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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Manchester United (England) laughed at the big match, which was considered the’preview final’ of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Europa League.
Manchester United won 1-0 with Paul Pogba’s winning goal in the 2020-21 season Europa League second leg match against AC Milan (Italy) held at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy on the 19th (Korean time). .
Manchester United, who drew 1-1 in the home game of the first game on the 12th, beat AC Milan with a total score of 2-1 in the first and second games, and won the quarterfinal ticket. In addition, with the victory on this day, United continued its undefeated march (7 wins and 7 draws) in 14 official matches.
Manchester United, who placed Mason Greenwood in the forefront of the day and started with Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandez, and Daniel James in the second line, finished the first half with no goals scored 0-0. If the game was over like this, Manchester United would be eliminated according to the principle of having priority to score multiple goals.
The protagonist who saved United in the second half was Pogba, who returned from injury. Pogba, who was substituted for Rashford at half-time, shook the net with a right-footed shot and scored the winning goal as soon as he entered the game in the third minute of the second half.
After AC Milan scored the opening goal, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who did not start due to injuries, was substituted for a total offensive. However, Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson made a super save at every turn, keeping the lead by the first goal.
Meanwhile, Arsenal (England) lost 0-1 to Olympiacos (Greece) in the Europa League quarter-final that was held on the same day. However, thanks to a 3-1 victory in the first game, the quarterfinals were finally confirmed with a total score of 3-2.
Ajax (Netherlands) defeated Young Boys (Switzerland) 2-0. He also joined the quarterfinals with a total score of 5-0, including a 3-0 victory in the first leg.
In addition, AS Roma (Italy), Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Granada, Villarreal (Spain), Dynamo Zagreb (Croatia) and others succeeded in advancing to the Europa League quarterfinals. On the other hand, Tottenham (England), whose injury caused Son Heung-min, was eliminated after a shocking 0-3 defeat by Zagreb.