Manchester United hosts AC Milan in the first leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 11th at Old Trafford (Manchester)
Manchester United started the 2020/21 season in the Champions League but didn’t manage to progress from the group. In the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, the Red Devils faced Real Sociedad. The English team tackled the task of reaching the next round in the first leg, which took place on a neutral field in Turin. The Devils sent four unanswered goals into the net of the Basques. By the way, one more goal was not awarded. There was no point in the return game, and it ended in a goalless draw. The Spaniards could have tried to turn the tide of the confrontation, but Oyarzabal missed a penalty at the beginning of the return match. We will add that Manchester United is the main favorite of the 2020/21 Europa League according to bookmakers. Let’s note that now the Red Devils are on a streak of 11 games without defeats in all tournaments.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
Milan won its Europa League group without any problems. In the 1/16 finals of the tournament, the draw gave the Italians a rather modest opponent. Despite this, they barely eliminated FC Crvena Zvezda. In Belgrade, AC Milan was twice in the lead but managed to let the victory slip away in the added time (2:2). And the return match ended in a 1:1 draw. However, Milan scored more goals away, which allowed the team to advance to the next round of the competition.
The sign “Manchester United – Milan” is worthy of a confrontation in the prestigious UEFA Champions League, but now the teams are fighting for another trophy. Manchester United is the main favorite of the competition (according to bookmakers), and Milan closes the TOP-6. The quality of the game and the level of the lineups allow us to assume that we will see interesting football and a lot of attempts that can turn into goals. The last time the teams met at the International Champions Cup. The last head-to-head matches turned out to be scoring, and the referee recorded the exchange of goals. Let's try to apply these stats to the upcoming meeting.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.25 goals scored
