Europa League: Manchester United have continued their impressive run at Old Trafford after they beat Spanish giants Barcelona at Old Trafford to knock them out of the competition, while there were wins for Juventus and AS Roma as well
Europa League: Manchester United were held to an entertaining 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou after Marcus Rashford was yet again on target while Raphinha scored late for the hosts
Barcelona was the title favourite, looking to win the one trophy not in its collection. It was playing for the first time in the Europa League and had never won its predecessor, the UEFA Cup, reaching the semifinals on four occasions but not getting to a final.
Barcelona failed to win an away match in the Europa League for the first time after it was held 1-1 by 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of the quarterfinals.
In its first appearance in the second-tier European competition in nearly two decades, the Catalan club was held 1-1 by Napoli at Camp Nou Stadium on Thursday in the first leg of one of eight playoffs between third-place finishers in the Champions League groups and Europa League group runners-ups.
The English striker has played just 30 minutes off the bench in the Europa League this season but could play a prominent role in Italy after he was a substitute in Sunday’s 2-1 win.
Eight Tottenham players and five members of staff have tested positive for the coronavirus, says Tottenham manager Antonio Conte.
Lazio, Lyon and West Ham also earned wins, while fan unrest led to the game between Marseille and Galatasaray being halted for about 10 minutes in the first half.
Spartak created far more chances than the Polish visitors but couldn't solve Legia's 41-year-old goalkeeper Artur Boruc.
Napoli and Leicester were drawn into the same group on Friday, along with Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw, for the slimmed-down tournament that now has 32 teams instead of 48.
Dublin will host the 2024 final and Bilbao the 2025 climax. The Basque region city will also stage the Women's Champions League final in 2024.
Villarreal clinched the title with a victory over Manchester United in a penalty shootout on Wednesday in Poland.
Rashford added he was “outraged” that he was sent “a mountain of monkey emojis” in a message from a person using a profile which identified them as a teacher.
Manchester United plays Villarreal on Wednesday night in the Polish port city.
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Soundly defeating the likes of Arsenal and Salzburg on their collision course with Manchester United, Unai Emery and side are yet to lose a match in the competition and have drawn just twice.
It has been a precarious road to the road to silverware for Manchester United, who had to suffer a early group stage exit at the Champions League in order to be on collision course with Villarreal for the Europa League final.
"He's walking but it’s a long way from walking to running," Solskjaer said Friday.
Cavani scored twice in each game while De Gea produced some fine saves as United advanced 8-5 on aggregate.
Emery's Villarreal held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday, which was enough to secure a 2-1 aggregate win.
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