Both sides came into their second legs having won their away legs, Barcelona having defeated Schalke 04 1-0 in Germany, and United coming out of Italy with a 2-0 decision.
どちら側も、アウェー戦で勝利し、第二回戦に勝ち進み、バルセロナはドイツで1-0でSchalke04を破り、ユナイテッドは2-0の判定で勝ち、イタリアからやってくる。