MANCHESTER UNITED will play Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Meanwhile, Juventus have been drawn against Sporting Lisbon in their last eight clash.
And if both United and Juve win their quarter-finals, they will play each other in the semis.
- Start time: 12pm GMT
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport YouTube/BT Sport 1
- Teams: Sporting Lisbon, Feyenoord, Juventus, Roma, Man Utd, Union Saint-Gilloise, Sevilla, Bayer Leverkusen.
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More on Sevilla
Sevilla have struggled in La Liga, currently 13th and only two points clear of the relegation zone after finishing third behind Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund to exit the Champions League at the group stage, writes SunSport’s Martin Lipton.
Manchester United, though, have not beaten Jorge Sampaoli’s team in their three previous meetings. After a goalless away draw, Jose Mourinho’s side succumbed 2-1 at home in the last 16 of the Champions League in 2018.
Three years later, in the Covid-interrupted 2019-20 season, United lost 2-1 in a one-off Europa League tie in Cologne after Bruno Fernandes had given them an early penalty advantage.
Juve, who meet Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out conquerors Sporting Lisbon, need to win the Europa League to qualify for next year’s Champions League unless they can get the 15 point deduction for transfer market manipulation and financial irregularities overturned.
The points deduction means the Turin side are 10 points behind fourth-placed Milan to stand seventh in Serie A. The other half of the draw sees Feyenoord host Mourino’s current club Roma for the right to play at home to Bayer Leverkusen or Belgians Union Saint-Gilloise.
Man Utd draw
Manchester United face an instant Europa League return to Seville after landing a tough last eight draw, writes SunSport’s Martin Lipton.
United, who ousted the city’s second team Real Betis in the last 16, must now take on Sevilla.
And if they get through, Erik ten Hag’s side potentially will have to beat Italian giants Juventus in the last four to reach the Budapest final.
Sevilla, the record six times winners of the competition, have lifted the trophy four times since 2013-14.
Man Utd semi-finals dates
And if Manchester United make it past the difficult obstacle of Sevilla they will face another one with Juventus and Sporting Lisbon lurking.
The first semi-final takes place on May 11 and the second leg is scheduled for May 18.
This time, though, United would play the return fixture at home – that is of course if they make it to the final four.
Man Utd quarter-finals dates
Manchester United will play their first quarter-final tie against Sevilla on April 13 at Old Trafford.
United will then travel to Seville for the second leg on April 20
Europa League draw
And let’s look back at the Europa League semi-final pairs:
Juventus/Sporting vs Man Utd/Sevilla
Feyenoord/Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen/Union Saint-Gilloise
Europa League draw
The draw has come to an end, let’s have another look at the quarter-final pairings:
Man Utd vs Sevilla
Juventus vs Sporting Lisbon
Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Feyenoord vs Roma
Europa League draw
Juventus/Sporting/Man Utd/Sevilla vs Feyenoord/Roma/Bayer Leverkusen/Union Saint-Gilloise
That’s off course the final
Europa League draw
Feyenoord/Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen/Union Saint-Gilloise
Europa League draw
Juventus/Sporting vs Man Utd/Sevilla
Another tough draw for United!
Europa League draw
Time for the semi-final draw.
Europa League draw
Feyenoord vs Roma
Europa League draw
Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Can USG do it again…?
Europa League draw
Juventus vs Sporting Lisbon
Arsenal dodged one…
Europa League draw
Manchester United vs Sevilla
United against the record Europa League winners!
Europa League draw
Here’s Manchester United!
Who do they get?
Europa League draw
And it’s Zoltan Gera who will assist with the draw!
The former Hungary international is the Europa League Final ambassador, which takes place in Budapest at his home country.
Of course, the former playmaker played for West Brom and Fulham, with whom he made the Europa League Final in 2010
Europa League draw
And here’s UEFA’s deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti.
Marchetti will be joined by a football legend for the draw
Europa League draw
Pedro Pinto continues his hosting duties after the Champions League draw.
Pinto will soon introduce a legend to help with the draw
Europa League draw
Off we go in Nyon!
Manchester United are set to find out their next opponent in the Europa League quarter-finals!
Last call
Less than 10 minutes to go until the draw, let’s remind you all who joined Manchester United in the quarter-finals:
Manchester United
Juventus
Roma
Sporting Lisbon
Bayer Leverkusen
Sevilla
Feyenoord
Union Saint-Gilloise
Credit: Reuters Not long to go now
People are taking their seats and the reps are waiting to see who they get in the quarter-finals.
Manchester United will soon know who their next obstacle will be amid their trophy bid.
United are among the favourites but Sporting Lisbon proved anything can happen after they eliminated Arsenal.
Let’s see…
Credit: Reuters
Champions League quarter-final draw
Here’s how the Champions League quarter-final draw went for Chelsea and Manchester City:
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Inter Milan vs Benfica
Man City vs Bayern Munich
AC Milan vs Napoli
Credit: EPA Sir Jim at Old Trafford
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is at Old Trafford for talks with the Glazers over a potential takeover.
Reminding you all that Sir Jim’s bid hasn’t met the unpopular owners’ £7billion asking price.
And of course Britain richest man is facing competition from Qatar.
However, Erik ten Hag’s men are focused on the task at hand ahead of the Europa League draw.
Ten Hag speaks
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag was pleased with the result against Real Betis but admitted there are areas that still need to improve.
Ten Hag told BT Sport: “I am happy but we like challenges and we knew that Betis is a good team, we saw that against Real Madrid and Barcelona. But we beat them twice so I think we performed very well.
“I think we could have taken the lead but there were moments in rest defence and our defensive transition when they could break. We had to avoid that and keep more control on the ball and use the overload in the midfield. We didn’t always do it.
“Second half was much better but they also lost energy, especially after the first goal. We were much better on the ball, much more calm, kept the ball in the opponent’s half, made them run and then you see we created chances.”
Credit: Getty Ten Hag’s rule
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has been quick to stamp his authority, writes GIACOMO PISA.
Ten Hag has not been afraid to lay down the law since taking over as boss.
Evidence of that includes the brutal extra running after the loss to Brentford earlier in the season, benching Marcus Rashford for being late before the win over Wolves, and axing Cristiano Ronaldo altogether.
In a BT Sport interview with United legend Robin van Persie, Ten Hag was asked if he had changed much in terms of the rules at the club.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
