SPAIN: The first leg of the Europa League was a tragedy, but the second leg was a farce. Nine minutes remained when David de Gea fell far from his line, putting the ball at the feet of Youssef En-Nesyri. The Moroccan scored from 30 yards out to complete the quarterfinal, making it Sevilla’s fifth over two legs.
Manchester United scored two goals in the first leg and assisted the remaining goals in the second leg. Loïc Badé’s shot off his shoulder looped over the keeper and in, while En-Nesyri scored the first and third goals. Sevilla will go to the semifinals after a night of self-destruction, with the stadium reverberating with their footsteps.
United was defeated by far superior squad, with Erik ten Hag admitting that De Gea and Harry Maguire lacked character and fight. Lisandro Martínez and Raphael Varane were forced to leave, and two own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Maguire in the 84th and 92nd minutes made this possible. Erik may still go back to the first leg and how his squad failed to take the chances that would have finished everything early.
The first leg of the match between Sevilla and Manchester United was a ludicrous affair. Sevilla’s fans unfurled a banner that read “Lord and Master” to remind them that this was their competition. Marco sent Marcel Sabitzer flying off the pitch, and Sevilla responded by forcing the first corner on 29 seconds. After only eight minutes, they placed the ball in David de Gea’s goal after barely clearing the paper that had buried it.
José Luis Mendilibar’s team has streamlined their performance and expects an intense, direct, and error-free performance. The opening goal was not an own goal but could have been one. De Gea’s pass to Maguire put the centre-back under pressure outside of his area, and he dropped the ball while En-Nesyri and Erik Lamela pursued him. Mendilibar praised the plan to steal their half.
Sevilla noticed that United was afraid and called for De Gea and Maguire, which resulted in a tense scuffle. Aaron Wan-Bissaka had a great opportunity midway through the half, but United needed to be more focused. Marco’s exit soon after necessitated a reorganisation of the midfield, but a rabona cross from Nemanja Gudelj nearly provided Lucas Ocampos with an opportunity, which spoke of the confidence Sevilla felt at this time.
Fernando created openings for Lamela, Suso, and Ivan Rakitic. Ocampos placed the ball in the net after Suso’s shot was stopped, but the VAR disallowed it due to offside. Fernando then created openings for Lamela, Suso, and Ivan Rakitic. Ocampos placed the ball in the net after Suso’s shot was stopped, but the VAR disallowed it due to offside.
Marcus Rashford was introduced during the interval, but nobody spoke up. Sevilla scored their second goal after a corner hit Badé’s shoulder. After a chaotic scramble, Sevilla came close to achieving the third goal, but Enesyri could not push the ball past De Gea and Luke Shaw.
United needed a significant item but needed it. The 45 minutes produced were Jess Navas advancing on Wout Weghorst, Bono blocking Casemiro’s shot, and Gudelj diving in front of Weghorst. The only opportunity the visitors produced was for their adversaries, who would have had an open goal and allowed Sevilla to go to the semifinals.
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