This is historic for Villarreal. Eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2006 by Arsenal (0-1, 0-0), the Spanish club took a resounding revenge, fifteen years later, in the semi-finals of the Europa League by leaving Arsenal ( 2-1, 0-0), and will play the first European final in its history against another English club, Manchester United (see below) Wednesday May 26 in Gdansk (POL). Incredible C3 specialist Unai Emery, the coach of the Yellow Submarine, who won three with Sevilla FC (2014, 2015, 2016) and lost a final in 2019 against Chelsea (1-4) at the head of the Gunners, from which he was sacked on the following November 29, can also savor his revenge.
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But before that, the Basque technician still had to suffer a lot to see his team hold this precious goalless draw. Because his players were only really threatening on a free kick just above Parejo (24th), then a recovery from the outside of the right foot on the post of care Nigerian striker Chukwueze (27th), released just after on injury (replaced by Pino, 30th).
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And in the second half, the men of Mikel Arteta – another Basque ultimately disappointed and who will therefore not save Arsenal’s season, dropped in the Premier League – largely dominated and had several clear opportunities to score the goal that would have qualified them . But Pépé (47th), Smith-Rowe (50th), Holding (72nd, 74th) and especially Aubameyang who found the post of the head (79th) did not manage to conclude. There will therefore be no English “Grand Slam” in the two European Cup finals as in 2019 (Liverpool – Tottenham 2-0 in C1 and Chelsea – Arsenal 4-1, therefore, in C3). The Premier League clubs, which will meet again in the final of the Champions League (Manchester City – Chelsea on May 29 in Istanbul) will be only three this time, including …
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In Rome, Manchester United trembled on the hour mark
… Manchester United, who certainly qualified quite clearly (8-5!) On all two matches against AS Roma. Because after his great success to go to Old Trafford (6-2), he lost only (2-3) on the lawn of the Olympic stadium.
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But after having opened the scoring by Edinson Cavani with a sharp right strike on a service from Fred (39th), the Red Devils almost conceded … four goals in five minutes around the hour mark. ” finally conceded only two, because after the successes of Dzeko from the head (57th) and Cristante with a superb strike from the right (60th), De Gea miraculously interposed in front of Pedro (61st) and Mkhitaryan (62nd) ), each time at close range!
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14 goals for Cavani, 17 assists for Bruno Fernandes
Then after a huge opportunity missed by Greenwood (66th), the insatiable Cavani definitely reassured his people with his fourteenth goal this season (the fifth in C3, including four against Roma). Either a head stuck on a perfect cross from Bruno Fernandes (69th) who totaled 17 assists including four in C3)
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Mkhitaryan, who found the post (74th) and Dzeko, whose header went over the top (77th), failed, but the young Polish striker Zalewski, who entered the game, finally offered a success for the honor (and rather deserved) to Roma with a nice volley of the right (83rd). However, it is therefore MU who has passed and will therefore play against Villarreal in Gdansk, on Wednesday May 26, his second Europa League final. And this four years, after that won in 2017 against Ajax Amsterdam (2-0), with in particular a goal from Paul Pogba, little in sight during the 64 minutes he played, in the axis this time.
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