Manchester United vs Sevilla HIGHLIGHTS, Europa League: Sabitzer’s brace goes in vain as Sevilla forces United to play out 2-2 draw

What a fightback from the visiting team, who scored two goals in the last few minutes to force United into a 2-2 draw after conceding two early goals.

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Sevilla wins a corner kick, very near to the full-time. Rakitic takes the shot but it went behind.

The goal has been changed to an own goal by Maguire as his deflection was on target, so officially both the goals for Sevilla came through United’s own goals.

GOALLLLLLLLL! HERE COMES AN EQUALISER! Ocampas gives a perfect floated pass and El Nesyri’s header that deflected from Harry Maguire as well goes straight against David de Gea to give an extra-time equaliser! What a comeback this has been from the visiting team.

MUN 2-2 SEV

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Six minutes have been added after the end of 90 minutes of regulation time.

Facundo Pellistri, who came in as a sub has been booked by the referee for a hard tackle.

Sevilla is in the run once again and this time de Gea saves the shot.

GOALLLLLLLLL! SEVILLA GETS ITS FIRST! A free kick for Sevilla for a handball via Erikson. Navas has the ball close to the box and he attempts a kick near the post, and a slight deflection from the goalkeeper David de Gea lifts the ball up which finds the net and will cut Sevila’s deficit into half.

MUN 2-1 SEV

Chance: This is not a good finish from United, this should have been a goal as Weghorst, Pellistri, and Malacia were inside the penalty box with literally no threat, but Malacia could not close the shot.

Subs for Man United: Another change from Erik Ten Hag as Pellistri comes in for Antony.

The tempo of the game has dropped, Erik Ten Hag would have wanted a few more goals to shut any possibility of a comeback with Sevilla has been better in the second half.

Elanga charges down Montiel and the defender has been taken down. Nothing from the referee as he deemed the challenge fair.

Sevilla is trying to put United under pressure with their high press, Marcus Acuna and Antony have a second set of heated arguments along with some shouldering.

Subs for Sevilla: Suso comes in for Nianzou

Yellow card: Acuna’s challenge from behind gives him a booking from the referee.

Erik Lamela makes way for Youssef Al-Nesyri.

Montiel looks in pain after Weghorst collided with him.

OUT: Fernandes, Sancho and Martial | IN: Elanga, Eriksen and Weghorst.

A heat-up moment between Acuna and Antony after the flag was shown as Acuna clearly looked frustrated with the jersey pull from behind.

So near! Antony goes from the right flank once again as he beats three defenders on his run and hits a long-range shot which deflects from the goal post!

A quick free kick was taken by Sevilla near the box but they fail to do something good out of it.

Gudelj has been booked with a yellow card.

Antony runs down from the right flank and he changes the flank by a cross to Bruno Feranades who tries for a long-ranger but Bono collects the curling ball with an ease.

Sancho is in a solo run again, he goes past Fernando with ease but Montiel was waiting for him inside the box, a clean block from him deny the attack from the red devlis.

Maguire passes the ball to Sancho who fails to retain the ball on time and gives the possession back to Sevilla.

Time is running out after each passing minute for Sevilla as their new boss looks tensed from out. They need to find an opening goal if they want to stay in the game.

Ocampos with a left flank run but could not find enough space as he back passes to Rakitic and losses the attacking tempo.

Antony has the ball and he had the option to pass the ball back to Martial but he chose to go for a shot but could not get the curl which he would have wanted as the ball goes out of play.

Half Time change for Manchester United - IN: Harry Maguire | OUT: Rafael Varane

A clinical first half for the home team as United will go back with a hefty 2-0 lead courtesy of Sabitzer’s brace inside 25 minutes.

Sevilla wins a corner kick and a brilliant save by David de Gea denied a goal for Sevilla very close to the half time. Sevilla will have to wait for their first half.

Two minutes have been added after the 45 minutes of play.

Yellow Card: Gudelj takes a shot and United’s captain Bruno Fernandes slides to block the ball but he gets deflected from his arm which looked away from his body. The referee books him for a handball and Fernandes is having a heat-up chat against the referee. Bruno Fernandes is showing his dissent as he will have to miss out on the next game because of back-to-back yellow cards!

Yellow card: Lamela stamped United’s captain Casemiro and he has been booked instantly by the referee. Casemiro looks in pain and the case has been checked for a potential red card incident. Check over as the colour of the card remains the same.

A tough sliding tackle on Antony by Acuna and United wins a free-kick. No booking for this foul.

Manchester United in another run, a deflected ball comes to Casemiro close to the post and he tries to target the goal with his shot but a deflected ball from Sevilla’s defender will give another corner for the home team.

Chance: Antony gives a curling floated delivery to the final three and Sabitzer nearly had his hat trick inside 32 minutes but he fails to convert a chance which looked the easiest of all.

Sevilla takes the ball possession back after quite some time, they look desperate for their opening goal but confident United are in no mood to give any opening.

A desperate back tackle from Rakitic got him booked for a foul.

Corner Kick: United clearly has put Sevilla under pressure as they win another corner.

GOALLLLLLL! SECOND FOR SABITZER! Martial runs down from the left channel for a counter-attack and it is Sabitzer again who finds himself in the right place at the right time as he receives the assist from Martial and finds the net again in five minutes!

MAN 2-0 SEV

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Corner Kick: Sevilla wins another corner, Rakitic takes the kick, and Montiel’s header goes to Sabitzer who clears the ball this time.

Goalkick for keeper Bono as United looks a different team after an early goal, Sevilla was taken aback from a quick response from the duo of Bruno Fernandes and Sabitzer.

GOALLLLL! SABITZER IS THE MAN! United was in another run and Fernandes gets the ball as he quickly passes further to Sabitzer who finishes with a clear shot to give United an early lead in this game.

MAN 1-0 SEV

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Manchester are in the attack now this time and Antony wins the ball and takes a clear shot but a timely save by Bono denies any goal.

Yellow Card: A no-non-sense clearance by Martinez as Sevilla wins a corner kick, Rakitic comes forward to take the kick, he goes for a short pass and after a couple of passes, Montiel takes a kick after the referee’s whistle and throws the ball away in frustration, which resulted in him getting booked for his actions. He will have to miss the second leg as he already received one yellow in the previous Europa League game.

A foul on Ocampas by Malacia and it is a free-kick in the centre of the pitch for the away team, can they do some damage from here? Looks difficult as United is playing solid in their defence till now.

Gudelj has the ball and he tries to go a for a long-ranger but slips while attempting one as the ball went above the post, out of play.

Marcao wins the ball in the midfield from United as he passes the ball further and Sevilla is looking to convert but a timely intervention from the defender denies any threat.

United wins a corner kick but it losses the possession and Sevilla is on the counter-attack now.

Chance, Offside: We are only 30 seconds away from the kick-off and Sancho finds the net but he was in the offside position as United will look to continue its early attack.

Sabizter will have the first kick and we are underway in the game.

Referee - Felix Zwayar

Pre-match proceedings are underway at Old Trafford as we are moments away from the kick-off

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford will miss his side’s Europa League quarterfinal first leg against Sevilla on Thursday due to a muscle injury, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

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• Total matches: 5 | Manchester United: 1 | Sevilla: 3 | Draws: 1

• Goalkeepers: Marko Dmitrovic, Yassine Bounou, Alberto Flores, Matías Arbol
• Defenders: Gonzalo Montiel, Alex Telles, Karim Rekik, Tanguy Nianzou, Jesus Navas, Marcos Acuna, Loic Bade, Marcao, Pablo Perez Rico, Luis Dasilva Rodríguez, Diego Hormigo
• Midfielders: Lucas Ocampos, Nemanja Gudelj, Suso, Joan Jordan, Ivan Rakitic, Erik Lamela, Pape Gueye, Fernando, Oliver Torres, Alejandro Gomez, Carlos Alvarez, Nacho Quintana, Manu Bueno
• Forwards: Jesus Corona, Rafa Mir, Youssef En-Nesyri, Bryan Gil

Coach: Jose Luis Mendilibar

• Manchester United: D-W-W-L-W-W
• Sevilla: W-W-L-L-W-D

• Goalkeepers: David de Gea, Tom Heaton, Nathan Bishop, Jack Butland
• Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Phil Jones, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Tyrell Malacia, Raphael Varane, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Brandon Williams, Rhys Bennett
• Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Marcel Sabitzer, Fred, Casemiro, Facundo Pellistri, Donny van de Beek, Scott McTominay, Zidane Iqbal, Kobbie Mainoo
• Forwards: Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Wout Weghorst, Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho

Coach: Erik Ten Hag

(4-2-3-1): Bono (gk); Montiel, Marcao, Nianzou, Acuna; Fernando, Gudelj; Rakitic, Ocampos, Oliver; Lamela

(4-2-3-1): De Gea (gk); Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lisandro Martínez, Malacia; Casemiro, Sabitzer; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Martial

• When will Man United vs Sevilla, Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg match be played?

The Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg between Manchester United and Sevilla will be played on April 13 (April 14 in India).

• Where will Man United vs Sevilla, Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg match be played?

The Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg between Manchester United and Sevilla will be played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England on Thursday (Friday in India).

• What time will Man United vs Sevilla, Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg match kick-off?

The Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg between Manchester United and Sevilla will begin at 12:30 AM IST.

How do I watch live streaming of the Man United vs Sevilla, Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg match in India?

The Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg between Manchester United and Sevilla will be streamed live on the Sonyliv app.

Which TV Channel will telecast Man United vs Sevilla, Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg match live?

The Europa League quarterfinal 1st leg between Manchester United and Sevilla will be telecasted on the Sony Sports network in India.

• Location: Manchester
• Stadium: Old Trafford Stadium
• Date: Thursday, April 13th
• Kick-off Time: 00:30 AM IST