Manchester United 2-2 Sevilla: Late own goals leave Europa League tie evenly poised

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A header from Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri deflects disconnected  Manchester United's Harry Maguire and pulls them level   successful  the Europa LeagueHarry Maguire's precocious ain extremity came aft helium replaced Raphael Varane astatine half-time

Manchester United conceded 2 ain goals and mislaid Lisandro Martinez to a serious-looking wounded successful the last six minutes against Sevilla to enactment their Europa League hopes successful jeopardy.

United looked to beryllium coasting to a quarter-final first-leg triumph astatine Old Trafford acknowledgment to Marcel Sabitzer's first-half double.

However, aft Antony had deed the crossbar, Sevilla came backmost into the contention and profited from a unspeakable ending to the crippled for Erik 10 Hag's men.

First Tyrell Malacia diverted the shot past David de Gea aft erstwhile Manchester City antheral Jesus Navas had pulled a debased transverse backmost from the goalline.

Then, 2 minutes into wounded time, Youssef En-Nesyri's off-target header struck Harry Maguire to permission De Gea helpless arsenic it flew into the net.

The scoreline is atrocious capable arsenic it leaves United facing a conflict to unafraid the semi-final spot they seemed to person virtually sealed.

However, the nonaccomplishment of Martinez is simply a large concern, peculiarly arsenic Raphael Varane had to beryllium replaced astatine half-time.

Martinez had to beryllium carried from the tract by his Argentina team-mates Gonzalo Montiel and Marcos Acuna and past near for the dressing country connected a stretcher successful evident symptom aft catching his ft successful the turf with nary hostile adjacent him.

Martinez wounded fear

Having opted against replacing Marcus Rashford erstwhile his broadside were two goals up against Everton astatine the play and seeing the England antheral get injured, it was astir apt not a astonishment erstwhile United brag Erik 10 Hag took disconnected cardinal antheral Bruno Fernandes, positive Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial aft an hour.

At that constituent United had a steadfast advantage, with Sabitzer profiting from fantabulous done balls from Fernandes and Martial and Ten Hag presumably reasoned it was a omniscient enactment not to instrumentality a hazard with truthful galore large games to come.

But the determination allowed Sevilla to summation immoderate momentum. United's extremity came nether menace and eventually, their pb disappeared.

Arguably though, the grade of Martinez's wounded is of much concern.

The Argentine has been a stone astatine the bosom of United's defence this play and, fixed the wide symptom helium was successful arsenic helium sat sadly by the touchline waiting to beryllium carried to the dressing rooms, determination indispensable beryllium immense uncertainty implicit erstwhile helium volition play again, which could spot his side's play nether a menace that antecedently did not look to exist.

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Manchester United

  1. Squad number1Player namede Gea

  2. Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka

  3. Squad number19Player nameVarane

  4. Squad number6Player nameLi Martínez

  5. Squad number12Player nameMalacia

  6. Squad number18Player nameCasemiro

  7. Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes

  8. Squad number21Player nameAntony

  9. Squad number15Player nameSabitzer

  10. Squad number25Player nameSancho

  11. Squad number9Player nameMartial

  1. Squad number5Player nameMaguire

  2. Squad number14Player nameEriksen

  3. Squad number27Player nameWeghorst

  4. Squad number28Player namePellistri

  5. Squad number36Player nameElanga

Sevilla

  1. Squad number13Player nameBono

  2. Squad number2Player nameMontiel

  3. Squad number14Player nameNianzou

  4. Squad number23Player nameMarcão

  5. Squad number19Player nameAcuña

  6. Squad number20Player nameFernando

  7. Squad number6Player nameGudelj

  8. Squad number55Player nameOcampos

  9. Squad number10Player nameRakitic

  10. Squad number21Player nameTorres

  11. Squad number17Player nameLamela

  1. Squad number7Player nameSuso

  2. Squad number15Player nameEn-Nesyri

  3. Squad number16Player nameNavas

  4. Squad number24Player namePapu Gómez

Line-ups

Man Utd

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1de Gea
  • 29Wan-Bissaka
  • 19VaraneSubstituted forMaguireat 45'minutes
  • 6Li MartínezSubstituted forat 86'minutes
  • 12Malacia
  • 18Casemiro
  • 8Bruno FernandesBooked astatine 41minsSubstituted forEriksenat 62'minutes
  • 21AntonyBooked astatine 65minsSubstituted forPellistriat 81'minutesBooked astatine 89mins
  • 15Sabitzer
  • 25SanchoSubstituted forElangaat 63'minutes
  • 9MartialSubstituted forWeghorstat 62'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Lindelöf
  • 5Maguire
  • 14Eriksen
  • 17Fred
  • 20Dalot
  • 27Weghorst
  • 28Pellistri
  • 31Butland
  • 36Elanga
  • 50Vítek
  • 55Iqbal

Sevilla

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 13Bono
  • 2MontielBooked astatine 11minsSubstituted forGómezat 90'minutes
  • 14NianzouSubstituted forFernández Sáenz de la Torreat 73'minutes
  • 23do Nascimento Teixeira
  • 19AcuñaBooked astatine 72mins
  • 20Reges
  • 6GudeljBooked astatine 58mins
  • 55Ocampos
  • 10RakiticBooked astatine 25mins
  • 21TorresSubstituted forNavasat 45'minutes
  • 17LamelaBooked astatine 38minsSubstituted forEn-Nesyriat 67'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Dmitrovic
  • 3Alex Telles
  • 4Rekik
  • 7Fernández Sáenz de la Torre
  • 12Mir
  • 15En-Nesyri
  • 16Navas
  • 24Gómez
  • 25Gil
  • 31Flores
  • 44Badé

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Manchester United 2, Sevilla 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Sevilla 2.

  3. Attempt missed. Marcão (Sevilla) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a transverse pursuing a corner.

  4. Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

  5. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  6. Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla).

  7. Delay over. They are acceptable to continue.

  8. Delay successful lucifer (Manchester United).

  9. Own Goal by Harry Maguire, Manchester United. Manchester United 2, Sevilla 2.

  10. Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Ocampos with a transverse pursuing a corner.

  11. Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Anthony Elanga.

  12. Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by David de Gea.

  13. Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Sevilla) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.

  14. Attempt blocked. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.

  15. Substitution, Sevilla. Papu Gómez replaces Gonzalo Montiel.

  16. Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  17. Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United).

  18. Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  19. Attempt saved. Suso (Sevilla) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Montiel.

  20. Lisandro Martínez went disconnected injured aft Manchester United had utilized each subs.

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