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Sevilla vs Manchester United LIVE!
Manchester United's Europa League dreams went up in smoke as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men lost a third semi-final of the season despite dominating large parts of a tense clash with Sevilla.
A promising first full season in the Old Trafford hot-seat ends without silverware for the Norwegian, whose side wasted a glut of chances in Sunday's Stadion Koln showdown and were made to pay for lax defending.
Bruno Fernandes' spot-kick had United dreaming of the August 21 finale, only for former Liverpool man Suso to level and ex-Newcastle striker Luuk de Jong to secure Europa League kings Sevilla a 2-1 comeback win in a pulsating clash.
United's despair was clear at the final whistle and they will be kicking themselves for a long time to come, having let this semi-final go the same way as their FA Cup and Carabao Cup campaigns.
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Date, time and venue
Manchester United vs Sevilla is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Sunday, August 16, 2020.
The match will be played behind closed doors at the RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne, with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 7pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Standard Sport will also have live text commentary and analysis of the game from James Robson on the night.
Team news
Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire (c), Williams; Fred, Pogba; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
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Subs: Grant, Romero, Bailly, Fosu-Mensah, Mengi, Pereira, James, Lingard, Mata, Matic, McTominay, Ighalo
Sevilla XI: Bounou; Jesus Navas (c), Kounde, Diego Carlos, Reguilon; Banega, Fernando, Jordan; Suso, En-Nesyri, Ocampos
Subs: Vaclik, Sanchez, Sergi Gomez, Munir, Gudelj, Escudero, L. De Jong, Oliver Torres, Vazquez, Alonso, Genaro, Pablo Perez
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Sevilla's path to the semi-finals
Group stage
MD1 | W 3-0 vs Qarabag (a)
MD2 | W 1-0 vs APOEL (h)
MD3 | W 3-0 vs Dudelange (h)
MD4 | W 5-2 vs Dudelange (a)
MD5 | W 2-0 vs Qarabag (h)
MD6 | L 1-0 vs APOEL (a)
Last 32
D 1-1 vs CFR Cluj (a)
D 0-0 vs CFR Cluj (h) *Sevilla go through on away goals
Last 16
W 2-0 vs AS Roma (n) *first leg cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic, played at neutral venue
Quarter-finals
W 1-0 vs Wolves (n) *played at neutral venue
Man United's journey to the semi-finals
Group stage
MD1 | W 1-0 vs Astana (h)
MD2 | D 0-0 vs AZ Alkmaar (a)
MD3 | W 1-0 vs Partizan (a)
MD4 | W 3-0 vs Partizan (h)
MD5 | L 2-1 vs Astana (a)
MD6 | W 4-0 vs AZ Alkmaar (h)
Last 32
D 1-1 vs Club Brugge (a)
W 5-0 vs Club Brugge (h)
Last 16
W 5-0 vs LASK Linz (a)
W 2-1 vs LASK Linz (h)
Quarter-finals
W 1-0 (aet) vs FC Copenhagen *played at neutral venue
Last meeting
It's fair to say Manchester United will have some concerns about facing Sevilla tonight after their last meeting in the Champions League.
After earning a goalless draw in Spain thanks to David de Gea's heroics in goal, United would have been expecting to progress at home. But two goals from Wissam Ben Yedder - now at Monaco - condemned the Red Devils to a surprise defeat.
The Sevilla team they face tonight is almost entirely different two years later, but the Spanish outfit will be hoping for a similar outcome in Cologne.
Why Sevilla are dangerous opponents for Man United
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It is less than two-and-a-half years since Sevilla stunned Jose Mourinho's Manchester United in the last 16 of the Champions League, writes Ben Hayward in Spain.
However, United fans and staff would learn little by looking back at that 2-1 defeat, because tonight's Sevilla will be unrecognisable from the team that triumphed at Old Trafford.
While David De Gea, Eric Bailly, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic were all involved that night, Sevilla are likely to have only one player from their 2018 lineup in tonight's XI.
Midfielder Ever Banega should start for the Andalusian side in tonight's Europa League semi-final, but the Argentine will be surrounded by 10 different players to the ones who began at Old Trafford – and even he is about to leave.
It is what Sevilla do and it makes the club's spectacular success in the Europa League since 2006 (when it was still the Uefa Cup) even more impressive.
Predicted Sevilla XI
And here is how Standard Sport's Spanish football correspondent Ben Hayward believes Sevilla will shape up this evening...
Sevilla team news
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Former Manchester City winger Jesus Navas has become an effective right-back in his second spell at Sevilla since playing in that position under Pep Guardiola and the 34-year-old will feature tonight, with Real Madrid loanee and reported Chelsea target Sergio Reguilon on the other side.
Goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik is available again after a knee ligament sprain suffered in July and was on the bench against Wolves, but Yassine Bounou should keep his place after he saved a penalty from Raul Jimenez on Tuesday.
Midfielder Nemanja Gudelj has been back with the squad since Thursday after missing the initial trip due to a positive test for Covid-19 and the Serbian is set to start as a substitute against United after a period of quarantine.
Sevilla set to name unchanged XI
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Meanwhile, Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui is set to name an unchanged side.
Lucas Ocampos scored a late winner as Sevilla beat Wolves 1-0 on Tuesday and the Argentine winger is expected to line up on the left of a front three also featuring Suso and January signing Youssef En-Nesryi.
That means there is likely to be no place in the XI for strikers Luuk de Jong and Munir El Haddadi, who both made substitute appearances against Wolves.
In midfield, Ever Banega will continue to provide the creative outlet for the Andalusians in what could be the Argentine’s final game for the club as he heads to Saudi Arabia later this summer.
Man United predicted XI
Here's how Standard Sport's James Robson sees Manchester United lining up for a huge game at the RheinEnergieStadiontonight, with Victor Lindelof back in defence and Nemanja Matic alongside Paul Pogba...
Man United team news
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Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could recall Victor Lindelof to his defence tonight after starting Eric Bailly alongside Harry Maguire for Monday’s 1-0 quarter-final win against FC Copenhagen.
Nemanja Matic could also come back into midfield ahead of Fred, while Sergio Romero is expected to keep his place in goal instead of David de Gea.
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