Manchester United suffered a shock defeat at the hands of Sevilla in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, sending them crashing out of the competition.
Sevilla dominated the game and won it 3-0 to secure a 5-2 aggregate victory. United, who led 2-0 in the first leg, eventually conceded two goals of their own, leading to a draw in the first leg. However, they couldn’t recover from the drop, and goalkeeper David De Gea had a disastrous night.
In the match, De Gea made several mistakes, including gifting a goal to Youssef N. Neisseri after passing to an isolated Harry Maguire. Loic Bade headed over his own shoulder, and the ball went over De Gea in the 47th minute. N Nesri scored in the 81st minute to complete the victory.
Juventus reached the semi-finals after holding Sporting to a 1-1 draw in Lisbon. They won 2–1 on aggregate, with Adrien Rabiot scoring in the ninth minute. Marcus Edwards converted Sporting’s penalty in the 20th minute.
The home side struggled to break down Juventus’ defence, and Ricardo Esgaio and Sebastien Coates missed Sporting’s best chances in the closing minutes. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said he expected Sevilla to win, and the two clubs would meet in the next round.
Elsewhere in the Europa League, Bayer Leverkusen beat Union Saint-Gilloise 5-2, and AS Roma advanced 4-2 after beating Feyenoord 4-1 in extra time. Gent were beaten 4-1 by West Ham, and Nice went out 3-2 on aggregate after losing 2-1 to Basel in extra time.
In other news, Italy’s highest sports court overturned a 15-point Serie A points deduction for Juventus for illegal transfer activity but asked that the case be re-examined.
The decision was announced earlier in the evening, and the club celebrated the news after progressing to the next round of the Europa League. Bayer Leverkusen will face Roma in the semi-finals.
