UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, April 29, 2021
AS Roma WDLDL 2
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Manchester United WWWWD 6
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ROMA202
MAN156
1st Leg · Old Trafford

Match Report

Man United beats Roma 6-2, on course for Europa League final

— Manchester United handed Roma another heavy beating at Old Trafford, winning 6-2 Thursday thanks to doubles from Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes to move in sight of the Europa League final.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
5
Saves
1
36.3
Possession
63.7
5
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
11
0.6
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
223
Accurate Passes
476
309
Passes
547
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.1
49
Long Balls
45
17
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
6
12
Tackles
12
0.3
Tackle %
0.5
20
Interceptions
10
19
Effective Clearances
8
19
Clearances
8

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David de GeaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD-L
  3. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17FredLM
  8. 39Scott McTominayRM
  9. 7Edinson CavaniF
  10. 6Paul PogbaAM-L
  11. 10Marcus RashfordAM-R

ROMA · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Pau LópezG
  2. 4Bryan CristanteCD
  3. 3Roger IbañezCD-L
  4. 6Chris SmallingCD-R
  5. 42Amadou DiawaraCM-L
  6. 17Jordan VeretoutCM-R
  7. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaLM
  8. 2Rick KarsdorpRM
  9. 9Edin DzekoF
  10. 77Henrikh MkhitaryanCF-L
  11. 7Lorenzo PellegriniCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Roma. Gonzalo Villar replaces Jordan Veretout because of an injury.
  2. 9' Goal! Manchester United 1, Roma 0. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a through ball.
  3. 15' Goal! Manchester United 1, Roma 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 27' Substitution, Roma. Antonio Mirante replaces Pau López because of an injury.
  5. 33' Goal! Manchester United 1, Roma 2. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  6. 37' Substitution, Roma. Bruno Peres replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
  7. 48' Goal! Manchester United 2, Roma 2. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
  8. 49' Gonzalo Villar (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 51' Paul Pogba (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 61' Chris Smalling (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 64' Goal! Manchester United 3, Roma 2. Edinson Cavani (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  12. 71' Goal! Manchester United 4, Roma 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  13. 75' Goal! Manchester United 5, Roma 2. Paul Pogba (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  14. 76' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Greenwood replaces Marcus Rashford.
  15. 83' Substitution, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic replaces Fred.
  16. 86' Goal! Manchester United 6, Roma 2. Mason Greenwood (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani following a fast break.
  17. 89' Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Bruno Fernandes.

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.