Thursday’s UEFA Europa League match between Juventus and Sporting saw Juventus hold on and advance to the semifinals as Manchester United collapsed in Seville.
United lost 3-0 against Sevilla in the quarterfinal second legs, losing 5-2.
Juventus held on to a 1-1 tie with Sporting in Lisbon to advance 2-1 on aggregate, while Bayer Leverkusen defeated Union Saint-Gilloise 5-2 with a 4-1 victory in Belgium.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma beat Feyenoord 4-1 after extra time to advance 4-2.
United finished off the collapse in Spain after holding a two-goal lead with six minutes remaining in the first leg before allowing a couple of late own goals.
When the six-time competition winners defeated a lackluster United, goalkeeper David de Gea had a terrible night.
After eight minutes, De Gea passed to a lone Harry MaGuire, who had just scored one of the own goals in the first leg. This time, he lost the ball after being ambushed by three opponents, and Youssef En-Nesyri accepted the gift.
Sevilla was in control and had another scoring opportunity before center back. Loic In the 47th minute, Bade headed onto his own shoulder and looped the ball over De Gea.
De Gea rushed out in the 81st minute but sliced a falling ball. En-Nesyri was called upon to seal the victory by curling into the open net.
“It’s clear that when we make mistakes, it’s very difficult to win a football game. We have to do better. That’s a demand,” said United coach Erik ten Hag.
When Italy’s top sporting court overturned a 15-point Serie A points deduction for illegal transfer activity earlier in the evening, it asked that the case be reexamined, which may have been good news for Juventus.
Adrian Rabiot twisted and scored for Juventus in Lisbon’s opening minute after Sporting failed to clear a corner in the ninth minute.
Marcus Edwards successfully converted the penalty in the 20th minute after the French midfielder fouled Manuel Ugarte at the penalty spot.
Ricardo Esgaio and Sebastian Coates failed to take advantage of Sporting’s finest opportunities in the last minutes as the home club labored against the Juventus defense.
The writing was on the wall for United, according to Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, who will lead his team against Sevilla in the following match.
“I expected Sevilla to be honest. They are a tricky team,” the Juventus coach said. “They have won so many Europa Leagues so they definitely have an advantage. The signs from the last game were in their favour, I had that feeling.”
