UEFA Europa League

FT Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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Match Report

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Pogba, Mkhitaryan on target as Man Utd win Europa League vs. Ajax

Manchester United beat Ajax 2-0 to win the Europa League for the first time in their history and book their place in next season's Champions League.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
30.9
Possession
69.1
7
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
192
Accurate Passes
543
285
Passes
634
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
8
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
39
29
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
20
Effective Tackles
15
28
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
29
Effective Clearances
12
29
Clearances
12

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 36Matthijs de LigtCD-L
  3. 5Davinson SánchezCD-R
  4. 4Jairo RiedewaldLB
  5. 3Joël VeltmanRB
  6. 20Lasse SchöneCM
  7. 22Hakim ZiyechLM
  8. 10Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 25Kasper DolbergF
  10. 11Amin YounesLF
  11. 9Bertrand TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 16Heiko WestermannSUB
  2. 45Justin KluivertSUB
  3. 33Diederik BoerSUB
  4. 30Donny van de BeekSUB
  5. 77David NeresSUB
  6. 21Frenkie de JongSUB
  7. 2Kenny TeteSUB

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 20Sergio RomeroG
  2. 17Daley BlindCD-L
  3. 12Chris SmallingCD-R
  4. 36Matteo DarmianLB
  5. 25Antonio ValenciaRB
  6. 27Marouane FellainiAM
  7. 6Paul PogbaLM
  8. 21Ander HerreraRM
  9. 19Marcus RashfordF
  10. 22Henrikh MkhitaryanAM-L
  11. 8Juan MataAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Anthony MartialSUB
  2. 4Phil JonesSUB
  3. 24Timothy Fosu-MensahSUB
  4. 10Wayne RooneySUB
  5. 14Jesse LingardSUB
  6. 1David de GeaSUB
  7. 16Michael CarrickSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Ajax 0, Manchester United 1. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marouane Fellaini.
  2. 31' Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 48' Goal! Ajax 0, Manchester United 2. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Smalling following a corner.
  4. 52' Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 58' Joël Veltman (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Ajax. David Neres replaces Kasper Dolberg.
  7. 64' Amin Younes (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, Ajax. Donny van de Beek replaces Lasse Schöne.
  9. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  10. 78' Juan Mata (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 78' Jairo Riedewald (Ajax) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 81' Substitution, Ajax. Frenkie de Jong replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  13. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
  14. 90' Substitution, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney replaces Juan Mata.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.