Sevilla vs Man United facts

Honours are even halfway into this UEFA Europa League quarter-final between former winners as Sevilla host Manchester United at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán buoyed by an unlikely late comeback from two goals down at Old Trafford. The English side are making their fourth visit to Spain this season and second in successive rounds to the city of Seville.

Sevilla crossed over to the UEFA Europa League for the second straight season in November having once again finished third in their UEFA Champions League group, their five-point tally not enough to challenge Manchester City or Borussia Dortmund. The Andalusian side did, however, overcome both PSV Eindhoven (3-0 h, 0-2 a) and Fenerbahçe (2-0 h, 0-1 a) in their first two knockout phase ties to book a record-equalling fifth appearance in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. They have subsequently replaced head coach Jorge Sampaoli with José Luis Mendilibar.

United accounted for Sevilla's local rivals Real Betis in the round of 16, winning 5-1 on aggregate (4-1 h, 1-0 a) with the help of opening goals in each game from the UEFA Europa League's joint top scorer this term, Marcus Rashford, who missed the first leg of this tie through injury. That success followed a memorable knockout play-off victory against Liga giants Barcelona (2-2 a, 2-1 h), though United did finish runners-up in Group E during the autumn on goal difference behind another Spanish side, Real Sociedad, despite registering 15 points – a tally greater than that of five section winners.

Previous meetings

United appeared to be cruising to victory in the first leg at Old Trafford thanks to two fine left-footed strikes in the first half from on-loan Austrian international Marcel Sabitzer on his first European start for the club. However, injuries to defenders Raphaël Varane and Lisandro Martínez unsettled the hosts and Sevilla took advantage, levelling the tie at 2-2 with late own goals from Tyrell Malacia (84) and Harry Maguire (90+2).

The clubs have been paired twice before in UEFA competition, the first time in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League round of 16. After a goalless first leg in southern Spain, Vincenzo Montella's Sevilla took the tie with a 2-1 win at Old Trafford against José Mourinho's United, a quickfire double from French striker Wissam Ben Yedder (74, 78) seeing the visitors to victory despite a late reply from Romelu Lukaku (84).

The second occasion was in the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League semi-final, a Sevilla side led by Julen Lopetegui winning a single-leg tie 2-1 in Cologne against Ole Gunnar Solskjær's United. The English side took the lead through Bruno Fernandes's ninth-minute penalty, only for Suso to equalise on 26 minutes and Luuk de Jong to complete the comeback with a 78th-minute winner.

Sevilla's home record against English sides is W4 D2 L3. However, a 1-0 win in the first leg of last season's UEFA Europa League round of 16 against West Ham is the club's only victory in their last five such fixtures (D2 L2), the two defeats their joint heaviest of all time in Europe, both 0-4 in the UEFA Champions League group stage – against Chelsea in 2020/21 and Manchester City on Matchday 1 this season.

Sevilla's 0-2 second-leg defeat after extra time at West Ham last season, which led to their elimination, also ended the Spanish side's unbeaten record against English clubs at all venues in the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League (W6 D2), including final successes against Middlesbrough in 2006 (4-0) and Liverpool in 2018 (3-1).

While Sevilla have won all four single-leg UEFA ties against English opposition on neutral terrain, the most recent that 2019/20 semi-final against United, their record in two-legged ties is W2 L2.

United are unbeaten in six matches against Spanish clubs (W4 D2). However, they have still managed just 22 wins overall in 73 UEFA matches against Spanish opposition (D27 L24). Although the Red Devils have won only seven of their 32 games in Spain (D13 L12), four of those victories have come on their last six visits, with the other two matches drawn, including 2-2 earlier this year at the Camp Nou. Their record in Spain this season is W2 D1, the other fixtures bringing 1-0 wins at Real Sociedad and Betis.

United's last five European campaigns have all been brought to an end by Spanish clubs, Sevilla starting that run in 2017/18 and Atlético de Madrid extending it in last season's UEFA Champions League round of 16 (1-1 a, 0-1 h).

The elimination of Barcelona and Betis means United's overall record in two-legged European ties against Spanish teams is now W10 L10.

Form guide

Sevilla

Sevilla finished fourth in the Spanish Liga for the third season in a row in 2021/22. Third in their UEFA Champions League group, they moved across to the UEFA Europa League in mid-season and eliminated Dinamo Zagreb in the knockout play-offs before going out to West Ham in the round of 16.

This season proved another struggle in the UEFA Champions League, with coach Lopetegui failing to survive the group stage and former boss Sampaoli returning to the club as they again finished third, a 3-0 home win against Copenhagen clinching that spot after they had fallen to earlier heavy defeats in Seville against Manchester City (0-4) and Dortmund (1-4). They drew in both Denmark (0-0) and Germany (1-1) before losing that Matchday 6 encounter in Manchester.

Sevilla's subsequent successes against PSV and Fenerbahçe have earned them a fifth appearance in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, equalling Benfica's competition record. They have won all of their previous last-eight ties in this competition – against Porto in 2013/14 (0-1 a, 4-1 h), Zenit in 2014/15 (2-1 h, 2-2 a), Athletic Club in 2015/16 (2-1 a, 1-2 h, 5-4 pens) and Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2019/20 (1-0). Furthermore, they have gone on to lift the trophy in each of those campaigns – the first three with Unai Emery as head coach, the fourth under Lopetegui – as well as winning the UEFA Cup back-to-back in 2005/06 and 2006/07, making them the competition's most successful club. They have lost just three of their 27 UEFA Europa League knockout phase ties.

Sevilla have not lost at home to non-Spanish opposition in the UEFA Europa League, qualifying phase included, since going down 1-2 to Porto in the 2010/11 round of 32 first leg. Since then their record in the competition at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán is W30 D5 L2, the two losses to fellow Liga sides Betis in the 2013/14 round of 16 and Athletic Club in the 2015/16 quarter-finals – though Sevilla won both ties on penalties. The Rojiblancos are unbeaten in eight home games in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase (W6 D2), winning the last four and keeping clean sheets in the last three.

The Andalusian club have drawn the first leg away in six previous UEFA competition knockout fixtures, going on to win five of those ties, including both with a 2-2 first-leg scoreline. Their one defeat was against CSKA Moskva in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League round of 16 (1-1 a, 1-2 h), but they have won all four such ties since then, the most recent on away goals against CFR Cluj in the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League round of 32 (1-1 a, 0-0 h).

Man United

The 2016/17 UEFA Europa League winners finished sixth in the English top flight last season, registering 58 points – their lowest ever Premier League tally – to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage. They topped their 2021/22 UEFA Champions League section ahead of Villarreal, Atalanta and Young Boys, but were eliminated in the last 16 by Atlético under interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who was replaced as head coach in the summer by Erik ten Hag.

The Dutchman's first European encounter as United boss also ended in defeat by Spanish opposition as the Red Devils lost their opening Group E encounter 0-1 at Old Trafford to Real Sociedad. However, they won all of their other five fixtures, doing the double over both Sheriff (2-0 a, 3-0 h) and Omonoia (3-2 a, 1-0 h) before reversing that Matchday 1 scoreline in San Sebastián, when they needed to win by two or more goals to unseat their opponents from top spot.

Still, the victories over Barcelona and Betis took United into the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals for the fourth time. Like Sevilla, they have won all of their previous ties at this stage of the competition, needing extra time to beat Anderlecht in 2016/17 (1-1 a, 2-1 h) and FC Copenhagen in 2019/20 (1-0) but comfortably disposing of another Spanish side, European debutants Granada, in 2020/21 (2-0 a, 2-0 h).

United are unbeaten in eight European away games (W5 D3), five of those in Spain (W3 D2). Their record in UEFA Europa League knockout phase away fixtures is W8 D4 L4 with no defeats in nine until they lost 3-2 at Roma in the second leg of a 2020/21 semi-final that they won 8-5 on aggregate. Only once in those 16 away games have they failed to score – against Liverpool at Anfield seven years ago.

United have won six and lost seven of the 13 UEFA competition ties in which they drew at home in the first leg, winning the most recent, against AC Milan in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League round of 16 (1-1 h, 1-0 a). Their aggregate record when the first game has finished 2-2 at Old Trafford is W2 L1, the only defeat on away goals to Bayer Leverkusen in the 2001/02 UEFA Champions League semi-finals (1-1 a), the most recent victory against Porto in the 2008/09 quarter-finals of the same competition (1-0 a).

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Brazilian left-back Alex Telles is on a season-long loan to Sevilla from Manchester United, while Spanish forward Bryan Gil returned on loan to the Rojiblancos in January from Tottenham Hotspur, the club he joined from Sevilla in 2021.

Other members of Sevilla's UEFA Europa League squad to have played in England are Karim Rekik (Manchester City 2011–13, Portsmouth 2011/12 loan, Blackburn 2012/13 loan), Suso (Liverpool 2012–14), Jesús Navas (Manchester City 2013–17), Erik Lamela (Tottenham 2013–21), Fernando (Manchester City 2014–17) and Rafa Mir (Wolves 2018–21, Nottingham Forest 2019/20 loan).

Navas was a Premier League champion with Manchester City in 2013/14, also winning two League Cups, the second alongside Fernando in 2015/16.

United striker Anthony Martial spent the second half of last season on loan at Sevilla, scoring one goal in 12 appearances in all competitions.

Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea, who started his career with Atlético before moving to Old Trafford in 2011, is one of three other players with Liga experience in United's squad, Varane (2012–21) and Casemiro (2013/14, 2015–22) having both been long-serving stalwarts at Real Madrid.

Sevilla trio Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña and Alejandro Gómez and United defender Martínez were all members of the Argentina squad that won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Montiel scoring the decisive penalty in the final shoot-out against Varane's France. Sevilla's Lamela and Lucas Ocampos are also Argentina internationals.

Telles plays for Brazil with United trio Casemiro, Fred and Antony. All four players were in their country's 2022 World Cup squad.

Acuña and Bruno Fernandes played together at Sporting CP (2017–20), Lamela and Christian Eriksen were team-mates at Tottenham (2013–20), and Óliver Torres and Jesús Corona were in the 2017/18 Porto squad with Diogo Dalot.

Ten Hag's record in UEFA competition against Spanish clubs is now W7 D2 L4, which includes a momentous 4-1 win for Ajax at Real Madrid in the second leg of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League round of 16 that knocked the holders out of the competition.

With six goals Rashford is the joint leading scorer in this season's UEFA Europa League, group stage to final, level with Victor Boniface of Union Saint-Gilloise.

Sevilla and United are the only former UEFA Europa League winners competing in the quarter-finals. Three other participating teams – Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord and Juventus – lifted the trophy as the UEFA Cup.

Sevilla have appeared in more UEFA Europa League semi-finals – four – than any other club. Should United eliminate them in this tie, they would match the Spanish club’s competition record.

United have already won major silverware this season, ending a six-year wait for a trophy by winning the English League Cup in February thanks to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the final.

Sevilla and United both claimed 2-0 away wins in their domestic leagues on Sunday, the former overcoming Valencia, the latter getting the better of Nottingham Forest to move up to third in the Premier League table. Both clubs are on a four-game unbeaten run in all competitions.

The winners of this tie will face either Juventus or Sporting CP in the semi-final.

Penalty shoot-outs

Sevilla's record in six UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W5 L1:
4-3 v PAOK, 1990/91 UEFA Cup first round
3-1 v Espanyol, 2006/07 UEFA Cup final
2-3 v Fenerbahçe, 2007/08 UEFA Champions League round of 16
4-3 v Real Betis, 2013/14 UEFA Europa League round of 16
4-2 v Benfica, 2013/14 UEFA Europa League final
5-4 v Athletic Club, 2015/16 UEFA Europa League quarter-final

Manchester United's record in four UEFA penalty shoot-outs is W1 L3:
4-5 v Videoton, 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-final
3-4 v Torpedo Moskva, 1992/93 UEFA Cup first round
6-5 v Chelsea, 2007/08 UEFA Champions League final
10-11 v Villarreal, 2020/21 UEFA Europa League final