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Villarreal will be a tough challenge for Manchester United of Europa League final. Villarreal Coach, Unai emery, is the king of the Europa League.
Duel Villarreal vs MU will be presented in the final of the Europa League. This match will be held at the Energa Stadium in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday (27/5/2021) in the morning WIB.
For Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, this is his second final as a coach. Previously, he won the 2013 Norwegian Cup with Molde.
Speaking of the coach’s experience in the final, Unai Emery is superior to Solskjaer. Emery has won the Europa League three times in four finals.
Emery won three titles in succession with Sevilla in 2014 to 2016. If he is able to beat MU in the final tonight, Emery will be the first coach to win the UEFA Cup or Europa League four times.
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains confident in the ability of Paul Pogba et al. He believes Villarreal and MU’s chances in the Europa League final are just as great.
“Every player faces the final with expectations and the pressure to win. You have to prepare to win, and we plan and hope to win but I’m sure Unai (Emery) feels the same way with his team and his players,” Solskjaer said at a press conference as reported. AS.
“It’s a long way to get here and when it’s in the final, it’s 50-50 and I feel confident we’re ready for this.”
“Anything can happen in the final. You can concede in the first minute, someone can get injured, get a red card. So we just have to be ready for everything. That’s the final, it can be decided at any time.”
In head to head, Emery has played three times against his team Solskjaer while still managing Arsenal. In the Premier League, Emery led Arsenal to a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium in March 2019 before drawing 1-1 at Old Trafford in September.
In the FA Cup, it was Solskjaer’s turn to beat Emery’s team. MU won 3-1 over Arsenal in January 2019.
Europa League Final between Villarreal and Manchester United will kick off on Thursday (27/5/2021) at 02.00 WIB.
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