The keeper and the rest of the Sevilla defense are flying around, preventing the Man U goal | We have plenty of excitement to play the final and hopefully to win it |
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Navas then throws himself to the ground and screams for a penalty as he tries to latch onto the ball, but he's immediately told to get back to his feet by the referee | Winners of this competition in 2014, 2015 and 2016, Sevilla took another stride towards glory after resisting heavy pressure from United in this semi-final |
FT: Sevilla 2-1 Manchester United FULL TIME IN COLOGNE!!!! United will feel slightly aggrieved at the equaliser though as they should have been awarded the throw-in that began the passage of play | Player ratings Sevilla: Bounou 8 , Navas 7 , Kounde 6 , Carlos 5 , Reguilon 7 , Fernando 6 , Banega 8 , Ocampos 7 , Suso 7 , Jordan 7 , En-Nesyri 6 |
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Sandro immediately receives the ball inside the United box and shoots after good play by Banega, but Smalling throws his body in the way to deny the striker | The youngster is clumsily bundled over by Lenglet, presenting United with a good opportunity to shoot from a well-placed set-piece |
However, just after the ball left his foot, Rashford was chopped down by Carlos, sending him sliding off the field in some real pain.
25It prompted an angry confrontation between Lindelof and Fernandes in the aftermath as United crashed out of another semi-final while Sevilla have reach their sixth Europa League final - two more than any other side in the competition's history | Another decent strike by Rashford! Sevilla is 10 minutes away from their 6th finals appearance |
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He made everything look easy with and without the ball | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were hoping it would be third time lucky in a semi-final after being knocked out in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup last four earlier this season, but a lack of cutting edge and defensive errors cost them once again |
Martial was twice denied by Bounou not long after, his first shot saved by the legs of the goalkeeper.
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