Tag: Europa League
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Man Utd cruise into Europa League final, Arsenal sunk by Villarreal
Manchester United on Thursday had little difficulty in completing the job started with their semi-final first leg thrashing of Roma, progressing to the Europa League final on an 8-5 aggregate. After a 6-2 win last week, a 3-2 defeat in Italy still secured easy progress for them. But it will not be Premier League rivals…
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Europa: Arsenal thrash Slavia Prague to reach semi-final
Arsenal cruised past Slavia Prague 4-0 to book a Europa League semi-final spot on Thursday, with three quick-fire goals in seven first-half minutes to advance 5-1 on aggregate. Alexandre Lacazette struck twice, including a penalty, while Nicolas Pepe and Bukayo Saka also found the net in the quarter-final second leg to set up a last-four…
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We’re here to win Europa League – Rashford
Marcus Rashford admits Manchester United must win the Europa League this season to be happy with their campaign. United face AC Milan in the second leg of their last-16 clash on Thursday night following last week’s 1-1 draw, a potentially season-defining few days before a FA Cup tie at Leicester. “That’s been the aim since…
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Arsenal captain Aubameyang apologises after Benfica result
Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed one of the easiest chances he’ll ever find in Thursday’s 1-1 Europa League draw against Benfica, side-footing a first-half shot wide of an open net from just outside the six-yard box. The striker, who was also flagged offside on four occasions, knows his subpar performance could prove costly. The Gunners…
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UEFA Europa League round of 32 results [First Leg]
Manchester United and Tottenham both took big steps towards the Europa League last-16 with convincing away wins on Thursday night. Below are full results: Braga 0-2 AS Roma Dynamo Kiev 1-1 Club Brugge Krasnodar 2-3 Dinamo Zagreb Olympiakos 4-2 PSV Eindhoven Real Sociedad 0-4 Manchester United Red Star Belgrade 2-2 AC Milan Slavia Prague 0-0…
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UEFA announces new venues for UCL, Europa league fixtures
Europe’s football governing body, UEFA has announced new venues for a number of Champions League fixtures. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports UEFA also announced new venues for a number of Europa League fixtures. This is coming due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions emplaced by the government. SEE TABLE BELOW: Champions League Match Date New venue…
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Solskjaer names Amad Diallo in Europa League squad [Full list]
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has included Amad Diallo in his 24-man squad for the Europa League this season. The 18-year-old has yet to make an appearance for United since joining from Atalanta in January. But the Ivorian scored twice on his debut for the U23s in the 6-3 win over Liverpool on Saturday.…
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Milan withstand late pressure to beat Celtic 3-1 in Europa League
AC Milan’s Rade Krunic, Brahim Diaz and Jens Petter Hauge netted in a 3-1 win at Celtic in their Europa League Group H opener on Thursday. But the Italians had to withstand a late barrage from the Scottish champions to secure the three points. Krunic opened the scoring when he outjumped defender Stephen Welsh to…
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Arsenal chief reveals how he told Ozil about Europa League axe
After Mesut Ozil’s snub from the Europa League squad, Arsenal chief Edu has revealed of how he broke the news to the midfielder and Sokratis that they wouldn’t be registered for the competition. Edu and manager Mikel Arteta organised face-to-face meetings with the out of favour duo to explain why they were not in the…
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Man Utd move into Europa League last eight
Former Europa League winners Manchester United booked a quarter-final spot in the tournament after their second-string side laboured to a 2-1 home win over LASK Linz on Wednesday to seal a 7-1 aggregate rout of the Austrian side. United’s reward is a clash with FC Copenhagen in Cologne on Monday after the Danish side beat…