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Villarreal beat Manchester United in a tense penalty
shootout to win the 2020/21 Europa League on
Wednesday.The opening exchanges saw Uniteddominate po se
sion, although they were unable to create anything clear
cut.Edinson Cavani almost got on the end on a Luke Shaw
cro s, and Scott McTominay dragged a strike from distance
wide.Meanwhile, at the other end, Villarreal were
providing most of their threat from set pieces. They had
their first attempt on goal when Manu Trigueros fired a
volley over at the back post after being set up by Dani
Parejo from a corner.
Those set pieces proved to be
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lead. Former Queens Park Rangers loanee Parejo whipped in
another delightful free kick, and star man Gerard Moreno
poked past David de Gea at the back post. That was the
only goal of the first half, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaers
side continuing to threaten while being unable to break
down a stern defence.In injury time, they came close when
Mason Greenwoods powerful cro s struck the waist of Raul
Albiol. Thankfully for the veteran defender, the ball
fell comfortably into the arms of goalkeeper Geronimo
Rulli. Man Utd piled on the pre sure in the second half,
and managed to force an equaliser ten minutes after the
break through Cavani.Marcus Rashford hit a volley that
deflected kindly into the Uruguayans path, and he forced
the ball home. It was scrappy, but it was a welcome boost
to the English side.They continued to go in search of a
second goal, and came close to taking the lead, again
through Cavani. Shaws mish*t shot was headed on target by
the former Napoli man, but Pau Torres was able to make
the block.There was little in the way of clear cut
opportunities after that, but both sides had late half
chances to snatch a winner. Paul Pogba headed over the
bar, and Torres struck high and wide in injury time. The
game finished 1-1, ensuring another 30 minutes.The game
continued in similar fashion, with the defences coming
out on top. Villarreal had the best chance of the
extended period, but Paco Alcacer struck well over from
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the box. Neither team managed to find a winning goal,
taking the game to a penalty shoot-out.The first round of
spot kicks were perfect. Juan Mata and Alex Telles, who
had both been brought on specifically for the shootout,
stuck theirs away, as did Moreno and Dani Raba.Bruno
Fernandes, Rashford, and Cavani secured a 100% record
from the original five for Man Utd, with Alcacer, Alberto
Moreno, and Parejo also scoring. Onto sudden death, but
despite the main penalty takers being out of the way, the
conversion rate remained high. Moi Gomez, Raul Albiol,
and Francis Coquelin all confidently found the net, while
Fred, Daniel James, and Luke Shaw also all scored
although the latter was lucky to see his go through the
arms of Rulli in goal.Mario Gaspar and Axel Tuanzebe all
maintained the 100% record, as did Torres and Victor
Lindelof. Ten penalties taken each, and ten succe sful
spot kicks. It was down to the goalkeepers.Rulli stepped
up and slammed his into the top right corner, giving his
opposite number no chance. David de Gea, however, was not
so succe sful.His penalty was tame and easily kept out,
sparking wild celebrations from the
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Yellow Submarine players and fans. Villarreal had won the
Europa League.For the La Liga club, it is the first piece
of silverware in their history, and it qualifies them for
next seasons Champions League. As for United, their
trophy drought extends to four years.Man of the Match
Raul AlbiolAlbiol did brilliantly to keep the Utd
frontline quietEmery evidently set up to frustrate Man
Utd, and this worked perfectly. Despite their attacking
talent, the Red Devils were limited to just two shots on
target, with the likes of Rashford and Fernandes
struggling to have an impact on the game. Albiol was at
the heart of the defence, and he led by example. At 35
years of age, the former Real Madrid man used all his
experience to keep the opposition out.He won plenty of
headers, made loads of tackles, blocked many shots and
cro ses and to top it all off, he calmly slotted his
penalty into the bottom corner.A memorable night for the
veteran.Does Solskjaer need a trophy next season?The pre
sure may be cranking up on SolskjaerSolskjaer has done a
better job than most people expected him to. Frankly,
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expect him to ever make it to the end of the 2020/21
season, but he has helped them get to second place. With
a couple of new additions, they could easily become title
contenders.However, despite this progre s, the Norwegian
is still yet to win any silverware in charge at Old
Trafford. At what point does it become a nece sity for
him to get over that final hurdle?A lot of the talk over
the last few weeks has been about Harry Kanes future at
Tottenham Hotspur, and Man Utd are one of the clubs
closely linked with him.However, were at a point where
the Red Devils arent a guarantee of succe s. This will
seriously hamper their chances of attracting world-cla s
talent.On a similar note, key man Fernandes is roughly a
year younger than Kane and hasnt won any major honours
outside of the Portuguese league.If they fail to lift a
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trophy next season, will there be a huge media frenzy
over his future? That remains to be seen, but a player of
his talent will no doubt want more than what hes
getting.Wednesday night was a huge opportunity for
Solskjaer. And, while he cant be completely blamed for
the result, it was an opportunity mi sed. It may not be
long before he starts to feel the heat.
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