Manchester United (hereinafter referred to as Man United) defeated Real Betis (hereinafter referred to as Betis) and took advantage of the quarterfinals.
Manchester United won 4-1 in the first leg of the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League in the 2022-2023 season against Betis held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 5 am (Korean time) on the 10th.
Manchester United came out with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Boot Behorst, Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandez, Anthony, Fred, Casemiro, Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Rafael Varane, Diogo Dalot and David de Gea.
Betis also faced with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Ayoze Pérez, Juanmi, Joaquin, Luis Enrique, Guido Rodriguez, William Carvalho, Abner Vinicius, Luis Felipi, Germain Pechela, Yusuf Sabali and Claudio Bravo came out.
In the first half, Man United took a quick lead. In the 6th minute of the first half, in a counterattack situation, Bruno’s cross was hit by the defense and refracted, and Rashford caught it and calmly continued with a shot to score the opening goal.
Man United kept the flow. In the 8th minute of the first half, Casemiro’s cross was headed by Behorst, but the goalkeeper saved it. Then, in the 16th minute of the first half, Behorst returned Shaw’s grounder cross with his left foot, but the defense caught it. 10 minutes later, Behorst had another chance, but the shot rose high.
However, Betis gave chase. In the 32nd minute of the first half, in a counterattack situation, Perez, who received a pass from Juanmi, succeeded in equalizing the goal with a right-footed shot from inside the box.
In the second half, Manchester United put Aaron Wan-Bissaka (one minute into the second half). While maintaining the offensive, United even widened the gap. In the 6th minute of the second half, Anthony on the right in front of the box overcame the defender and shot wide with his left foot toward the far goal post, and it split the net. In the 12th minute of the second half, in a corner kick situation, Bruno headed Shaw’s cross and succeeded in scoring the third goal. 나르샤 토토
Both teams made changes. Betis had Aitor Ruival, Sergio Canales (13 minutes in the second half), Andres Guardado, Borja Iglesias (20 minutes in the second half), and Willian José (35 minutes in the second half), while Manchester United had Jadon Sancho and Tyrel Malacia (2nd half). 20′), Facundo Pelestri and Scott McTominay (37′ in the second half).
Manchester United’s goal continued. In the 37th minute of the second half, Felistri, who received a corner kick situation pass, passed and McTominay returned the cutback pass to a shot, but the goalkeeper saved. Then Behorst pushed the ball in front of the goal and scored the fourth goal.
In the end, the game ended as it was and Man United turned on the green light to advance to the quarterfinals.