Sevilla v Manchester United: Europa League semi-final – live!

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7.08pm BST

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7.00pm BST

Sevilla: Bono, Navas, Kounde, Carlos, Reguilon, Banega, Fernando, Jordan, Suso, En-Nesyri, Ocampos

Subs: Vaclik, Javi Diaz, Sergi Gomez, Escudero, Gudelj, Vazquez, Oliver Torres, Munir, De Jong, Lara, Genaro y Pablo Perez.


6.15pm BST

This European knock-out stuff is proving to be a jolly good wheeze, isn’t it? That was certainly the case for Manchester United fans last night, anyway, as they watched City flunk it in the Champions League against a – let’s be honest – modest Lyon side. And it was the case for literally anyone who isn’t desperate for Barcelona to win games of football, or Bayern to lose them, just 24 hours previously. So what awaits in the second continental competition tonight?

Between them, these two have won six of the last 14 Europa Leagues. OK, so five of those have gone to Sevilla but this is definitely a clash of heavyweights – with the winner facing Internazionale or Shakhtar in what is a mouthwatering climax to this tournament. Both sides scraped through the quarters, Sevilla overcoming Wolves late on and United edging it against Copenhagen. The La Liga side – they finished fourth –also beat Roma en route here so have arguably had the tougher journey. But all bets are off tonight, in my book. This semi-final could be an absolute belter and seems too tough to call.

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