Villarreal won the Europa League trophy on Wednesday night against Man United in a penalty shootout at the Gdansk stadium in Poland.
Unai Emeri’s men were first to draw the blood of their rivals
– Man Utd – in the 29′ minute after Gerrard Monero performed an awesome flick
over the head of United’s keeper – De Gea – when a free kick cross was done
into the box. 1-0
However, Man Utd pressured The
Yellow Submarines until they won a corner kick.
A cross done
into Villarreal’s box and the ball stayed a while in the box as Man Utd looked
for an equaliser. The ball was finally cleared out, but it landed on Marcus
Rashford who made an attempt with a long shot but it ended up deflected by
Villarreal defenders. Edinson Cavani got the ball and did a tap-in into the
back of the net ensuring the equaliser. 1-1
Meanwhile,
after a full time draw, the match lasted till extra time which also ended draw
1-1 and it called for a penalty shootout to determine the winner of the Europa
League trophy.
Villarreal
players – including goalkeeper – scored their penalties but United’s keeper De
Gea missed his opportunity which caused Man Utd the Cup.
Watch sensational Penalty shootout below:
Villarreal vs Man United
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Penalty Shootout highlights
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Penalties #munvil Rashford pic.twitter.com/0r5KtV3tz3
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