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“Villarreal” UEFA Europa League final after impressive series of penalties twenty-one (1-1) beat “Manchester United” footballers and won the trophies of this tournament for the first time in history.
Gerardas Moreno delighted the crowd when, in the 29th minute, he broke through the visitors’ central defense and put the goal to equalize 1 – 0. Edinson Cavani gave the visitors the lead in the 55 minute to make it 1 – 1 on the scoreboard. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a hand in the penalty area. Rashford had a good chance to give his team the lead, but the home keeper made the save in the 70th minute.
During the impressive series of penalties, all the players of the team successfully took their shots and the result reached the level of 10:10. At the decisive moment, Spanish club goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli confidently realized the penalty, soon defeated Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea’s shot and Villarreal became the European League champion.
• Gerard Moreno became the 10th player in the five strongest European soccer leagues, scoring 30 goals this season in all tournaments (30 goals and 10 assists).
• Edinson Cavani became the third player, aged 34 and over, to reach the final of the European tournament in defense of the England club.
• Unai Emery became the first manager to win the UEFA Cup / Europa League four times (2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2020/2021).
• Man Utd lost six of the last seven penalties in all tournaments. The Red Devils triumphed in a penalty shootout in 2019 alone in the third round of the Carabao Cup with Rochdale in September.
Match progress:
An impressive series of penalties, during which the players of neither team make a mistake – 10:10. At the decisive moment, Spanish club goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli confidently realized the penalty, while Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea was imprecise and Villarreal were proclaimed European League champions.
11-meter penalty series
120 min. It was not possible to find the winner both during the main time of the match and during overtime. Therefore, there will be a series of penalties.
Match Stats (Villarreal – Man Utd)
120 min. Added 3 additional minutes of play.
115 min. The referee, using a review of VAR technology, decided not to impose an eleven meter penalty on the Villarreal team.
113 min. The referee allowed Francis Coquelinas to take it quickly, to the dismay of the unprepared goalkeeper.
106 min. The second half of the extension begins.
105 min. Break
105 min. 1 extra minute of play is added
103 min. Danielis Parejo was the first to reach the corner kick, but his header was blocked by the goalkeeper.
99 min. A spectacular volley by Alberto Moreno almost resulted in a goal, but a good save from the goalkeeper kept him out, and Alberto Moreno could only get the loose ball.
92 min. B. Fernandes fired a powerful shot, but the ball was blocked by a disinterested defender.
91 min. The first half of the extension begins.
90 min. 1 – 1 was the result of the break.
90 min. Added 3 additional minutes of play.
83 min. Danielis Parejo’s curling free kick was about to hit the target for fc, but the visiting goalkeeper managed to control it.
79 min. Scott McTominay made a low pass into the penalty area, but E. Cavani could not close it with precision.
71 min. A spectacular volley by L. Shaw almost resulted in a goal, but a good save by the goalkeeper kept him out, and E.Cavani could only deflect the fumble.
70 min. WHAT OCCASION! Marcus Rashford failed to close a few meters from a great teammate pass.
68 min. B. Fernandes made a shot from around 35 meters and FC and could not do anything about it, getting down and swerving, he did everything up.
57 min. B. Fernandes shot from a distance, but this time the ball flew close to the goal.
55 min. OBJECTIVE! E.Cavani disarmed the goalkeeper in this match with a great shot and tied the final score 1: 1.
50 min. Aaronas Wan-Bissaka tried to regain a goal for England, but despite all his work on the right, he was unable to complete the play.
46 min. The second half of the game begins.
45 min. Villarreal obtained a minimum advantage of 1: 0.
Statistics of the first half (Villarreal – Man Utd)
45 min. 2 extra minutes of play are added.
40 min. E.Cavani attempted a shot, but from an awkward position, sending the ball to the visiting fans.
33 min. Bruno Fernandes made a pass, but the latter was successfully stopped by the rivals and the English club’s attack ceased.
29 min. OBJECTIVE! Gerardas Moreno took advantage of the opponents’ broken defense and directed the ball to the goal and put Villarreal ahead 1: 0.
20 minutes. Luke Shaw hit him from around 35 yards and Luke’s and he couldn’t do anything about it, diving and swerving, he did it all.
16 min. Manuel Trigueros tried a shot, but from an uncomfortable position, sending the ball to the visiting fans.
11 min. Mason Greenwood puts the ball in the area but the ball goes wide.
7 min. Scott McTominay’us gave him a goal on a layup, tried to hit with his right and finished off with his left awkwardly.
6 min. Edinson Cavani’s spectacular volley almost resulted in a goal, but a good save by the goalkeeper kept him out, and Edinson Cavani could only deflect the fumble.
0 min. The referee announces the start of the game!
Initial compositions:
🌍 | The teams are in!
We are only an hour away from the 2020/21 Europa League final, when Villarreal and Manchester United meet in Gdansk!
The English team is looking for their seventh European trophy, while Villarreal is looking to win the first major trophy in the club’s history!#UELfinal pic.twitter.com/tica18Hhpi
– SofaScore (@SofaScoreINT) May 26, 2021
Interesting data:
• Villarreal and Manchester United will meet for the fifth time in football history. The previous four games between these teams ended in a 0-0 draw.
• The Red Devils will compete in the final of the European tournament for the eighth time. The England club has won the title five times. However, the latter did not face Barcelona twice in the UEFA Champions League final (2008/2009 and 2010/2011).
• Villarreal reached the final of the European tournament for the first time in the club’s history and became the 11th Spanish team to do so.
• England club strategist Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will only compete in the final for the second time in his coaching career. In 2013, the latter triumphed in the Norwegian Cup alongside Molde. OGSolskjaer could become the first Norwegian coach to win trophies from European tournaments.
Coach Comments:
Unai Emery, Villarreal coach:
“It just came to our notice then. At some point this season, we got responses from the team, so we know we have a very strong and solid team. Man Utd is known to be one of the favorites in this final. This is a very good team that can beat any opponent showing their best game. Still, we will try to find answers against this great team. “
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United manager:
Man Utd won five finals in Europe and lost only two against Barcelona. A great evening awaits us. It can be a starting point for a better future because we have a young team. This is a team that we have restructured over the last few years, hopefully the start of something else. Players who join Man Utd want to win trophies. They take on the challenge of becoming the best because it is the best club in the world ”.
Equipment losses:
Villarreal will not be able to help Iborra in this match. Meanwhile, Man Utd will have to work without the help of Anthony Martial and Phil Jones.
Team form:
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