Sevilla vs Man United Europa League quarter-final second leg preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, predicted line-ups
Thursday, April 20, 2023
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When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible line-ups? All you need to know about the UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg between Sevilla and Man United.
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Sevilla and Man United meet in their UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg on Thursday 20 April.
Sevilla vs Man United at a glance
When: Thursday 20 April (21:00 CET kick-off)
Where: Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, Seville
What: UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg (first leg 2-2)
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Winners face Juventus or Sporting CP in the semi-finals, playing the home leg first
Where to watch Sevilla vs Man United on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Europa League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
It was the proverbial game of two halves in the first leg at Old Trafford, with the Red Devils looking good for their 2-0 advantage at the break, yet six-time winners of this competition Sevilla were able to mount a stunning late comeback via two own goals.
Erik ten Hag's men have tended to lean on the goals of Marcus Rashford more on their travels, and the question remains if they will be able to find the firepower to see them through to the last four when they head to Seville, where their hosts have won seven of their last nine matches on their own patch.
Predicted line-ups
Sevilla: Bounou; Navas, Badé, Marcao, Acuña; Fernando, Rakitić, Gudelj; Ocampos, En-Nesyri, Gil
Misses next match if booked: Acuña, Gudelj, Jordán, Lamela, Rafa Mir
Suspended: Montiel
Man United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred; Antony, Eriksen, Sancho; Martial
Misses next match if booked: Casemiro, Pellistri
Suspended: Bruno Fernandes
Form guide
Sevilla
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WDDWLL
Where they stand: 12th in Spanish La Liga
Man United
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WDWWLW
Where they stand: 3rd in English Premier League
Expert predictions
Simon Hart, Sevilla reporter
Sevilla fans should have a spring in their step this week and not just because the city's beloved Feria (fair) is almost upon us. José Luis Mendilibar's men followed up their late first-leg comeback at Old Trafford with a win at Valencia that extends their unbeaten run to four under the new coach and eases considerably any relegation fears. Time now to focus on their favourite competition and, as last Thursday underlined, when it comes to Sevilla and the Europa League, special things can happen – not least at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium.
Steve Bates, Man United reporter
It's all to play for at the Sánchez-Pizjuán after a dramatic finale to the first leg in Manchester. After cruising 2-0 ahead, a combination of damaging defensive injuries for United and Sevilla's huge Europa League history saw the game swing back in the visitors' favour as they struck two late goals. With Bruno Fernandes suspended and leading scorer Rashford racing to be fit, United have it all to do to reach their fourth Europa League semi-final in seven seasons.
What the coaches say
José Luis Mendilibar, Sevilla coach: "It's 50-50. It will be very complicated and even after drawing 2-2 away we are not ahead in the tie. The fans will help, but on the pitch it is 11 against 11. This United team have experience on their side."
Erik ten Hag, Man United coach: "We have to use motivation as a tool and control it. The timing of that is important. In big games especially, we have to know how to use it. We need to focus on the game and play the best game we can. Our organisation all over the pitch is quite good. We need to do better attacking. I am confident that we can score goals tomorrow."
Where is the 2023 Europa League final?
Budapest's Puskás Aréna will host the final on 31 May 2023. The winners gain a place in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.