Man United vs Real Betis

Manchester United bounced back from humiliation at the hands of Liverpool by thrashing Real Betis in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.

However, with United still looking to fight on three fronts in the season run-in, he will need to strike a balance between squad rotation and unsettling his team any further. Their best option is to deliver a convincing performance against Real Betis today and put one step in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. 1 hr 30 mins from kickoff: These sides are bidding for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition, where teams are allowed to face another from the same region — in other words, Man United could end up being drawn against Arsenal. 5th min: Man United have the ball in the net via a clever chested finish by Wout Weghorst, but Fred was offside as he crossed from the right. Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw combine down the left, the latter fires in a low cross and Weghorst thinks he's about to score... Antony's cross from the left is pinpoint, the striker stretches to meet it, but he turns the ball over the bar from six yards, right in front of the net. The pass from Antony is a little bit behind him but he gets the low shot on target, and Claudio Bravo does enough to push it away from goal and out of reach of the waiting Wout Weghorst. Juanmi switches the play to the Leicester City loanee just inside the box on the right-hand side, and he arrows in a low shot, with the outside of his right foot, that finds the bottom-left corner. Antony is happy to oblige, curling a quite exquisite shot into the top-left corner, with Claudio Bravo able only to stand and watch. Luke Shaw's corner picked out the unmarked Bruno Fernandes on the corner of the six-yard box, and his header was too powerful for Claudio Bravo to keep out. Wout Weghorst slides the ball through to Antony but Bravo is off his line quickly and gets enough on the shot to turn it away from goal. Real Betis made a real contest of this in the first 45 minutes, but that was a very one-sided second half — and just the tonic Erik ten Hag and his players needed.

Manchester United have beaten Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of our Europa League Round-of-16 clash. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for the Reds in the ...

Despite a comfortable lead late on, we continued to pepper the visitors' goal but to no avail. Weghorst was the quickest to react and made no mistake from close range to bag his first home goal for us. An intricate passing move saw the ball end up in the path of Antony, but his chip over Bravo landed on the roof of the net. United came out for the second half with the desire to restore our lead and it would take just eight minutes from the restart for us to do exactly that. Ten Hag’s men had re-established the team's dominance, and the renewed confidence was nearly reflected in a brilliant team goal but for the end product. Fernandes’s pass into the box was deflected into the path of our no.10, who showed great composure to make room for himself before unleashing a thumping effort into the roof of the net. Rashford set up Antony but the Brazilian’s effort was blocked. Excellent work down the left bore witness to a trademark Shaw cut-back into the six-yard area, but Weghorst’s effort flew just past the post after a crucial block from the onrushing defender. The final goal fell to Wout Weghorst, scoring his first in front of the Old Trafford faithful. Ten Hag’s men started tonight’s encounter with a sign of real intent, flooding forward inside the first minute and winning a corner, though Shaw’s teasing ball into the box couldn’t find a team-mate. Antony restored our lead with a trademark effort that curled beyond a stranded Bravo, who could only watch as it hit the top corner. Despite an excellent start by United, our goal would be cancelled out just after the half-hour mark due to the on-loan Ayoze Perez firing across David De Gea into the bottom corner.

Get a report of the Manchester United vs. Real Betis 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16 football match.

Then the United captain picked up a goal of his own with a glancing header from Shaw's whipped-in corner. 10 cut to his right and powered a shot into the roof of "Obviously, we have to build on this now to gain momentum again. Good performance also to give something to the fans, and they gave us something back as well because they were right behind us," Ten Hag said after the match. "It's always see how a team reacts after a setback. "I think we played well, the second half especially.

Match report as Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst all score as Manchester United thrash Betis 4-1 in the Europa League last-16 ...

"It was a good attitude from the start, we were on the front foot, we were good on the ball, finding spare men in midfield. This team has character so it is a compliment to the team." They made good switches, they made good runs behind and created a lot of chances. "[Overall] 4-1, good goals, good performance and give something to the fans. "We played a very good game in both halves and by half-time we should have been up 3-0. But there were still chinks in the armour of the hosts' confidence.

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Six-time winners Sevilla may be fighting a relegation battle in La Liga, but are always a threat in the Europa League and will take a 2-0 first leg lead over Fenerbahce to Istanbul next week thanks to goals from Joan Jordan and Erik Lamela. Juventus will take a narrow lead to Germany next week after the in-form Angel di Maria scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Freiburg. A lengthy VAR check followed, but the goal was confirmed despite what appeared to be a clear foul by Saka in the build-up. Premier League leaders Arsenal were forced to come from behind to salvage a draw in the Portuguese capital. Despite going for a first league title in 19 years, Mikel Arteta named a relatively strong side and William Saliba headed the visitors into the lead. Manchester United bounced back from a historic thrashing by Liverpool to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie, while a lucky 2-2 draw away to Sporting Lisbon gave Arsenal work to do to reach the quarter-finals.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praises the brilliance of Bruno Fernandes in his side's dominant Europa League last-16 first-leg victory against Real ...

Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner. Manchester United 4, Real Betis 1. Attempt blocked. - Away6 - Shots - Possession - 31Butland - 29Wan-Bissaka - 28Pellistri - 25Sancho "But sometimes he has to control that because when it's too much, it becomes a weakness. Ten Hag accepted Fernandes was not perfect.

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Weghorst clamors for a corner but doesn't get the call. Rashford forces a diving save from Bravo. •25m ago De Gea carelessly gives the ball away, and Ayoze Perez nearly punishes him. [Marcus Rashford](https://theathletic.com/football/player/marcus-rashford-xgQlXcNj79jwXiD4/) opened the scoring in the sixth minute, firing a powerful shot past [Claudio Bravo](https://theathletic.com/football/player/claudio-bravo-qobtPzSsNEE8hsDA/) from close range. •24s ago

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The Red Devils continue to chase an unusual treble; the English League Cup winners are probably out of Premier League contention, but they take on Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 19 March and are obviously still in contention to win the Europa League, [which they won under José Mourinho in 2016/17](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/2017/). They finished top of their group and got a draw with Real Madrid. There is a big margin, but we will give all we can in the second leg." [Real Betis](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52265--betis/) "At home, in front of our great fans, absolutely anything can happen," said Real Betis striker Ayoze Pérez as he digested his side's 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford. How can you watch it?

The Red Devils continue to chase an unusual treble; the English League Cup winners are probably out of Premier League contention, but they take on Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 19 March and are obviously still in contention to win the Europa ...

The Red Devils continue to chase an unusual treble; the English League Cup winners are probably out of Premier League contention, but they take on Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals on 19 March and are obviously still in contention to win the Europa League, [which they won under José Mourinho in 2016/17](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/2017/). They finished top of their group and got a draw with Real Madrid. There is a big margin, but we will give all we can in the second leg." [Real Betis](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52265--betis/) "At home, in front of our great fans, absolutely anything can happen," said Real Betis striker Ayoze Pérez as he digested his side's 4-1 defeat at Old Trafford. How can you watch it?