Where and when to watch the Europa League final?
Spaniards and English have an appointment in Gdansk in Poland, in the Energa Gdansk stadium, for the final of the Europa League this Wednesday.
The kick-off will be given by Clément Turpin, French referee, at 9 p.m.
The meeting will be broadcast on RMC Sport 1 and unencrypted on RMC Story, the free channel of the Altice group.
Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani, comebacks?
“La Pioche” is rediscovering its colors at the end of the season. Relegated to a role of luxury replacement by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the start of the season, Paul Pogba is back in shape. After having tasted the bench during the resumption of the English championship last September, the French had to make a long detour through the infirmary because of a capricious ankle. Cumulating more than two months of absence throughout this season, the former Juventus has regained full possession of his means, to the delight of Mancunians. Since March 18, the date of his return, Pogba has scored two goals, all in C3, and delivered six assists in all competitions, in 13 games. Edinson Cavani is also in sparkling form. The Uruguayan, an unhappy time in England,has adapted to the Mancunian way of life to the point of extending his adventure in Old Traford by one year. Since April 11, he has scored nine goals and delivered four assists in ten games.
How many sleeps until the final, @ECavaniOfficial?
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- Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 25, 2021
Unai Emery, greatest coach in the history of the C3?
It's definitely his competition.
With Villarreal, Unai Emery is playing his fifth Europa League final.
The former PSG coach won it three times in three attempts with Sevilla FC (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016), but had to lose to Chelsea with Arsenal in 2019. With the Under - yellow navy, the challenge promises to be very high: it is the first final in the history of Villarreal.
The club from the suburbs of Valencia has never played a final, whether on the national or continental stage.
The baptism of fire.
Why Monaco will support Manchester United?
As in recent years, the third in Ligue 1 is particularly interested in the final of the Europa League.
Since the 2018-2019 edition, if the winner of the C3 is already qualified for the Champions League via the championship, then the third in Ligue 1 is exempt from the two rounds of play-offs and goes directly to the group stage.
OL in 2019 and Rennes last year took advantage of this system.
But this year, as in 2019, one of the finalists did not qualify for the Champions League by the championship.
If Villarreal wins this Wednesday, they will play in the C1, while Monaco will play two rounds of play-offs.
On the other hand, if Manchester United wins, the Monegasques will be sure to play in the group stage.
Clément Turpin, a sign that French arbitration is going well?
For the first time since 2001, a Frenchman will referee a European Cup final (if we exclude the Supercup that Stéphanie Frappart led in 2019).
Gilles Veissière was the whistle of the 2001 UEFA Cup final, ancestor of the current Europa League.
Clément Turpin therefore confirms his evolution within the hierarchy of European referees.
With Stéphanie Frappart, he is the figurehead of French arbitration while he is the only Habs to have been selected for Euro 2021 (Frappart being retained only as fourth arbitrator).
A French has not refereed a C1 final since Michel Vautrot in 1986, at a time when it was still the European Champion Clubs' Cup.
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