About The Drawing Of Europa League Quarter-Finals
JAKARTA - Manchester United met Granada in the Europa League quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Arsenal will face Slavia Prague, according to the results of the draw conducted by UEFA, Friday, March 19.
MU arrived in the quarter-finals thanks to Paul Pogba's only goal that sealed victory at the San Siro, while Granada escaped with a 3-2 aggregate advantage despite having to lose 1-2 in the second leg against Molde.
This will be the first meeting between MU and Granada, who have never played a competitive match before.
Meanwhile, Arsenal entered the quarter-final against Slavia with a sweet note in the 2007/08 Champions League where they recorded a landslide win 7-0.
The result is Arsenal's biggest winning margin in Europe, as well as the worst defeat for Slavia in the Blue Continent commission.
The other quarter-finals brought together two sole representatives of the Netherlands and Italy in the European competition this season, namely Ajax vs AS Roma.
The two teams have only met twice so far, namely in 2002/03 Champions League second round which ended 1-1, with Roma and Ajax won 2-1 at home.
Dinamo Zagreb, who arrived in the quarter-finals with a resounding comeback against Tottenham Hotspur, will meet Villarreal, who is managed by specialist Europa League coach, Unai Emery.
The two teams met in the 2010/11 Europa League group stage where they both triumphed over each other at home, Dinamo 2-0 and Villarreal 3-0.
The schedule for the first leg of the 2021 Europa Cup
The first leg of the quarter-finals is scheduled for April 8, before the second leg is played a week later.
The draw this time also determines the semifinal path, which opens the opportunity for the All-English Final of course if MU and Arsenal are able to get past their respective opponents.
If you win against Granada, MU will face the winner between Ajax and Roma, while the other semifinals are followed by two teams between Dinamo, Villarreal, Arsenal, or Slavia.
The first leg of the Europa League quarter-final is scheduled for April 8. Meanwhile, the second leg will start a week later on April 15.
The final match will be held on May 26 at the Gdansk Arena, Poland.
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