Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
Sevilla
Manchester United
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On April 20, Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (Sevilla) will host the second leg of the 1/4 finals of the Europa League, in which Sevilla will compete with Manchester United. The battle will start at 21:00 CET.
Sevilla
The club, being under the rule of Lopetegui, was habitually moving to another place in the top 4 of the La Liga. Even then there were some signs of a decline, but they were not noticed, and as a result, they were not corrected in the summer. And Julen paid for that with a quick resignation, but it is noteworthy that his successor, Sampaoli, is already out of work. It is Mendilibar who has to somehow finish the season in the Primera, where there is nothing really to struggle for. It goes without saying that the team moved away from the relegation zone, but the places, which give a ticket to the European competitions, are unattainable. Furthermore, it only remained to focus on the Europa League. There, the previous mentor overcame both PSV and Fenerbahçe – both times the team reached the next round by means of a confident home victory in the first match. The away battle with Manchester United resulted in a draw, albeit based on luck.
Manchester United
The team does not participate in the Champions League this season – this is the result of the failure in 2021/2022. At the same time, there are chances to win as many as three trophies, with the proviso that finishing in the top 4 of the Premier League remains an “obligatory part of the plan”. The leadership is impossible there – City and Arsenal are noticeably stronger, moreover, there is a fierce struggle for the rest of the places in the quartet, which requires a lot of energy. Still, “the Mancunians” have already lifted the EFL Cup over their heads and reached the semi-finals in another similar tournament. Speaking about the play-offs of the Europa League, they managed to knock out such representatives of the Primera as Barcelona and Betis. The British grandee seemed to bring the things to a rout a week ago at Old Trafford. Nevertheless, the team scored 2 own goals in the last 10 minutes of the game and missed the victory.
The statistics of head-to-head matches
Sevilla was a curse for “the Red Devils”. It knocked out the English giants in the Champions League play-offs in 2018, and stole the victory in a long final shoot-out in the Europa League in 2020.
Predictions
Bookmakers do not believe in Sevilla. “The Mancunians” should gather their power and win in Spain (odd: 2.16).
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