Seria A giants Inter Milan delivered a dominating 5-0 win against Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday night to secure themselves a spot in UEFA’s Europa League Finals. Inter will now face Sevilla on August 21st in a match for all the marbles.

The first half started slower than expected, but a sudden burst of energy from Inter’s Nicolo Barella on the right flank resulted in a change on the scoreboard. Barella made a great run and delivered a well-measured cross to the penalty box, making it easy for striker Lautaro Martinez to give his team a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute.

After getting ahead, Inter didn’t back down and had several good chances to double their lead. Shakhtar, on the other hand, tried to get level but suffered from lack of creativity at the front and went on break still behind.

The Ukrainian champion seemed still in the game early in the second period, trying to make something happen while Inter decided to sit back and hunt counters. This proved to be the right choice for the Italians, as they soon went on an impressive scoring spree.

 Danilo D’Ambrosio first made it 2-0 in 64th, only for Martinez to score his second just 10 minutes later.  Then, Romelu Lukaku joined in the party and scored a brace in 78th and 83rd to set the final score of 5-0.

“The players knew that I believed in a great end to the season for us,” said Inter’s manager Antonio Conte after the game. “We worked very hard, and we learned from our mistakes during the season. We finished second in Serie A and now we have reached the Europa League final. Let’s enjoy this moment before preparing for the final.”

Against Sevilla, Inter will go for their fourth UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup trophy. Their last win in the competition came during the 1997/98 season.

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It looks like Manchester United just can’t get to finals this season. After previously being eliminated in Carabao Cup and FA Cup during the semi-finals, they now experienced the same fate in UEFA Europa League following a 2-1 loss to Sevilla on Sunday night.

United struggled in QF against F.C. Copenhagen, needing a penalty in overtime to advance to the next stage. In the match with Sevilla, however, they looked a lot better and managed to get to lead in the 9th minute.

Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford delivered a great piece of one-two play in the penalty box, after which Sevilla’s defender Diego Carlos tackled Rashford in the forbidden area. Referee Felix Brych showed to the spot, and Bruno Fernandes confidently converted.

But the Premier League side couldn’t keep the lead too long, as Suso scored in 26th minute to give Sevilla an equalizer for 1-1. This ended up being the score for the first half.

In the second half, Manchester United had a chance to get ahead, but Martial, Rashford, Fernandes, and Fred all failed to score from tremendous opportunities thanks to Sevilla’s goalie Yassine Bounou. After weathering through a period of United’s dominance, La Liga club decided to strike back and managed to get to lead thanks to a 78th-minute goal from super-sub Luuk De Jong.

The result didn’t change until the end, and Sevilla celebrated an inspiring 2-1 comeback win while Man Utd had to head home.

“I feel like I’ve been hugged by joy. We know what this side has been through, today included, and we’ve got such a resilience against such intensity,” said Sevilla’s manager Julen Lopetegui.

Sevilla advanced to their sixth UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup) finals. They won the competition in all five previous attempts.

This defeat means that Man Utd haven’t won a trophy for three consecutive seasons, which is their longest drought since the ‘80s.

“It’s difficult. The boys are devastated,“ said United’s captain Harry Maguire. “We created numerous chances. The best team lost. They punished us for missing chances. They didn’t make many chances to be honest.“

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The UEFA Europa League resumed its 2019/20 season on Wednesday night with four round-of-16 matches. Manchester United, F.C. Copenhagen, Shakhtar, and Inter Milan all recorded wins to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Manchester United hosted LASK on Old Trafford and recorded a 2-1 comeback win thanks to goals from Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial. United went through to the next stage with a total result of 7-1, after winning the first match 5-0. 

Shakhtar got a 3-0 win against Wolfsburg in Kyiv, having entered the game with ש 2-1 lead from the first leg. The interesting thing is that Ukrainian champions scored all of their goals after the 89th minute.

F.C. Copenhagen, on the other hand, managed to save themselves from elimination after losing the first leg 1-0 to Istanbul Basaksehir back in March. The Danish club got a dominating 3-0 victory at their home stadium and secured the place in QFs of European Competition for the first time in their history. 

In the fourth match of the evening, Inter and Getafe met on a neutral field in Gelsenkirchen in a one-off elimination game. Italian club ended up being the better side, ending the match in their favor thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.

Manchester United is now set to meet Copenhagen in quarterfinals, while Shakhtar Donetsk faces the better side from round-of-16 pair Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Basel. Inter will play the winner from Rangers vs. Leverkusen.

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Europa League is set to follow the Champions League model for the 2019 /20 season resume. UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that the competition will wrap up with a knockout tournament in Germany in August.

According to the announcement, the remaining stages of the Europa League will take place in Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, and Gelsenkirchen, with the quarterfinals set to start on August 10th. All matches will be played as single-elimination matches with the Finals match being scheduled for August 21st.

As of now, fans won’t be able to attend the matches. However, UEFA explained that the final decision will be made by the end of July according to the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

The teams that will take part in the Europa League knockout tournament in Germany will be determined through a Round of 16 matches that will take place at originally scheduled venues between August 5th and August 6th.

The teams that have already played the first leg of Round of 16 will proceed with the second leg as previously planned, and the standard rules of home and away goals will apply.

In duels Sevilla vs. AS Roma and Inter vs. Getafe, the clubs will play just one game, with the winner proceeding to the next phase. These clubs didn’t manage to play the first leg games before the competition got suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. 

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Seria A giants Inter Milan delivered a dominating 5-0 win against Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk on Monday night to secure themselves a spot in UEFA’s Europa League Finals. Inter will now face Sevilla on August 21st in a match for all the marbles.

The first half started slower than expected, but a sudden burst of energy from Inter’s Nicolo Barella on the right flank resulted in a change on the scoreboard. Barella made a great run and delivered a well-measured cross to the penalty box, making it easy for striker Lautaro Martinez to give his team a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute.

After getting ahead, Inter didn’t back down and had several good chances to double their lead. Shakhtar, on the other hand, tried to get level but suffered from lack of creativity at the front and went on break still behind.

The Ukrainian champion seemed still in the game early in the second period, trying to make something happen while Inter decided to sit back and hunt counters. This proved to be the right choice for the Italians, as they soon went on an impressive scoring spree.

 Danilo D’Ambrosio first made it 2-0 in 64th, only for Martinez to score his second just 10 minutes later.  Then, Romelu Lukaku joined in the party and scored a brace in 78th and 83rd to set the final score of 5-0.

“The players knew that I believed in a great end to the season for us,” said Inter’s manager Antonio Conte after the game. “We worked very hard, and we learned from our mistakes during the season. We finished second in Serie A and now we have reached the Europa League final. Let’s enjoy this moment before preparing for the final.”

Against Sevilla, Inter will go for their fourth UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup trophy. Their last win in the competition came during the 1997/98 season.

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It looks like Manchester United just can’t get to finals this season. After previously being eliminated in Carabao Cup and FA Cup during the semi-finals, they now experienced the same fate in UEFA Europa League following a 2-1 loss to Sevilla on Sunday night.

United struggled in QF against F.C. Copenhagen, needing a penalty in overtime to advance to the next stage. In the match with Sevilla, however, they looked a lot better and managed to get to lead in the 9th minute.

Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford delivered a great piece of one-two play in the penalty box, after which Sevilla’s defender Diego Carlos tackled Rashford in the forbidden area. Referee Felix Brych showed to the spot, and Bruno Fernandes confidently converted.

But the Premier League side couldn’t keep the lead too long, as Suso scored in 26th minute to give Sevilla an equalizer for 1-1. This ended up being the score for the first half.

In the second half, Manchester United had a chance to get ahead, but Martial, Rashford, Fernandes, and Fred all failed to score from tremendous opportunities thanks to Sevilla’s goalie Yassine Bounou. After weathering through a period of United’s dominance, La Liga club decided to strike back and managed to get to lead thanks to a 78th-minute goal from super-sub Luuk De Jong.

The result didn’t change until the end, and Sevilla celebrated an inspiring 2-1 comeback win while Man Utd had to head home.

“I feel like I’ve been hugged by joy. We know what this side has been through, today included, and we’ve got such a resilience against such intensity,” said Sevilla’s manager Julen Lopetegui.

Sevilla advanced to their sixth UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup) finals. They won the competition in all five previous attempts.

This defeat means that Man Utd haven’t won a trophy for three consecutive seasons, which is their longest drought since the ‘80s.

“It’s difficult. The boys are devastated,“ said United’s captain Harry Maguire. “We created numerous chances. The best team lost. They punished us for missing chances. They didn’t make many chances to be honest.“

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The UEFA Europa League resumed its 2019/20 season on Wednesday night with four round-of-16 matches. Manchester United, F.C. Copenhagen, Shakhtar, and Inter Milan all recorded wins to advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Manchester United hosted LASK on Old Trafford and recorded a 2-1 comeback win thanks to goals from Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial. United went through to the next stage with a total result of 7-1, after winning the first match 5-0. 

Shakhtar got a 3-0 win against Wolfsburg in Kyiv, having entered the game with ש 2-1 lead from the first leg. The interesting thing is that Ukrainian champions scored all of their goals after the 89th minute.

F.C. Copenhagen, on the other hand, managed to save themselves from elimination after losing the first leg 1-0 to Istanbul Basaksehir back in March. The Danish club got a dominating 3-0 victory at their home stadium and secured the place in QFs of European Competition for the first time in their history. 

In the fourth match of the evening, Inter and Getafe met on a neutral field in Gelsenkirchen in a one-off elimination game. Italian club ended up being the better side, ending the match in their favor thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen.

Manchester United is now set to meet Copenhagen in quarterfinals, while Shakhtar Donetsk faces the better side from round-of-16 pair Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Basel. Inter will play the winner from Rangers vs. Leverkusen.

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Europa League is set to follow the Champions League model for the 2019 /20 season resume. UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that the competition will wrap up with a knockout tournament in Germany in August.

According to the announcement, the remaining stages of the Europa League will take place in Cologne, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, and Gelsenkirchen, with the quarterfinals set to start on August 10th. All matches will be played as single-elimination matches with the Finals match being scheduled for August 21st.

As of now, fans won’t be able to attend the matches. However, UEFA explained that the final decision will be made by the end of July according to the state of the coronavirus pandemic.

The teams that will take part in the Europa League knockout tournament in Germany will be determined through a Round of 16 matches that will take place at originally scheduled venues between August 5th and August 6th.

The teams that have already played the first leg of Round of 16 will proceed with the second leg as previously planned, and the standard rules of home and away goals will apply.

In duels Sevilla vs. AS Roma and Inter vs. Getafe, the clubs will play just one game, with the winner proceeding to the next phase. These clubs didn’t manage to play the first leg games before the competition got suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. 

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