Two goals up and seemingly cruising toward the Europa League semifinals, Manchester United is now counting the cost of a late meltdown against Sevilla.
Own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire in the 84th and 92nd minutes left the Europa League quarterfinal in the balance at 2-2 ahead of next week바카라s second leg in Spain.
Two goals up and seemingly cruising toward the Europa League semifinals, Manchester United is now counting the cost of a late meltdown against Sevilla.
Own goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire in the 84th and 92nd minutes on Thursday left the quarterfinals in the balance at 2-2 ahead of next week바카라s second leg in Spain.
Meanwhile, injuries to center backs Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez added to a bad night for Erik ten Hag.
The United manager is already without injured leading scorer Marcus Rashford at a critical point of the season. Bruno Fernandes is also suspended for the second leg after picking up his third yellow card of the competition.
바카라We had the game in our hands, we were 2-0 up and should have scored three or four, then we had some unlucky moments with injuries,바카라 Ten Hag said. 바카라I know we can do better in the last part of the game, we have to be more composed. We were a little bit unlucky defensively. It wasn바카라t a nice night.바카라
It was Sevilla바카라s visiting supporters who could be heard singing loudest at the final whistle, with Old Trafford stunned by the Spanish team바카라s fightback.
United can expect a hot reception at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium next week after giving the Spaniards a lifeline at a time when they looked to be headed out of a competition they have dominated in recent times.
바카라It바카라s as we said at halftime: with one goal we get back in the tie and we were strong enough to keep going and to take our chances,바카라 Sevilla coach Jose Luis Mendilibar said.
There is a reason why Sevilla has won the trophy six times between 2006-20 and that is because it finds a way through difficult moments.
And while it may sit 13th in the Spanish league, it refused to give up, despite being outplayed for the majority of the match.
Marcel Sabitzer scored in the 14th and 21st to give United a 2-0 halftime lead.
Antony hit the bar after the break, before Sevilla made Ten Hag바카라s team pay for failing to kill the game off, with Malacia turning Jesus Navas바카라 cross into his own net to spark the late comeback.
David de Gea pulled off a flying save to deny substitute Youssef En-Nesyri from equalizing in stoppage time. But Sevilla was soon celebrating when Maguire inadvertently diverted En-Nesyri바카라s header put past his own goalkeeper almost immediately after.
While Ten Hag must now lift his players after relinquishing control of the quarterfinals matchup, he may also have to plan ahead without key defenders.
Varane was substituted at halftime because of injury and Martinez looked in distress as he was carried off the field by Sevilla players Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel, his Argentina teammates, late on.
Ten Hag could not give details of severity of Martinez바카라s injury, but the player바카라s reaction 바카라 crouched over and covering his face with his hands on the sideline 바카라 appeared to show his own concern.
바카라I think he will not play on Sunday,바카라 Ten Hag said. 바카라It looks like that but I can바카라t say what is the diagnosis and I prefer to wait and then we are clear and know exactly what is it.바카라
United plays Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday before the second leg against Sevilla on Thursday and the FA Cup semifinal against Brighton next weekend.
바카라I have an idea what we can play on Sunday,바카라 Ten Hag said. 바카라But first we have to see tomorrow and talk with medical (staff), see who came out of the game and then we have a plan and then we will bring a good team on pitch.바카라
FEYENOORD BEATS ROMA
Matts Wieffer바카라s second-half volley helped Feyenoord beat Roma 1-0 in their Europa League first-leg quarterfinal match.
Oussama Idrissi set up the goal in the 54th minute by breaking down the left before providing a precise cross for Wieffer in a victory that was a sweet revenge for the hosts.
The game was a rematch of last year바카라s final in the the inaugural edition of the third-tier Europa Conference League, which Roma won 1-0 for coach Jose Mourinho바카라s fifth European title.
Roma forwards Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham both left the game because of injuries.
Juventus had to rely on a late goal from defender Federico Gatti who scored from close range in the 73rd minute to secure three points and a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon.
The goal came against the run of play as the Portuguese team looked ready to again upset the favorite after it eliminated English Premier League leader Arsenal in the previous round.
Florian Wirtz scored seven minutes from time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Leverkusen against Union Saint-Gilloise. Earlier in the second half, forward Victor Boniface scored his seventh goal of the campaign to put the Belgian team ahead.
EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE
West Ham바카라s perfect record in the Europa Conference League came to an end with a 1-1 draw at Gent. It had 10 wins in the third-tier competition, including qualifying.
Gent top scorer Hugo Cuypers salvaged the draw for the Belgian hosts, equalizing with his fifth goal in the competition this season 12 minutes into the second half.
Danny Ings tapped in a cross from Jarrod Bowen that came after a quickly taken throw-in by Vladimir Coufal to give the visitors a lead in the first-half stoppage time. It was the 30-year-old forward바카라s first European goal.
West Ham is still close to reaching a European semifinal for the second straight year after it was eliminated in the last four of the Europa League by the eventual winner Frankfurt last season.
The Hammers have been waiting for a European trophy since the 1965 title in the European Cup Winners바카라 Cup.
West Ham or Gent would meet Anderlecht or AZ Alkmaar in the the final four. Anderlecht won their first leg game 2-0 in Brussels.
Fiorentina will take home from Poland바카라s Lech Poznan a comfortable 4-1 advantage.
Basel was held at home 2-2 by Nice. Zeki Amdouni converted from the spot and added another for the hosts with Terem Moffi scoring both for the visitors.