Manchester United edged Russia’s Rostov, 1-0, to advance to the quarterfinals of the Europa League as the English Premier League’s only representative. Other teams in the final eight: Schalke 04,Lyon, Ajax, Anderlecht, Genk, Celta and Besiktas.
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Europa League draw: German and Belgian clubs paired in round of 16
German clubs Schalke and Borussia Moenchengladbach will meet in an all-Bundesliga derby and Gent will face Genk in a battle of Belgian teams in the round of 16 of the Europa League. Europa League round-of-16 draw: Celta (Spain) vs. Krasnodar (Russia) Apoel (Cyprus) vs. Anderlecht (Belgium) Schalke (Germany) vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany)Lyon (France) vs. Roma […]
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U.S. Abroad: Johnson's M'Gladbach pulls miracle comeback
Fabian Johnson came off the bench for Borussia Moenchengladbach as it came back from 2-0 down on the evening (3-0 on aggregate) to beat Fiorentina, 4-2, and win the Europa league series,4-3. Lars Stindl reversed the deficit with three goals in 11 minutes on either side of halftime. Johnson, who played 18 minutes, had started […]
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Europa League: Ibra hat trick for Man United sinks St. Etienne
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick to lead Manchester United to a 3-0 win over French club St. Etienne in the first leg of their round-of-32 series in the Europa League.
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Pogba brothers to clash in Europa League
Manchester United getting drawn against Saint-Etienne in the round of 32 of the Europa League means Paul Pogba will face his brother Florentin, who is three yearsolder at 26 and has played for Saint-Etienne for the past four years. Europa League, Round of 32 drawAthletic Club (ESP)-APOEL (CYP)LegiaWarszawa (POL)*-Ajax (NED)Anderlecht (BEL)-Zenit (RUS)Astra Giurgiu (ROM)-Genk (BEL)Manchester […]
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Europa League: Mkhitaryan leads Man United into round of 32
Henrikh Mkhitaryan returned from a two-month exile to score one goal and put on a superb individual effort, helping Manchester United beat Zorya Luhansk, 2-0, on a freezing night in Ukraine.The win sent United into the round of 32 of the Europa League. Less fortunate was Premier League rival Southampton, which exited after a 1-1 […]
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Tottenham lands in Europa League
Tottenham Hotspur dressed the wound of its Champions League exit with a 3-1 win over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday that secured the consolation prize of a place in the Europa League, continent’ssecond-tier competition.
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The Possession Game: End of an Era?
Recently, I watched the Europa League game between Fenerbahce and Manchester United on TV. It was an exciting and interesting game. The game ended 2-1 for Fenerbahce. Someone who did not watch thegame might have thought that it was a close game. No! Fenerbahce could have won the game, 4-1, if Emmanuel Emenike was less […]
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What They're Saying: Jose Mourinho
“Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly.” — Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho after histeam lost to Fenerbahce, 2-1, in the Europa League. (BBC Sport)
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Manchester United faces Europa League exit after Fenerbahce loss
Manchester United’s troubles continued as it dropped a 2-1 decision to Turkey’s Fenerbahce, leaving it in danger of being eliminated from the Europa League. Fenerbahce got great goalsfrom Moussa Sow (overhead kick) and Jeremain Lens (curling free kick) and is tied for the Group A lead with Feyenoord. United is third, one point behind, with […]