Solskjaer hails Edinson Cavani, David De Gea after Man Utd reach Europa League final
Football | May 07, 2021 14:46 ISTCavani scored twice in each game while De Gea produced some fine saves as United advanced 8-5 on aggregate.
Cavani scored twice in each game while De Gea produced some fine saves as United advanced 8-5 on aggregate.
Emery's Villarreal held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday, which was enough to secure a 2-1 aggregate win.
An inspired goalkeeping performance by David de Gea ensured United was only beaten 3-2 by Roma in a wild second leg of the Europa League semifinals.
Villarreal are making their fifth attempt to reach a European final, having failed on all previous occasions.
Cavani scored two of United’s five second-half goals, with Fernandes adding a penalty to his brilliantly taken first-half opener before Paul Pogba and substitute Mason Greenwood also netted.
In September, he was so close to joining Juventus that he momentarily stopped playing for Roma. In January, there was a supposed swap deal set up with Inter Milan for Alexis Sánchez.
While United will meet Roma in the semifinal, Arsenal will face Villarreal, currently managed by the London club's former boss Unai Emery.
Arsenal paid the price for a lack of concentration after failing to defend Nicolas Pépé’s 86th-minute opener.
Man United, which also won the Europa League in 2017, was drawn to travel to Spain for the first leg on April 8.
Paul Pogba scored the only goal of the match as Manchester United beat AC Milan 2-1 on aggregate to reach the Europa League quarterfinals.
Kjær capitalised on poor defending to head in a corner in the 92nd minute to give the Italian side a slight advantage ahead of the second leg next week.
Friday's draw sends Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to the English club where he played for two years.
Manchester United drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad for a 4-0 aggregate win, and Milan progressed on away goals, 3-3 on aggregate, after drawing 1-1 at home with Red Star Belgrade.
Bruno Fernandes scored twice as Manchester United took a big step toward the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 “away” win over Real Sociedad.
United is back in the Europa League for the third time in five seasons, a sign of the times for a club once regarded as one of the continental heavyweights.
UEFA said the home stadium of Juventus in Turin will stage the first leg of the round of 32 on Feb. 18.
Seven-time European champion AC Milan was paired with 1991 European Cup winner Red Star Belgrade.
Napoli finished top of Group F, while Sociedad edged ahead of AZ Alkmaar into second. Alkmaar would have advanced with a win but lost 2-1 at already eliminated Rijelka.
If ever there was a signal of the team’s decline since the retirement of Alex Ferguson, it’s that United will be featuring in Europe’s oft-derided second-tier competition
2000 fans were allowed inside the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal beat Rapid Vienna 4-1 in the Europa League.
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