Published: 09:04, April 21, 2023 | Updated: 09:14, April 21, 2023
Slick Sevilla punish slapdash Man United to ease into Europa semis
By Reuters

Sevilla's Youssef En-Nesyri (right) duels for the ball with Manchester United's Casemiro during the Europa League quarter finals second leg soccer match between Sevilla and Manchester United, at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, on April 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

SEVILLA, Spain - Europa League kings Sevilla breezed past Manchester United into the semi-finals of their favorite competition as Youssef En Nesyri scored twice in a dominant 3-0 win on Thursday that secured a 5-2 aggregate triumph.

Both En Nesyri's goals came from mistakes by United goalkeeper David de Gea while trying to play the ball with his feet and it was a listless and error-strewn performance by the English side.

Sevilla were relentless with their high pressing and United, who led the first leg 2-0 before conceding two late goals at Old Trafford, never threatened to get back into the game amid a raucous atmosphere at a sold-out Sanchez Pizjuan stadium.

It took only eight minutes for Sevilla to open the scoring after Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea delivered a hospital pass to Harry Maguire who was challenged by Erik Lamela and Youssef En Nesyri scooped up the loose ball to net from close range

"I have never seen an atmosphere like this in my entire life," En Nesyri told Movistar Plus.

"I am very happy for the two goals and for the fans who supported us until the end.

"We have to stay together, with the fans, because that's how we'll go far."

Languishing in the bottom half of LaLiga during a difficult season in which two managers have been fired, Sevilla rediscovered their mojo at Old Trafford to grab a late 2-2 draw.

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It took only eight minutes for Sevilla to open the scoring after De Gea delivered a hospital pass to Harry Maguire who was challenged by Erik Lamela and En Nesyri scooped up the loose ball to net from close range.

Sevilla's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Gudelj (second left) and Sevilla's Argentinian forward Lucas Ocampos (third left) figh for the ball with Manchester United's Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer (center) Manchester United's Portuguese defender Diogo Dalot (second right) and Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (first right) during the UEFA Europa league quarter final second Leg football match between Sevilla and Manchester United at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in Seville on April 20, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

Sevilla wasted several chances and Lucas Ocampos had a goal ruled out by VAR due to offside in the build-up shortly before halftime.

En Nesyri wrapped up the win in the 81st minute after United goalkeeper David De Gea failed to deal with a long ball over the top and the Morocco striker finished well to move the Spanish side closer to a record-extending seventh victory in the competition

United manager Erik ten Hag brought on Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw as halftime substitutes but straight after the interval Sevilla defender Loic Bade scored with a towering header from a corner which went in off the crossbar.

En Nesyri wrapped up the win in the 81st minute after United goalkeeper David De Gea failed to deal with a long ball over the top and the Morocco striker finished well to move the Spanish side closer to a record-extending seventh victory in the competition.

"We have to do better, that's the demand," Ten Hag told BT Sport.

"We were not composed, not calm. We didn't beat the press, when you do there are so many spaces behind, and it was obvious at the start how to do it.

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"We lost the battles, they had more passion, more desire, more willingness. This was a great opportunity, a great occasion, to win something and we gave it away - we have to blame ourselves. It's gone, we can't change it."

Sevilla will face Juventus in the semi-finals.

United play Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday.