Manchester United take on the visitors Sevilla in the first leg of UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. The match will be played on Thursday, April 13th at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Manchester United have already won their first trophy in years - they won the League Cup in the winter. They have a chance to win another title. The "Red Devils" have made it to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and are considered favorites there. However, Eric ten Hag's main task remains unchanged: to return to the Champions League. This can be achieved in two ways, and it seems that the "Mancunians" are trying to pursue both at the same time. In the Premier League, they will fight for a place in the top four. So far, they have managed to hold onto the coveted 4th place, but there have been setbacks, including a loss to Newcastle in April. Therefore, it is equally important to continue their fight in the Europa League. There, the English have become "specialists" in dealing with representatives of La Liga. First, they managed to deal with Barcelona itself. And then, without any particular problems, they dealt with the strong Europa League team, Real Betis.
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Sevilla have not been playing without reason under the guidance of its third coach of the season. The situation in La Liga is no longer in crisis, but it is still far from successful. Interestingly, even under the current coach, they have already lost points at home. If Mendilibar made his debut with a confident 2-0 victory over Sevilla, then last weekend his players, leading 2-0 at home against Celta, managed to concede twice in response and were limited to just a draw. At the same time, the Spaniards are traditionally good in the Europa League. First, they dealt with the strong Dutch team PSV, and then eliminated the ambitious Fenerbahce. Both times, against the representatives of the Netherlands and the Turkish giants, "Nervionenses" decided everything in the first match, winning "dryly" and not minimally. However, this was under the experienced Jorge Sampaoli. But Jose Luis Mendilibar, the new coach, will only make his international debut now.
In 2018, Sevilla surprisingly overcame Manchester United in the round of 16 of the Champions League - with a draw and a victory. And after two years, albeit after an extremely protracted penalty shootout, the Spaniards were able to win the Europa League final. The "Red Devils" look quite good. They could decide everything in the first, "home" match. We recommend betting that the English will win with a handicap of "-1.5 goals."
Prediction for the match: Manchester United to win with -1.5 handicap.