Europa League: drama between ManU and Seville! Ex-Bundesliga star decides the semi-finals

In the first semi-final in the Europa League, Manchester United and Sevilla FC faced each other. An ex-Bundesliga star was the decisive man.

• In the first semi-final in the Europa League * Manchester United and Sevilla FC faced each other.
• The ex-Gladbacher Luuk de Jong decided the game.
• The live ticker for reading.

Sevilla FC - Manchester United 2: 1 (1: 1)

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Sevilla FC - Manchester United in the live ticker: Record winner Sevilla wants title number six

The FC Sevilla feels right at home in the Europa League . Seville is the record champion in the competition with five titles, three of them in the Europa League and two in the UEFA Cup . The ex-Gladbach Luuk de Jong scored the Andalusians with the 2: 1 against Manchester United in the final , whereon Friday at 9 p.m. in Cologne the winner of tomorrow's game between Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk will be waiting.

Manchester United is very unlucky. The 2017 winner took an early lead with a penalty and missed to score again after the break. The Red Devils fired twice as many shots on goal as Sevilla (20: 9) and allowed only three opposing shots on goal, but two of them were in. United has failed in all three cup competitions this season in the semifinals. Bitter!

A LA FINAL !! ❤️ # VamosMiSevilla #WeAreSevilla #UEL pic.twitter.com/IH8Gsd4Zp6

Final whistle! United can no longer make dangerous progress. Seville is just too ripped off and can no longer be disturbed. The Andalusians are in the final of the Europa League.

90th minute +5: Do the Red Devils get another chance? Seville plays this down very cleverly.

90th minute +4: No way through! Sevilla stand with man and mouse in and around their own penalty area. United somehow lacks the ideas and the belief in equalization.

90th minute: There are seven minutes of stoppage time! Enough time for United to force extra time. The Red Devils are too imprecise now.

87th minute: United coach Solskjaer makes the first changes very late and hopes for the turnaround. Mata and James are now in the game. Gudelj is making his corona comeback for Seville, the Serb was recently under quarantine after a positive result.

85th Minute: Will United make the comeback? The game is very muddled now. The Red Devils are slowly running out of time.

Sevilla FC - Manchester United in the live ticker: Sevilla turns the game

78: Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR for Seville! The joker stands out! Jesus Navas crosses from the right and the substitute Luuk de Jong only has to hold out his foot. The Red Devils back line slept there. Seville is turning the game!

📸 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗠𝗔𝗡! 🇳🇱 # WeareSevilla #UEL pic.twitter.com/sX0UMhr9dH

73rd Minute: Good free kick situation for Sevilla! Jordan shoots the ball into the wall, Bruno Fernandes turns away and is hit on the elbow. The Andalusians shout hand, but referee Brych refuses the penalty after radio contact. You can give it!

73rd Minute: Seville settles in United's half for a few minutes. Important relief for the Andalusians.

70th Minute: Greenwood has a lot of green in front of him and is picking up speed. The 18-year-old dribbles into the penalty area and gets bogged down. That was too stubborn!

66th Minute: Seville is now concerned about safety and only hesitantly dares to move forward. The respect for the technically strong and lightning-fast attackers of the Red Devils can be clearly felt.

63rd Minute: The first steam after the Red Devils break is out. Sevilla have cleverly calmed the game down again.

56th minute: The first change! Seville coach Julen Lopetegui sees that his team needs new impulses and pulls the first joker. Seville's discovery of the Ocampos season goes down and is replaced by Munir. Luuk de Jong also comes in, En-Nesyri has to give way. Two fresh strikers for the Andalusians.

55th Minute: United presses with all their might on the renewed leadership. Seville looks taken by surprise and now has to fight back.

53rd minute: It has to go in! The Red Devils press up, win the ball, and suddenly stand four against two. But again Martial fails alone in front of the goalkeeper.

49th Minute: Target shooting in the penalty area of ​​Seville! First Martial's finish is fought off by Bono on the left in the five, then the Frenchman lays across Rashford. His shot is blocked at the last moment.

46th minute: Big thing for United! Greenwood is sent and completes the half left in the penalty area directly. Bono shows a very strong parade!

Kick-off for the second half!

Half-time: high pace between Sevilla and Manchester United. The Red Devils dominated the early stages and deservedly led. Bruno Fernandes danced inimitably on the penalty kick and converted untenable. Then the Andalusians freed themselves and did not come to an undeserved compensation.

Halftime! A very entertaining game! Both teams show that they are right in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

45th minute +2: Uhhhhhhh, there was more in it! United countered Rashford shortly before the break, but the 22-year-old stumbled with his over-climbers.

45th minute: Rashford takes the stage! The attacker pulls in from the left and closes, but the ball goes clearly past to the left.

43rd Minute: The game is very physical. You can tell that both teams really want to go to the final.

39th Minute: Rashford pulls a free kick from over 30 meters directly on goal. Seville goalkeeper Bono has problems with the trajectory of the ball, but can save.

33rd Minute: United digested the equalizer well! Pogba plays the ball nicely across the penalty area. Martial pulls directly, but his sharp flick flies just over the gate.

31. Mintute: Sevilla and United deliver a balanced duel at a high level. Two goals are already on the billboard. It can go on like this!

Sevilla FC - Manchester United in the live ticker: Sevilla equalizes

26th minute: TOOOOOOOOOR for Seville! The equalization had indicated in the last few minutes. Reguilon escapes on the left and plays in the penalty area across to Suso, who places the ball in the right corner.

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22nd minute: Referee Brych now has to be careful that he maintains control. United's Fred goes hard against Ocampos and is admonished one last time by Brych.

20th minute: The game is now getting more intense! There are more tackles, nicknames and fouls.

16. Minute: First chance for Seville! Ocampos comes to the left in the penalty area from an acute angle and checks de Gea, but the keeper holds out his fists.

14th minute: United counters! Nice counterattack by the English, but Fred gets into reserve and misses the box.

13.Minute: Now Sevilla is challenged and tries to control the ball.

Sevilla FC - Manchester United in the live ticker: Early goal by United

9th minute: TOOOOOOOOOOR for United! There is no better way to score a penalty. Bruno Fernandes jumps towards the ball and hits the top left corner perfectly.

7th minute: Penalty for United! Martial passes on perfectly to Rashford, who pulls directly and is then fouled. Right decision!

2nd minute: United goes straight ahead and tries to force Sevilla to make mistakes. Maguire had a header just over the box, but the captain was offside.

Kickoff! The ball rolls. Who will move into the final?

8:55 p.m.: Seville's Nemanja Gudelj missed the last two games due to a positive Corona result . After the Serb started training again on Friday, the midfielder is sitting on the bench with the Andalusians today.

8:50 p.m.: For United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer , it is one of the biggest games in his young coaching career. The Norwegian shot his club as a player to the Champions League title against FC Bayern in 1999, now the 47-year-old wants to win titles as a coach with ManU. “We are ready, physically and mentally. I want my players to have fun today. I'm really looking forward to the game. We have already been in a semi-finals twice this season, but now we want to go a step further, ”said Solskjaer.

8.15 p.m.: After 2017 , Manchester United want to put a trophy in the club's showcase again, the Red Devils also won the Europa League back then . This season, however, ManU failed twice in the semi-finals , in the FA Cup against Chelsea and in the League Cup against Manchester City. In the final either Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk would wait, who will duel in Düsseldorf tomorrow evening.

7:55 p.m.: The lineups are there! Sevilla start with the same team as in the 1-0 quarter-finals against Wolverhampton. Bono , who prevented a deficit with the saved penalty, guards the goal. On the left of the back four, club legend Jesus Navas is supposed to provide momentum. On the offensive, hopes rest on Lucas Ocampos , who headed the Andalusians with his goal shortly before the end of the semifinals.

🚨 #SevillaFC starting XI 🆚 @ManUtd:

Bono - Jesús Navas, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Reguilón - Fernando, Jordán, Banega, Ocampos, Suso - En-Nesyri. #WeareSevilla #UEL pic.twitter.com/x4iLbCyeZj

Manchester United make two changes compared to the 1-0 win against Copenhagen, both on the defensive. Regular goalkeeper David de Gea , who did not miss a single minute in the Premier League this season, is in the Red Devils' box for the first time in the Europa League and displaces Sergio Romero. Victor Lindelöf replaces Eric Bailly in central defense . ManU has a lot to offer on the offensive. Bruno Fernandes , who is the top scorer in the Europa League with seven goals, whirls behind the triumvirate of the lightning-fast Greenwood, Martial and Rashford .

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7.30 p.m.: Felix Brych is the referee of the game tonight . Born in Munich, the world referee in 2017 most recently headed the round of 16 in the Champions League between Manchester City and Real Madrid. Seville against Manchester United sounds kind of like the premier class. It begins in 90 minutes.

Sevilla FC against Manchester United in the live ticker: Sevilla knocked ManU out in the premier class

6:20 p.m.: Manchester United and Seville have already met once in a knockout round in the European Cup. In the 2017/18 season, Sevilla beat ManU in the Champions League round of 16 . After a 0-0 win at home, the 2-1 win in Manchster was enough to advance in the second leg, and in the quarter-finals it was the last stop against FC Bayern (1-2, 0-0). The Andalusians will still fondly remember, after all, they celebrated their greatest success in the premier class back then.

Update from August 16, 5.10 p.m.: Both teams can compete with almost the best line- up tonight . There are no bans and almost all players are one board. Only at Manchester United there is a small downer in terms of personnel. Luke Shaw could not start the trip to NRW due to an injury. The left-back suffered an ankle injury against his ex-club Southampton in mid-July . He was still hoping for a comeback - but: “Unfortunately Luke is out for the rest of the season. It's a hard blow for him and for us. He was in top form, ”said United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .

Manchester United - Sevilla FC in the live ticker: Smash in the Europa League semi-finals

First report from August 14th: Cologne - Both of them have already brought home the big pot: Sevilla FC triumphed three times in a row from 2014 to 2016 and was replaced by Manchester United in 2017 , who prevailed in the final against Ajax Amsterdam. Together with Atletico Madrid, Sevilla are the record champions of the Europa League *. United won in the quarterfinals against Copenhagen, Seville against Wolverhampton - each 1-0.

Both teams undoubtedly have what it takes for the title - Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk are waiting in the final .

🏆 The semi-finals are set!

Who will contest the final? #UEL

Sevilla FC - Manchester United in the live ticker: Both are in top form

North Rhine-Westphalia will be the venue for the final tournament *, in which the second semi-final will be held in Düsseldorf and the final again in Cologne . Seville has not lost a game since the restart after Corona and has been unbeaten since February 9. It's especially good in defense: In the last eight competitive games, coach Julen Lopetegui's team conceded only one goal. 

But United is full of confidence to Germany: The Red Devils conceded in the last 24 competitive games and just one defeat (1: 3 against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final). The northerners can always rely on Bruno Fernandes . In nine EL games for Sporting (five appearances, five goals) and United (four appearances, two goals), he scored seven goals - placing him at the top of the competition's top scorer list. You can find out whether he is in the semi-finals and can catch up with the record players in the Europa Leauge * here in the ticker from 9 p.m. (cg) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network