Barcelona have a point to prove in this Champions League - and that does not bode well for Manchester United

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he last English team to win a Champions League knockout game at the Nou Camp were that awkward bunch at Liverpool in the mid-part of the last decade who reached two finals and came to Barcelona in February 2007 just as the cracks were showing in Frank Rijkaard’s side.

The defending champions were beaten 2-1 by Liverpool, whose goalscorers were Craig Bellamy and John Arne Riise. Should Manchester United do something similar in the same stadium on Tuesday they will be the first side to win in the Nou Camp in any European game since Bayern Munich, in the semi-finals in 2013.

In 2007, Liverpool lost the home leg 1-0 the following week, but prevailed on away goals. When Chelsea triumphed in Barcelona...