Villareal bags the UEFA Europa League's trophy with 11-10 against Manchester United

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Villarreal won the UEFA Europa League on penalties on Wednesday in Gdansk, Poland, after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes and an astonishing 11-10 penalty shootout victory.

On the half-hour, Villarreal took the lead thanks to a goal from Gerard Moreno, who was set up by Dani Parejo, before Edinson Cavani equalized 10 minutes later thanks to a Scott McTominay assist.

Unai Emery's side boxed smartly against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team in a weird encounter where the penalty shoot-out was substantially more interesting than the 120 minutes that before it.

The drama began when the 120 minutes ended with no more goals, forcing the game to proceed to penalty kicks between the two teams, adding to the already high level of suspense.

After a perfect ten-goal exchange, Man. Utd. goalkeeper David De Gea was the unlucky guy to miss and hand the game to Villarreal.

Publish : 2021-05-27 11:06:00

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