Manchester United receives Sevilla for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16, a Spanish team that has never made it past the round of 16 of the tournament while the English know how to win it (1967-68, 1998-99, and 2007-08). In Sevilla, Ever Banega, Joaquín Correa, Franco Vázquez and Gabriel Mercado are starters. David Pizarro and Nicolás Pareja are on the bench. In Spain, they drew 0-0 and maintain the same result in England.
The parity in the series was felt at Old Trafford from the start. And it exceeded the zero of the first leg. The tension with which both teams played was evident in the care and how they "tied" to protect the ball and defend rather than add people in attack. After a logical period of study, with the "Mudo" Franco Vázquez leading the team, the visiting team showed more interesting moves than the home team. But before the players entered the opposing area, Banega saw a yellow card for a hard tackle on Chilean Alexis Sánchez.
The first approach came at 9', with Argentine connection included. Correa headed after a Banega corner and the ball went over the crossbar. De Gea seemed to have it under control. At 27' Muriel shot with his left foot after a quick attack managed by Vázquez. The ball went far away. They were approaches, more warnings than goal situations.
United evened it out in the end and had a clear chance to open the scoring. Fellaini played a wall pass with Alexis and ended up demanding a stretch from Rico, who sent the ball to the corner.
¡GRAN ATAJADA DE RICO!#ChampionsxFOX | Fellaini tuvo la más clara de todo el partido, pero el arquero del Sevilla desactivó el peligro pic.twitterp>— FOX Sports Argentina (@FOXSportsArg) 13 de marzo de 2018
Roma-Shakhtar Donetsk:
In the other game of the day, Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk play the second leg in Italy. In the first leg, the Ukrainians prevailed 2-1 and now they draw 0-0. ESPN 2 broadcasts the match.
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