A FORMER Manchester United ace’s son is set for a crunch Champions League clash tonight… and he will be facing one of his legendary dad’s old teams.
The league phase of Europe’s elite competition comes to a close tonight with all 36 teams in action as they fight it out for a place in the next round of the competition.
Henrik Larsson’s son Jordan Larsson will be among the players looking to extend their Champions League journey with his club Copenhagen.
And Jordan, 28, will be facing Barcelona at the Nou Camp, where Henrik, 54, spent two years of his illustrious career.
The winger is facing a daunting task as the reigning Danish champions need to beat Barca to book their place in the Champions League play-offs, although a draw could prove enough if other results go their way.
The Sweden international could get some useful advice from his dad as he knows everything about the Blaugrana having won two LaLiga titles as well as the 2006 Champions League while playing for them.
In fact, Henrik proved to be crucial in Barcelona’s European title win 20 years ago against Arsenal in the final.
The legendary striker came on as a second-half substitute in Paris when the Gunners led 1-0 thanks to Sol Campbell’s opener, despite losing goalkeeper Jens Lehmann to a controversial red card.
The iconic Swede set up Samuel Eto’o for the equaliser and participated in Juliano Belletti’s winner.
A year after his Champions League heroics, Henrik joined United on loan from Helsingborgs.
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The famous forward shone bright despite his brief three-month stint at Old Trafford where he amassed three goals in 13 appearances and picked up a Premier League winners’ medal.
Of course that all took place after Henrik‘s stunning seven-year spell at Celtic where he registered a staggering 227 goals and 66 assists in 301 appearances before his move to Barcelona in 2004.
Jordan has had more of a nomadic career compared to his father as he played for the likes of Hogaborgs, Helsingborgs, NEC, Norrkoping, Spartak Moscow, AIK and Schalke before moving to Copenhagen in 2023.
The forward has since amassed a total of 31 goals and nine assists in 121 appearances with the Danish outfit.