Sevilla tops United in Europa League, gets Juventus in semis
Six-time champion Sevilla eradicated Manchester United from the Europa League on Thursday after a 3-0 victory within the second leg of their quarterfinal.
United had overwhelmed Barcelona and Real Betis earlier in Europe’s second-tier competitors however couldn’t sustain with Sevilla — at the moment thirteenth within the Spanish league — on the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium.
Forward Youssef En-Nesyri scored twice and Sevilla superior to the semifinals 5-2 on mixture after final week’s 2-2 draw within the first leg at Old Trafford.
“This is a team that’s used to greater things,” Sevilla coach José Luis Mendilibar said. “We came from an awkward situation in Manchester, where we drew 2-2 without doing things right, and people believed that we could do it. In the end, we did it. It’s surprising for us to win a game against Manchester United without struggling and with such forcefulness, it’s not easy.”
Under stress, United defender Harry Maguire misplaced the ball exterior the world and En-Nesyri scored on a low left-footed shot into the nook previous goalkeeper David de Gea within the eighth minute.
Defender Loïc Badé headed residence two minutes into the second half and En-Nesyri made it 3-0 late on after De Gea’s blunder.
United supervisor Erik ten Hag didn’t blame the accidents of some key gamers for the loss.
“It is about the players on the pitch. They have to perform. I believe in them and trust them. Today, we were not good enough,” he told BT Sport. “Tonight, and on some other occasions, we were not ready for the game and that can’t be when you are playing for Manchester United.”
The Spaniards additionally eradicated United within the semifinals of the identical competitors in 2020.
Sevilla will face Juventus within the final 4 following the Italian group’s 1-1 draw at Sporting in Lisbon for a 2-1 mixture victory.
Ten Hag made just one change to the squad that beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 within the English Premier League on Sunday. Marcel Sabitzer changed playmaker Bruno Fernandes, who was suspended after an accumulation of yellow playing cards. Sabitzer had scored each United targets within the first leg towards Sevilla.
JUVE’S DOUBLE VICTORY
Juventus took a 1-0 result in Lisbon and superior with a 1-1 draw.
France midfielder Adrien Rabiot put the guests forward early after he netted when Sporting did not clear a nook kick.
Marcus Edwards equalized from the penalty spot within the twentieth.
Sporting knocked out English Premier League chief Arsenal within the earlier spherical.
It was the second celebration for Juventus on Thursday. The storied Italian group had a 15-point penalty suspended and jumped as much as third in Serie A.
In the Italian capital, Roma ahead Paulo Dybala scored within the 89th minute towards Feyenoord, and Stephan El Shaarawy and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini scored in further time for the Italian group to win 4-1 and advance to the semifinals on a 4-2 mixture rating.
Defender Leonardo Spinazzola scored on the hour for Roma to take a 1-0 lead however Igor Paixão equalized 10 minutes from time for the guests.
Roma beat Feyenoord in final season’s Europa Conference League last.
Roma will face Leverkusen within the last 4 after the German membership beat Union Saint-Gilloise 4-1 to advance 5-2 on mixture.
Moussa Diaby struck within the second minute to punish the hosts for a mistake and defender Mitchel Bakker volleyed in later within the first half to provide the Bundesliga membership a two-goal benefit. Jeremie Frimpong and Adam Hložek every scored within the second half and Casper Terho netted a comfort purpose for Union.
EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
West Ham acquired two targets from Michail Antonio to rout Gent 4-1 and attain the semifinals of a European competitors for a second straight 12 months.
The groups have been locked at 1-1 after the primary leg with guests taking a 1-0 lead via Hugo Cuypers’ purpose earlier than Antonio levelled at London Stadium with a header off a Jarrod Bowen free kick.
Lucas Paquetá and Declan Rice scored after the break after which Antonio added his second for the Hammers.
West Ham reached the semifinals of the Europa League final season.
The Premier League membership will subsequent meet AZ Alkmaar after the Dutch prevailed in a penalty shootout 4-1 over Anderlecht to succeed in the final 4 with a 2-0 residence victory. Their quarterfinal matchup was 2-2 on mixture after regulation and additional time.
AZ Alkmaar heart ahead Vangelis Pavlidis scored twice within the opening 13 minutes to erase Anderlecht’s 2-0 benefit from the primary leg.
Pavlidis scored his first from the penalty spot 5 minutes into the sport and leveled the combination rating solely eight minutes later. He was substituted at halftime attributable to an harm.
Fiorentina needed to depend on late targets by Riccardo Sottil and substitute Gaetano Castrovilli to succeed in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League regardless of a 3-2 residence loss to Lech Poznan.
The Serie A membership superior 6-4 on mixture after a snug 4-1 benefit from the primary leg in Poland to satisfy Basel.
The guests pulled even at 4-4 on mixture when Artur Sobiech scored within the 69th minute in Florence. Afonso Sousa and Kristoffer Velde had scored earlier.
Sottil returned the general result in the house group 12 minutes from time with Castrovilli including another in stoppage time.
Basel recovered from a purpose down at Nice with a late equalizer sending the sport to further time after they break up the primary leg 2-2. Defender Kasim Nuhu scored the decider within the 98th.
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