April When they face Sevilla tomorrow in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition.
Competition attracts great importance; Being between Manchester United, who are strong contenders for the championship title this season, and Sevilla, who have won the championship title (6 titles).
The first leg of the same round, tomorrow Thursday, will witness 3 more matches; Italy’s Juventus meet Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon, Netherlands’ Feyenoord meet Italy’s Roma, Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen and Belgium’s St Kilois.
Manchester United beat Barcelona in the knockout round and then beat Real Betis in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals of the competition, which they had previously won once in the 2016-2017 season.
Now, the team is gearing up to face a more seasoned rival in the Europa League competition (formerly the European Union Cup); Meet Sevilla, who have won the championship 6 times before.
With Manchester United facing strong competition in the English Premier League for next season’s European Champions League qualifiers, the team is looking to find a safer alternative than relying on the race for places in the English Premier League. With Newcastle and Tottenham.
Manchester United are looking to return to the European stages after a long absence, after winning the English Professional League Cup last February, the team’s first title after six years without titles.
On the other hand, Sevilla seem to need more than Manchester United to win this clash, especially as the team currently sits 13th in the Spanish league and is looking to salvage its season from defeat to win a record seventh Europa League title. .
Winning the Europa League title is Sevilla’s only option to qualify for next season’s Champions League.
The two teams previously met in the 2017-2018 season in the Champions League Round of 16, a goalless draw in Spain, with Sevilla beating Manchester United 2-1.
In the 2019–2020 season, the two teams met in the semi-finals of the Europa League, with a 2–1 victory going to Sevilla before beating Inter Milan 2–1 in the final to win the title.