Own goal in the last minute
Bayern loan scores twice for Man United
04/13/2023, 11:17 p.m
At Bayern only a substitute, at Manchester United suddenly a top performer: Marcel Sabitzer scored twice in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, but that was not enough to win against FC Sevilla. Juventus beat Sporting, José Mourinho loses in Rotterdam.
Despite two goals from Marcel Sabitzer, who was loaned out by FC Bayern, the top English club Manchester United missed out on a win in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League. The 29-year-old Sabitzer, who moved to Manchester in January, scored the first two goals of the game (14th and 21st minute) in a 2-2 (2-0) win against record winners FC Sevilla. Jesús Navas (84′) and an own goal by United captain Harry Maguire (90′ + 2′) equalized late, and the second leg in Spain will kick off next Thursday.
In the run-up to the game, Sabitzer had emphasized his satisfaction with the Red Devils. “I’ve found my place here,” said the Austrian midfielder to “Sport Bild”. According to media reports, there is no purchase option in his loan agreement, so a permanent change requires an additional agreement between United and FC Bayern.
The Italian record champions Juventus Turin meanwhile won 1-0 (0-0) against Sporting Lisbon. Just before the break, Juve had to cope with the substitution of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, who left the pitch visibly injured. The 32-year-old had previously defused several chances for the guests. Federico Gatti scored the only goal in the 74th minute of the game. In the already drawn semi-final, the winner of Juve/Sporting meets the winner between Man United and Sevilla.
Feyenoord Rotterdam, potential opponents of Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals, won 1-0 (0-0) against AS Roma coached by star coach José Mourinho. Dutchman Mats Wieffer (54th) scored the winning goal in the new edition of the 2022 Conference League final, Rome’s Lorenzo Pellegrini (43rd) put a hand penalty on the post.
Meanwhile, the fans were able to marvel at a spectacular goal in the Conference League. Terem Moffi scored his second goal for OGC Nice in the 2-2 (2-1) win at FC Basel just before the break with an overhead kick. Meanwhile, AC Florence clearly won 4-1 (2-1) at Lech Poznan. RSC Anderlecht beat AZ Alkmaar 2-0 (1-0) in the first leg, KAA Gent and West Ham United drew 1-1 (0-1).