Gdansk, May 26, 2021 – Villarreal e Manchester United they face off in the final of Europa League 2020/2021 at Gdansk Arena Gdansk. The Spaniards took the lead in the 30th minute with a goal by Gerard Moreno, to which he responds Cavani at 55 ‘. The game remains balanced even after extra time and is decided only by penalties, where the Yellow Submarine prevails. An endless lottery of penalties is decided after 22 kicks from the spot, when Rollers para the penalty of De Gea and writes the final word to the last act of the competition. Villarreal wins the cup and qualifies for the next Champions League.
First half
Emery field a 4-4-2 with Moreno which binds the game between the midfield and Berry acting as an offensive reference. Solskjaer chooses the 4-2-3-1 with Greenwood e Rashford on the bands e Bruno Fernandes to support the single tip Cavani. The Manchester United manages possession in this early game, with McTominay looking for the goal from outside the box at 7 ‘, without hitting the mirror. The Villarreal becomes familiar with the match as the minutes pass. Berry at 22 ‘a rabona is invented in the area to serve Pau Torres, whose head does not find the door of De Gea in twist. The Spaniards unlock the final at 30 ‘: Equal beats to perfection a kick placed by the trocar, the ball ends with the right turns on the right foot of Gerard Moreno that mocked the goalkeeper for the 1-0. The Yellow Submarine lowers to defend the advantage and well accuses the offensive impact of the British. At 46 ‘ Greenwood he puts himself on his own and punches on the right, puts a straight cross that slams on Raul Albiol e Rollers he is lucky to find the ball in his arms.
Second half
The Manchester United draw at minute 55. Rashford kicks on the fly after a defense rejected at a corner kick, his conclusion creates a flipper from which he emerges winner Cavani, who makes the tap-in on the net with the goalkeeper already lying on the ground. The Red Devils try to assert their excellent technical qualities, while the Villarreal in this second fraction of the game he fails to get close to the opponent’s area. At 71 ‘ Shaw part on the left, returns on the right sending to the bar Capua and his wrong conclusion becomes an assist for Cavani, who heads towards the goal but hits a defender in full. In the end, the British seem to have more; Shaw continues to push on the wing, at 89 ‘makes a cross for the insertion of Pogba which horns high. The score remains at 1-1 and the game goes into extra time.
Additional
The Villarreal seems to have regained some energy and tries to take advantage of the substitutes thrown into the fray by Emery, while it United he seems tired and with few cards to play from the bench. The Spaniards arrive relatively easily in the box in the 99th minute, but Moreno e Paco Alcacer they both shoot the ball in the curve. In the second overtime, very little is played: the players are exhausted, the contrasts are very hard and the interruptions are frequent. Even at the end of the extra-time the match remains blocked at 1-1.
Penalty shootout
Villarreal
1) Gerard Moreno: done
2) Dani Raba: done
3) Paco Alcacer: done
4) Alberto Moreno: done
5) Dani Parejo: done
6) Moi Gomez: accomplished
7) Raul Albiol: done
8) Francis Coquelin: accomplished
9) Mario Gaspar: done
10) Pau Torres: done
11) Geronimo Rulli: completed
Manchester United
1) Juan Mata: accomplished
2) Alex Telles: done
3) Bruno Fernandes: done
4) Marcus Rashford: accomplished
5) Edinson Cavani: done
6) Fred: accomplished
7) Daniel James: accomplished
8) Luke Shaw: accomplished
9) Axel Tuanzebe: done
10) Victor Lindelof: accomplished
11) David De Gea: stop
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