Sevilla vs Manchester United betting tips: Europa League quarter-final second leg preview, predictions, team news and odds
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Sevilla vs Manchester United match preview
After a simply ridiculous and inexplicable first leg at Old Trafford last Thursday, this tie is wide open.
Manchester United looked set to cruise into the semi-finals, leading 2-0 after 20 minutes a week ago, courtesy of Marcel Sabitzerβs brace.
It remained 2-0 for over an hour, with Antony coming close to a third, thwacking his shot against the post.
Then, with six minutes remaining, came the game-changing moment, with JesΓΊs Navasβ cross deflecting off both Tyrell Malacia and David de Gea before sneaking in.
When, in stoppage time, Youssef En-Nesyriβs header, that was going miles wide, hit Harry Maguireβs face and ricochet into the bottom corner.
So, out of nowhere, it finished 2-2: Sevilla in the Europa League really is football heritage.
Sevilla are six-times winners of this competition, all coming since 2006, only entering the tournament ten times during this period.
In fact, los Nervionenses have never featured in the UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-finals and not gone on to lift the trophy.
This season though theyβre well below per, emphasised by the fact JosΓ© Luis Mendilibar is their third manager of the campaign.
Los Hispalenses beat fellow-strugglers Valencia 2-0 on Sunday night, LoΓ―c BadΓ© and Suso the scorers, a win that propels them up to 13th in La Liga, on the cusp of safety.
Thus, with Sevilla not going to qualify for Europe domestically, only a brave person would back against them winning a record-extending seventh Europa League.
Since last winning this competition themselves in 2017, all six of Manchester Unitedβs European campaigns have been ended by Spanish opposition, beaten by Sevilla themselves in 2018 and 2020.
So far this season though, Erik ten Hagβs side have already beaten Real Sociedad, Barcelona and Real Betis, winning across Seville just 35 days ago.
The Red Devils beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday, their third consecutive Premier League victory, seeing them jump above Newcastle into third.
With the Carabao Cup in the bag and an FA Cup semi-final against Brighton to come on Sunday, Man United are still chasing a cup treble.
Sevilla have only ever lost seven of 111 European matches at Estadio RamΓ³n SΓ‘nchez-PizjuΓ‘n, so will ten Hagβs team add their name to that very short list?
Sevilla team news
JosΓ© Luis Mendilibar heavily rotated for the first tie, with Sundayβs trip to Valencia in mind, making it even more of a miracle that they came away with a draw.
Having won at Mestalla at the weekend, leaving Sevilla eight points clear of the drop zone, expect their strongest XI to be on show here.
JesΓΊs Navas and Youssef En-Nesyri changed the game off the bench at Old Trafford, so both will start this time.
Gonzalo Montiel is suspended, after being booked in the first leg, but Navas wouldβve started at right-back anyway.
In goal, Marko DmitroviΔ has started all three league games under Mendilibar, so itβll be intersting to see if Yassine Bounou keeps his place.
Predicted XI (4-5-1): Bounou; Navas, Gudelj, BadΓ©, AcuΓ±a; Fernando, JordΓ‘n, Suso, RakitiΔ, Bryan Gil; En-Nesyri.
Manchester United team news
Erik ten Hag comes into this tie with plenty of selection issues.
First, Bruno Fernandes is suspended, having been shown his third Europa League yellow card of the season during the first leg.
Then, both centre-backs RaphaΓ«l Varane and Lisandro MartΓnez went off injured a week ago; the former will be out for weeks, while the latter is set to be sidelined for months after having surgery on Tuesday.
So, as way the case at the City Ground on Sunday, Victor LindelΓΆf will partner Harry Maguire at the back.
With Luke Shaw out and Tyrell Malacia a doubt, Diogo Dalot could continue to fill-in at left-back.
In midfield, Marcel Sabitzer sustained an injury in the warm-up at the City Ground, which saw Christian Eriksen start for the first time since January.
If Sabitzer isnβt fit, Fred will come in alongside Casemiro, with Scott McTominay also out.
Top-scorer Marcus Rashford has travelled, but is unlikely to start, so Anthony Martial will lead the line, against the team he made 12 appearances for during an underwhelming loan spell this time last year.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): de Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, LindelΓΆf, Dalot; Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen; Antony, Sancho, Martial.
