Fernandes multi-goal activity… Manchester United exceeded the 8th division ridge to advance to the round of 16
Arsenal draw 1-1 after battle with Benfica
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Manchester United (England, hereinafter referred to as Manchester United) defeated Real Sociedad (Spain) in the first matchup of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League round of 32 and increased the likelihood of advancing to the round of 16.
Manchester United won 4-0 in the first leg of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League round of 32 against Real Sociedad held at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy on the 19th (Korean time).
Bruno Fernandez scored multiple goals, and Marcus Rashford and Daniel James scored and led the victory.
Manchester United, who won four goals in the away, was able to play comfortably in the second game held at home on the 26th.
In less than two minutes of the start of the game, Real Sociedad’s Adnan Yanuzhai and Rashford attempted one shot at a time.
Manchester United gradually took the initiative in the attack.
In the 16th minute of the first half, Scott McTomini’s shot and Rashford’s right-footed shot 3 minutes later were both blocked by the opposing goalkeeper.
After Rashford’s shot was blocked, Fernandez shot again, but the opposing defender cleared it.
However, Manchester United regretted for a moment and scored the opening goal after knocking on Real Sociedad’s goal.
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In the 27th minute of the first half, Real Sociedad’s defense and goalkeeper didn’t handle the ball, and Fernandez grabbed the ball and scored the first goal with his right foot.
Fernandes added a goal in the 12th minute of the second half.
Fernandes, who received James’ pass, shook the net with a quick shot. At the time, the assistant referee raised the offside flag, but the score was recognized as a result of video reading (VAR).
In the counterattack situation 7 minutes later, Rashford, who received Fred’s forward pass, widened the gap to 3-0 with a right-footed shot.
According to statistics website Opta, this is the first time the England team has won a four-goal away game against the Spanish team in the Europa League (including the entire UEFA Cup).
Previously, the biggest win was Newcastle United’s 3-0 victory over Mallorca in March 2004.
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Arsenal, another English team, drew 1-1 after an offense against Benfica (Portugal).
Benfica took the lead with Fiji’s opening goal in the 10th minute of the second half, but Arsenal equalized Bukayo Saka’s goal after 2 minutes.
Young Boys (Switzerland) and Rangers (Scotland) scored a 4-3 victory with a dramatic final goal after struggling with Leverkusen (Germany) and Royal Antwerp (Belgium) respectively.
The goals scored in the 16 matches in the first leg of the round of 32 held on this day are a total of 59 goals. According to Opta, the most goals in a single day have been scored in knockouts since the 2009-2010 season when the UEFA Cup changed its name to the Europa League.
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2021/02/19 09:28 sent