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Villarreal became the European League champion for the first time in history, and the Spanish team strategist Unai Emery became the first coach to win the tournament 4 times. He triumphed three times with another Spanish team, Sevilla.
Manchester United’s favorites took the lead in the first half of the game and took more control of the ball, but the Villarreal team scored the first goal.
29 min But Davido De Gea cleared a tremendous header from Gerardas Moreno with his fists to corner, after a great cross from the left wing. Together, it was the Spanish team’s 100th goal this season in all tournaments.
The “red devils” were hit hard on the nose, but they had no intention of lowering their hands.
After the break, Edinson Cavani took advantage of an unexpected “gift”. After a corner kick and confusion on the court, the first striker to jump to the ball in the 55th minute equalized the score (1: 1).
It is true that both the Manchester United players and the fans of this team were waiting for the verdict of the VAR judges on the video review, which was favorable to the English runners-up.
Marcus Rashford had a good chance to lead the “red devils” forward, but as long as the opponents sat with their hands asking the umpires to withdraw, he missed the goal from a position of gratitude.
The main time of the match ended 1: 1 and the teams went out to play overtime due to the rain in Ganske, but the result did not change on the scoreboard for half an hour.
Then it was time to discover the winner of the final in the 11-meter penalty lottery, where the main roles went to the goalkeepers: the Argentine Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal) and the Spanish David de Gea.
After 10 accurate shots, both teams exchanged and then it was the goalkeeper’s turn to hit the goalkeepers themselves. Rulli’s shot was strong and accurate, and De Gea’s weak shot was blocked by the Villarreal goalkeeper.
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– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 26, 2021
„Villarreal“ 1 – 1 „Manchester United“
29 ‘ [1 – 0] Gerard Moreno
55 ‘ [1 – 1] Edinsonas Cavani
Villarreal won the penalty shootout at 11:10 (Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea did not fire.)
🗒️ TEAM NEWS: Pogba will start in central midfield alongside McTominay for Manchester United …
🔴 Who are you betting on to shine?@Man Utd | #UELfinal
– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 26, 2021
🗒️ TEAM NEWS: Foyth returns from injury in place of Mario Gaspar, while Capoue replaces Coquelin. Bacca replaces the injured Chukwueze, Pino starts ahead of Alcácer …@Eng_Villarreal | #UELfinal
– UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 26, 2021
The Manchester team took second place in the recently concluded English Championship. For its part, the Villarreal team remained seventh in the Spanish championship. Interestingly, Villareal played very well in the European League, he did not fail (12 wins, 2 draws).
The Red Devils started the season in the UEFA Champions League, and when they retired, they entered the European League tournament, where they won 5 games, played two peacefully and lost one.
In the semifinals of the European League, Villareal broke London Arsenal (2: 1 and 0: 0), while Manchester United did not leave hope to the Roma footballers (6: 2, 2: 3).
Villareal competed for the first time in the final of the European League. So far, the best result of the Spanish team has been three times in the semifinals (2004, 2011, 2016).
Manchester United triumphed in the Europa League tournament in 2017, forcing Ajax Amsterdam to surrender the decisive match 2: 0. The Red Devils have won the UEFA Champions League three times. Including all European tournaments, Manchester Club participated in the final 14 times.
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