Arsenal won 4-0 at Slavia Prague on Thursday (April 15th) and qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa League alongside Villarreal, their future opponents, Manchester United and AS Roma. . The semi-finals will be played on April 29 and May 6, and the final on Wednesday May 26 in Gdansk, Poland.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery will return to his former club Arsenal (2018-2019). The other semi-final will therefore pit Manchester United, winner of Granada, and AS Rome, yet hung by Ajax (1-1).
Manchester United qualify without forcing against Granada
Manchester United beat Granada (2-0) after winning by the same score in Spain in the first leg. The Red Devils got off the field from the start, scoring after 5 minutes of a great volley from Edinson Cavani – his first goal for United in the European Cup – on a ball headed by Paul Pogba, replaced at half-time to avoid a second yellow card.
Granada then never really threatened the Mancuniens who offered themselves other great opportunities in the second period by again Cavani (55e) then Van de Beek (59e) but without managing to widen the gap against a Spanish team bravely trying their luck and who until the last minutes of play were still trying to deceive Di Gea.
But it is Juan Mata who at the 90e minute crucified Granada with a lucky goal against his side of Jesus Vallejo, giving Manchester an easy 4-0 aggregate qualification to face Roma in the semi-finals.
Arsenal in the last square, ensuring in Prague
Arsenal, carried by Alexandre Lacazette, author of a double, qualified by beating 4-0 the Slavia Prague thanks to a first period of total football. The Arsenal Gunners will face in the half the Spaniards of Villarreal, who eliminated Dinamo Zagreb (2-1, after their 1-0 victory in the first leg).
In a bad posture at the kickoff of this second act of the quarter-finals (1-1 in the first leg), Arsenal with a reinforced midfielder, made the task easier by scoring three goals in six minutes to propel themselves towards the last square.
First by Pépé at the conclusion of an excellent work of the young Smith Rowe (18e), by neo-captain Alexandre Lacazette from a penalty (21e) and by Bukayo Saka, involved in Arsenal’s first two goals (24e).
While the second period was reduced to a scoring streak, the captain of the evening offered himself a brace after a magnificent collective action, where he scored strongly after eliminating two defenders of the evening. ” a clever roulette (77e).
Roma in the half thanks to a draw (1-1) against Ajax
AS Rome, the last Italian ambassador to the European Cups, won their ticket to the semi-finals of the Europa League on Thursday thanks to a draw against Ajax Amsterdam (1-1) sufficient after the Italian victory in the go to the Netherlands (2-1).
Edin Dzeko (72e) responded at the end of the match to the goal of Dutch hopeful Brian Brobbey (49e), marked upon resumption.
Roma, if they finished the game better, still came close to the road exit, Ajax having largely dominated and even believed to score a second goal synonymous with qualification for them at the start of the second half, before the The referee does not reverse his decision after intervention of the VAR. The Romans will challenge Manchester United in the semi-finals.