liga. 

Between now and the Barca game, Man United face Watford and then Wolves in the Premier League.

Barca, meanwhile, have a Catalan derby clash with Espanyol, then face Villarreal and finally Atletico. 

The rest will be more even ahead of the second leg. United play West Ham at home three days before playing at Camp Nou, while Barca travel to Huesca that day.