UEFA Europa League News

Manchester United salvaged a point against FC Porto in the Europa League, courtesy of Harry Maguire's stoppage-time header, in a thrilling encounter on Friday. Erik ten Hag's squad breached the defences of Porto's captain and goalkeeper Diogo Costa twice, with Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund scoring.

Sevilla has still never lost a final it has contested in the Europa League or its precursor, the UEFA Cup — the team also won the competition in 2006, ’07, ’14, ’15, ’16 and ’20 — and secured a place in next season’s Champions League.

AS Roma will face six-time champion Sevilla in UEFA Europa League final, which knocked out Juventus with a 2-1 win after extra time to prevent an all-Italian final. 

With Manchester United trailing 1-0 at halftime against Barcelona and heading out of the tournament, Antony came off the bench to turn the match around. 

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The Germans Eintracht Frankfurt, unbeaten in the competition going into the final and eyeing their first European title since 1980, bounced back as Rafael Borre snuck in between two defenders to turn in a Filip Kostic cross in the 70th.

In the other last eight ties, West Ham United battled to a 1-1 home draw versus Olympique Lyonnais despite having Aaron Creswell sent off on the stroke of halftime. 

Following their shock win over Borussia Dortmund in the last round, Rangers will take a three-goal advantage into the second leg after Red Star forward Aleksandar Katai had two efforts ruled out by VAR and missed a penalty late in the first half.

Barcelona forward Ferran Torres equalised shortly before the hour mark from the penalty spot after the video assistant referee had spotted a very subtle Juan Jesus’ handball from a Adama Traore cross inside the area.

Leicester City beat Legia Warsaw 3-1 on Thursday, November 25, to leap from bottom to top of Europa League Group C and keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages.

Son Heung-min became the first goal-scorer for Antonio Conte. Tottenham scored 3 goals just 28 minutes into the game. The full-time recorded three red-cards, one for Tottenham player Romero.

Manchester United will face Villarreal in the final in Gdansk on May 26 after the Spaniards beat Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate.

The Uruguayan completed the turnaround with a simple tap-in after Roma substitute keeper Antonio Mirante failed to hold on to a low shot from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Fernandes made it 4-2 from the spot after former United defender Chris Smalling had clattered into Cavani and Pogba headed in the fifth from, inevitably, a Fernandes cross. There was still time for substitute Mason Greenwood to join in the fun with a confident finish after he was played in by the irrepressible Cavani.

United will be without suspended club captain Harry Maguire, as well as Luke Shaw and Scott McTominay for the return leg after the trio were booked. The winners of the tie will face the victors in Ajax Amsterdam’s clash with AS Roma in which the Italians hold a 2-1 lead from their first away leg which was also played on Thursday (April 8). Granada fought for a way back into what was billed as the biggest match in their recent history, with Chelsea loanee Kenedy testing David de Gea from range before Yangel Herrera – on loan from Manchester City – hit the post with a volley.

After Manchester United drew 1-1 with Milan at Old Trafford the Italian were favourites to progress but the English side have been superb on the road this season and they produced again. Pogba’s goal, three minutes after coming on as a substitute for his first appearance for almost two months, was enough to settle the tie for United who lost to Sevilla in last season’s semi-finals Newly-crowned Scottish champions Rangers slipped out after a 2-0 home defeat by Slavia Prague following a 1-1 draw away.

Manager also said that the team deserved to win. Ole has now also joined a select band of United managers to have reached a European semi-final. Other than him, just four other Reds bosses have led the team to Europa semis - Sir Matt Busby, Ron Atkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United are already 5-0 up, credits to the first leg match that took place before the COVID-19 halt on March 12. The Red Devils finished third in the Premier League 2019-20 season and have already secured qualification for Champions League in 2021.

UEFA`s club competition report said the 80 clubs spent a combined $3.98 billion in the summer window, with 43 percent of them breaking their own transfer records.

On Thursday, Gurpreet received the Award from the President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.   

Video of the incident which took place late on Tuesday showed Sarri exchanging words with defender David Luiz after a robust challenge involving the Brazilian and Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain.