UEFA Europa League

Manchester United vs Real Betis, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 1st Leg
Manchester United
  • 6': Marcus Rashford
  • 52': Antony
  • 58': Bruno Fernandes
  • 82': Wout Weghorst
FT
4 - 1
1st Leg
Real Betis
  • 32': Ayoze Pérez

Bruno Fernandes leads Manchester United to Europa League win over Real Betis

Manchester United largely outclassed a quality Real Betis side in a Europa League round-of-16, first-leg win on Thursday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Abner.
  • 2': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 2': Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Offside, Real Betis. Joaquín tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Fred is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Juanmi.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Joaquín (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 6': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
  • 6': Goal! Manchester United 1, Real Betis 0. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner following a fast break.
  • 8': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 8': Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 9': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  • 9': Luiz Henrique (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
  • 11': Offside, Real Betis. William Carvalho tries a through ball, but Ayoze Pérez is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 20': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
  • 20': Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
  • 21': Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by William Carvalho (Real Betis).
  • 22': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanmi.
  • 26': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
  • 26': Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antony with a cross.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wout Weghorst.
  • 29': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphaël Varane with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 32': Goal! Manchester United 1, Real Betis 1. Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juanmi.
  • 36': Ayoze Pérez (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 37': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Wout Weghorst.
  • 39': Hand ball by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
  • 42': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 42': Juanmi (Real Betis) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Youssouf Sabaly (Real Betis).
  • 44': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Juanmi.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Abner (Real Betis) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Real Betis. Conceded by Fred.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Real Betis 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Real Betis 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Diogo Dalot.
  • 51': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Abner (Real Betis).
  • 52': Goal! Manchester United 2, Real Betis 1. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 54': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Real Betis).
  • 54': Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
  • 56': Germán Pezzella (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
  • 58': Goal! Manchester United 3, Real Betis 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Real Betis. Aitor Ruibal replaces Luiz Henrique.
  • 59': Substitution, Real Betis. Sergio Canales replaces Joaquín.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
  • 64': Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Marcus Rashford.
  • 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Tyrell Malacia replaces Luke Shaw.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Betis. Borja Iglesias replaces Ayoze Pérez.
  • 65': Substitution, Real Betis. Andrés Guardado replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 68': Claudio Bravo (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 68': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wout Weghorst with a through ball.
  • 80': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 80': Substitution, Real Betis. Willian José replaces Juanmi.
  • 81': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
  • 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Fred.
  • 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Facundo Pellistri replaces Antony.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri.
  • 82': Goal! Manchester United 4, Real Betis 1. Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 84': Offside, Manchester United. Raphaël Varane tries a through ball, but Facundo Pellistri is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Aitor Ruibal (Real Betis) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abner with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Andrés Guardado (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
  • 87': Foul by Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United).
  • 87': Luiz Felipe (Real Betis) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90': Hand ball by Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United).
  • 90': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Luiz Felipe.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Facundo Pellistri (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Manchester United. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Real Betis 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester United 4, Real Betis 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 8
9 Saves 1
43.4 Possession 56.6
6 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 13
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
272 Accurate Passes 394
373 Passes 480
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 9
10 Crosses 24
0.3 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 42
14 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 11
28 Effective Clearances 15
28 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 72,998

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
6 Lisandro Martínez
19 Raphaël Varane
23 Luke Shaw
20 Diogo Dalot
8 Bruno Fernandes
17 Fred
18 Casemiro
27 Wout Weghorst Yellow Card
10 Marcus Rashford
21 Antony
Manchester United Substitutes:
Tyrell Malacia, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire, Alejandro Garnacho, Victor Lindelöf, Tom Heaton, Anthony Elanga, Facundo Pellistri, Jadon Sancho, Jack Butland, Scott McTominay.

BET Real Betis (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Claudio Bravo (GK)
19 Luiz Felipe
16 Germán Pezzella
20 Abner
23 Youssouf Sabaly
17 Joaquín
14 William Carvalho
5 Guido Rodríguez
21 Ayoze Pérez
7 Juanmi
11 Luiz Henrique
Real Betis Substitutes:
Rui Silva, Víctor Ruiz, Sergio Canales, Rodri Sánchez, Edgar González, Borja Iglesias, Aitor Ruibal, Dani Martín, Juan Miranda, Willian José, Andrés Guardado, Daniel Pérez.

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