Man Utd face Sevilla, Juve meet Sporting in Europa League quarter
NYON, Switzerland, March 17 (Reuters) – Manchester United meet record six-time Europa League winners Sevilla in the quarter-finals, while Juventus take on Sporting after Friday’s draw in Nyon.
United, who have beaten Real Betis in both of their last 16 games, will travel to Spain again after Sevilla – who last won the competition in 2020 – qualified despite losing the second leg to Fenerbahce.
The Spanish side have never lost to United in three meetings, most recently in the semi-finals in 2020.
Manchester United manager Eric ten Hag highlighted Sevilla’s record in the competition but said his immediate focus is on domestic games.
“It’s going to be tough, they’re very experienced in the Europa League, they’ve won so many times. I don’t know the team in detail but for me football is the most important thing and I’m not looking forward to Sevilla.” ” he said.
“First we have the international break and then three Premier League games so there is a lot of time to focus on that
“Anyway, all the opponents who come to this stage of the Europa League are strong and you have to play your best football if you want to progress.”
Juve, who were eliminated from the Champions League after finishing third in their group, will be looking to win the competition after all but ending their top-four Serie A hopes with a 15-point deduction on their transfer deals were made.
Turin are seventh in Serie A, 10 points behind fourth-placed AC Milan. Winning the Europa League guarantees a place in the Champions League next season.
Juve’s opponents Sporting defeated Premier League leaders Arsenal 5-3 on penalties on Thursday after the round of 16 ended 3-3 on aggregate.
Dutch club Feyenoord meet AS Roma in a replay of last year’s Europa Conference League final, where the Italians topped the field with a 1-0 win.
Bayer Leverkusen, now coached by former Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso, beat Hungary’s Ferencvaros without conceding in two games and meet Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise, who beat Union Berlin.
EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
Manchester United vs Seville
Juventus versus Sporting
Bayer Leverkusen versus Union Saint Giloise
Feyenoord versus AS Roma
* The team drawn first will host the first leg
* First leg: April 13
* Second leg: April 20th
SEMIFINAL DRAW
Semifinal 1: Juventus/Sporting vs United/Sevilla
Semifinal 2: Feyenoord/Roma v Leverkusen/Union
* The team drawn first will host the first leg
* First legs: May 11
* Second leg: May 18th
Reporting by Rohith Nair and Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Edited by Toby Davis and Ken Ferris
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