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Uefa Europa Leaguei

The Uefa Europa League is the second-tier annual continental competition for European football clubs. Introduced in 2009, the competition was previously called the Uefa Cup, which had run since 1971. The title has been won by 27 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. Sevilla are the most successful club in the competition’s history having won it five times. Manchester United were champions in the 2016-17 season after beating Ajax in the final at the Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden.

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  • Arsenal’s defeat to Bayern Munich and Manchester City’s loss to Real Madrid did more than just rule out an English finalist in the Wembley final
  • It also gave Germany’s Bundesliga the edge over England’s Premier League in the race to earn another spot in next year’s expanded Champions League

Praise from Erik Ten Hag for display in 4-1 victory over Real Betis, after the 7-0 loss to Liverpool sparked scathing criticism of the Portuguese’s leadership.

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After steering United to successive top-three finishes in the Premier League, Solskjaer had earmarked the final in Gdansk as the ‘stepping stone for something better to come’.

Rangers, the Scottish champions, who were reduced to nine men after Kemar Roofe and Leon Balogun were sent off, crash out of the competition 3-1 on aggregate.

South Korean has been in fine form for the English Premier League club this season, but is yet to sign a new contract with manager Jose Mourinho blaming Covid-19.

The 2,000 spectators inside Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium for Europa League clash were the first allowed into a top-level competitive game in England since March 11.

The most-followed man on Instagram already owns 6 hotels in Europe and the US – but his latest 4-star venture will sit just 5km from his former workplace, Old Trafford

Goals from Spanish winger Suso and former Newcastle United striker Luuk de Jong ensure five-time Europa League winners Sevilla will face either Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk in the final.

In the Champions League, Atalanta and RB Leipzig are through to the last eight along with PSG and Atletico. The remaining last 16, second legs will see Juventus face Lyon, Manchester City take on Madrid, Bayern Munich face Chelsea and Barcelona meet Napoli.