EUROPA League Final: Manchester United vs Villarreal Match Preview, Team News, Predictions and Streaming Details
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As the Top leagues around Europe have finished their league season, the focus now shifts onto the European finals coming up this week. Manchester United take on Spanish side Villarreal in the Europa League finals in Polish city, Gdansk on Thursday in the Europa League final.
Man United will play in a European cup final after 3 years while Villarreal make their maiden appearance in Europe’s 2nd elite competition finals. United will go into the finals as the favourites but expect a very tough fight from Unai Emery’s side Villarreal.
MANCHESTER UNITED vs VILLARREAL FC, Europa League Final Preview
Manchester United
The Red Devils finished 2nd in the Premier League this season and will play the Champions League next season. United are a much improved side under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and have played some exhilarating football at times both in Europe and their domestic league. United initially entered the competition after getting knocked out from the Champions League but all would be forgiven if they manage to win the title come Thursday.
Seasoned campaigners in Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Paul Pogba have formed a great core for United while their youngsters have stepped up greatly when required to bring them close to lifting their first trophy in 3 years. The inclusion of United’s captain Harry Maguire though is in doubt, although has been named in the 26-man squad travelling for the game. United initially entered the competition after getting knocked out from the Champions League but all would be forgiven if they manage to win the title come Thursday.
Villarreal FC
Villarreal have had a relatively successful league campaign in Spain in Unai Emery’s debut season at the club. They finished 7th in the closely contested league and just missed out on a Europa League spot for next season. However, they are poised to play the newly introduced UEFA Conference league next season.
The Spanish side will also be buoyed by the fact that they can qualify for the Champions League next season by winning the final. Their manager surely knows how to get things done at a big stage. Unai Emery is the only manager to have won the Europa League for 3 consecutive times during his time at Sevilla from 2013-16.
PREDICTED LINEUPS –
Manchester United Predicted XI
David de Gea (Goalkeeper)
Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw
Fred, Scott McTominay
Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford,
Edinson Cavani.
Villarreal Predicted XI (4-4-2):
Sergio Asenjo (Goalkeeper)
Alfonso Pedraza, Pau Torres, Raul Albiol, Mario Gaspar;
Etienne Capoue, Dani Parejo, Manuel Trigueros; Yeremi Pino,
Gerard Moreno, Carlos Bacca.
MANCHESTER UNITED Last 5 Matches –
- Manchester United 2-1 Wolves
- Manchester United 1-1 Fulham
- Manchester United 2-4 Liverpool
- Manchester United 1-2 Leicester City
- Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa
VILLARREAL Last 5 matches –
- Villarreal 1-2 Real Madrid
- Villarreal 4-0 Sevilla
- Villarreal 2-0 Valladolid
- Villarreal 2-4 Celta Vigo
- Villarreal 0-0 Arsenal
Streaming Details – The Europa League Final will be broadcasted live on 12.30 A.M IST on Thursday. Sony Ten 2 has been designated as the official channel for India. Besides, the Europa League final will also be telecasted on Sony Ten 2 HD. The Man United vs Villarreal live stream in India will be available on the SonyLIV app and website.
PREDICTIONS –
Man United are keen to get their hands on silverware after 3 years and will be the hungrier side going into the finals. However, never count out Unai Emery’s side as the Spaniard has plenty of experience in big games of this magnitude. Considering the experience in the United ranks, they should handle themselves better and come out with a win on the big stage.
Fans will be in attendance for this big final and count on them to make some serious noise and create a great atmosphere. We are predicting a United win over their Spanish rivals and believe Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will finally have a trophy to his name for all his efforts as a coach for the past years.
FINAL SCORELINE – Man United 2-0 Villarreal FC
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