Europa League Roundup: Manchester United draws, Feyenoord beats Roma
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Two objectives up and seemingly cruising towards the Europa League semifinals, Manchester United is now counting the price of a late meltdown in opposition to Sevilla.
Own objectives from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire within the 84th and 92nd minutes on Thursday left the quarterfinals within the stability at 2-2 forward of subsequent week’s second leg in Spain.
Meanwhile, accidents to heart backs Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez added to a nasty night time for Erik ten Hag.
The United supervisor is already with out injured main scorer Marcus Rashford at a important level of the season. Bruno Fernandes can also be suspended for the second leg after selecting up his third yellow card of the competitors.
“We had the game in our hands, we were 2-0 up and should have scored three or four, then we had some unlucky moments with injuries,” Ten Hag stated. “I know we can do better in the last part of the game, we have to be more composed. We were a little bit unlucky defensively. It wasn’t a nice night.”
It was Sevilla’s visiting supporters who may very well be heard singing loudest on the remaining whistle, with Old Trafford surprised by the Spanish workforce’s fightback.
United can anticipate a sizzling reception at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium subsequent week after giving the Spaniards a lifeline at a time once they appeared to be headed out of a contest they’ve dominated in latest occasions.
“It’s as we said at halftime: with one goal we get back in the tie and we were strong enough to keep going and to take our chances,” Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar stated.
There is a motive why Sevilla has received the trophy six occasions between 2006-20 and that’s as a result of it finds a method by tough moments.
And whereas it might sit thirteenth within the Spanish league, it refused to surrender, regardless of being outplayed for almost all of the match.
Marcel Sabitzer scored within the 14th and twenty first to present United a 2-0 halftime lead.
Antony hit the bar after the break, earlier than Sevilla made Ten Hag’s workforce pay for failing to kill the sport off, with Malacia turning Jesus Navas’ cross into his personal web to spark the late comeback.
David de Gea pulled off a flying save to disclaim substitute Youssef En-Nesyri from equalizing in stoppage time. But Sevilla was quickly celebrating when Maguire inadvertently diverted En-Nesyri’s header put previous his personal goalkeeper nearly instantly after.
While Ten Hag should now elevate his gamers after relinquishing management of the quarterfinals matchup, he can also must plan forward with out key defenders.
Varane was substituted at halftime due to damage and Martinez regarded in misery as he was carried off the sphere by Sevilla gamers Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel, his Argentina teammates, late on.
Ten Hag couldn’t give particulars of severity of Martinez’s damage, however the participant’s response — crouched over and masking his face together with his fingers on the sideline — appeared to point out his personal concern.
“I think he will not play on Sunday,” Ten Hag stated. “It looks like that but I can’t say what is the diagnosis and I prefer to wait and then we are clear and know exactly what is it.”
United performs Nottingham Forest within the Premier League on Sunday earlier than the second leg in opposition to Sevilla on Thursday and the FA Cup semifinal in opposition to Brighton subsequent weekend.
“I have an idea what we can play on Sunday,” Ten Hag stated. “But first we have to see tomorrow and talk with medical (staff), see who came out of the game and then we have a plan and then we will bring a good team on pitch.”
FEYENOORD BEATS ROMA
Matts Wieffer’s second-half volley helped Feyenoord beat Roma 1-0 of their Europa League first-leg quarterfinal match.
Oussama Idrissi arrange the aim within the 54th minute by breaking down the left earlier than offering a exact cross for Wieffer in a victory that was a candy revenge for the hosts.
The recreation was a rematch of final 12 months’s remaining within the the inaugural version of the third-tier Europa Conference League, which Roma received 1-0 for coach Jose Mourinho’s fifth European title.
Roma forwards Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham each left the sport due to accidents.
Juventus needed to depend on a late aim from defender Federico Gatti who scored from shut vary within the 73rd minute to safe three factors and a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon.
The aim got here in opposition to the run of play because the Portuguese workforce regarded able to once more upset the favourite after it eradicated English Premier League chief Arsenal within the earlier spherical.
Florian Wirtz scored seven minutes from time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Leverkusen in opposition to Union Saint-Gilloise. Earlier within the second half, ahead Victor Boniface scored his seventh aim of the marketing campaign to place the Belgian workforce forward.
EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
West Ham’s excellent report within the Europa Conference League got here to an finish with a 1-1 draw at Gent. It had 10 wins within the third-tier competitors, together with qualifying.
Gent high scorer Hugo Cuypers salvaged the draw for the Belgian hosts, equalizing together with his fifth aim within the competitors this season 12 minutes into the second half.
Danny Ings tapped in a cross from Jarrod Bowen that got here after a shortly taken throw-in by Vladimir Coufal to present the guests a lead within the first-half stoppage time. It was the 30-year-old ahead’s first European aim.
West Ham remains to be near reaching a European semifinal for the second straight 12 months after it was eradicated within the final 4 of the Europa League by the eventual winner Frankfurt final season.
The Hammers have been ready for a European trophy because the 1965 title within the European Cup Winners’ Cup.
West Ham or Gent would meet Anderlecht or AZ Alkmaar within the the ultimate 4. Anderlecht received their first leg recreation 2-0 in Brussels.
Fiorentina will take residence from Poland’s Lech Poznan a cushty 4-1 benefit.
Basel was held at residence 2-2 by Nice. Zeki Amdouni transformed from the spot and added one other for the hosts with Terem Moffi scoring each for the guests.
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