Five - time UEFA Cup / Europa
League champions Sevilla pose the biggest threat in Group E and Liverpool should be assured of a top - two spot unless they bottle it, with the likes Spartak Moscow and Maribor.
These are the new Sevilla kits 2014/2015, the new kits for Europa
League champions Sevilla as they embark on the 14/15 La Liga season.
Head coach Unai Emery, who joined from former Europa
League champions Sevilla, identified the player as one that could help him deliver his Champions League target.
Former Europa
League champions Sevilla are looking at the possibility of signing Kurt Zouma during this summer's transfer window.
Manchester City are set to play Europa
League champions Sevilla in tomorrow's crunch match at the Etihad.
The number of Spanish participations in the history of the fixture has increased to 24 — 13 of them victories — with UEFA Champions League holders Madrid beating UEFA Europa
League champions Sevilla after extra time in this year's match.
Not exact matches
But neither of those clubs have
Champions League action to offer the
Sevilla star.
This season was the first where the winners of the previous UEFA Europa
League gained automatic entry into the UEFA
Champions League:
Sevilla taking that berth despite finishing fifth in Spain (they are currently seventh).
Having won the Europa
League, with Bacca scoring seven goals in the competition,
Sevilla have
Champions League action to act as a carrot to retain the player, but that may not be enough.
This is not the first time the Spain international has got United out of trouble, with the 27 - year - old most notably making some unbelievable stops in the 3 - 1 win at Arsenal earlier in the season and during the 0 - 0
Champions League draw at
Sevilla.
It all seemingly stems from his side's elimination from the
Champions League last week, after they suffered a bitterly disappointing defeat to
Sevilla at Old Trafford.
Man Utd fell 2 - 0 down at
Sevilla in the
Champions League at Old Trafford, before Romelu Lukaku grabbed his fifth goal in the competition this season.
The Red Devils were knocked out of the
Champions League in a shock 2 - 1 home defeat to
Sevilla this week, with Mourinho hardly responding well to the result.
The club were surprisingly dumped out of the
Champions League by
Sevilla this week and need to continue to strengthen, with Don Balon suggesting they're continuing to target Griezmann.
But after falling behind 2 - 1 in the first half Raheem Sterling willed the team to a win in the final 10 minutes of regulation to take a 3 - 2 Citizens lead that — combined with Juventus» upset loss to
Sevilla — eventually led to a 4 - 2 lead and the win, elevating them to a seeded position in the
Champions League.
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Sevilla draw in
Champions League
It's fair to say that Didi Hamann was far from impressed with what he saw from Man Utd in their goalless draw against
Sevilla in the
Champions League on Tuesday night.
While it doesn't seem to be at that stage just yet, Ferdinand was speaking after the goalless draw with
Sevilla in the
Champions League on Wednesday night, and believes that Pogba's biggest problem is that he hasn't got strong voices around him to help guide him.
Sevilla coach Eduardo Berizzo was given his marching orders at Anfield on Wednesday night during the
Champions League tie with Liverpool.
Sanchez is far from the only player struggling at United right now, with the whole team well below par in the big games this season, particularly in their recent shock exit at the hands of
Sevilla in the
Champions League.
Very few are expecting Liverpool,
Sevilla, or AS Roma to win this year's
Champions League, but all have recorded impressive results so far.
Still, he's clearly enjoying his football in England and took particular joy as Liverpool got further than United in the
Champions League, tweeting this just after the Red Devils» recent defeat to
Sevilla:
West Ham United have also been linked to the forward [Mirror], although
Sevilla — who have already signed Chelsea's Gael Kakuta this summer [Daily Mail]-- may well be confident that their ability to offer
Champions League football to Hernandez will convince the forward to choose them over an EPL stay.
Bale looks needed by Mourinho as he'll be under pressure to build a more attacking side for next season following his side's total inability to keep up with Manchester City this term as well as his side's shock exit to
Sevilla in the
Champions League this week.
With Jose Mourinho under fire and facing plenty of criticism for his handling of the squad and performances as well as the result against
Sevilla in the
Champions League, tensions are seemingly high and things are getting progressively worse with pundits and supporters launching attacks.
They haven't been great there either with coaching hires - Moyes and Van Gaal only making the
Champions League once in their three combined seasons; Mourinho is doing better even though they lost to a less prestigious
Sevilla side in the CL.
It's been a frustrating season for United, who have been miles behind rivals Manchester City for much of the Premier
League season and who were surprisingly eliminated from the
Champions League by
Sevilla.
It's the second leg of the
Champions League quarter - finals with Bayern Munich hosting
Sevilla at the Allianz Arena.
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Tottenham consider the 17 goal
Sevilla man as capable of firing the club into a
Champions League spot, but will have to part with a sizeable fee.
After all, Manchester United's miserable elimination by
Sevilla in the last 16 of the
Champions League may look bad, at first blush.
Now, after last night's display by N'Zonzi as
Sevilla knocked Man United out of the
Champions League, Arsenal fans are once again calling for the Gunners to renew their interest this summer and pay whatever it takes to bring the French international to the Emirates.
Klopp has shown his influence already this season, but with the benefit of an entire transfer window to mould the squad further, next season could be an exciting one for Liverpool fans despite the disappointment of missing out on the
Champions League in their defeat to
Sevilla in the Europa
League final last week.
Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho spoke to the media on Tuesday evening ahead of his side's clash with
Sevilla in the
Champions League.
The Red Devils exited the
Champions League this week after a shock 2 - 1 home defeat to underdogs
Sevilla, and this has seemingly put Mourinho's job on the line.
On one hand it's simply just celebrating his team's success and being almost like a fan, on the other, a certain degree of class is needed to avoid these situations from arising as Klopp also annoyed the
Sevilla coaching staff earlier this season which led to them refusing to shake his hand after their
Champions League meeting.
Having crashed out of the
Champions League at the hands of
Sevilla, the Red Devils will need to produce a response this weekend as they look to keep their hopes of silverware this season alive.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has delivered a rather worrying injury update on Paul Pogba ahead of the club's crucial
Champions League clash with
Sevilla.
The Red Devils have struggled in general over the last few games, winning twice against Huddersfield but also suffering defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United along with a goalless draw against
Sevilla in the
Champions League.
Pogba has come under fire in recent weeks for his poor form, having been substituted off in away defeats to Tottenham and Newcastle United, while he was also left on the bench for the first leg clash with
Sevilla in the
Champions League.
And the fact that the 23 - year old's current club Borussia Monchengladbach are currently out of the
Champions League places and that they finished fourth in the group behind Man City, Juventus and
Sevilla this season may have played a big part in the player's decision.
It's claimed that the Italian tactician was sacked at a hotel near East Midlands airport after the team returned from their
Champions League game with
Sevilla this week, with the fallout leading to significant criticism of the Foxes hierarchy and players.
After playing like Chuba Akpom in United's weak exit from the
Champions League to
Sevilla at Old Trafford and the latest reports are saying that he was slaughtered by his United team - mates at half time of the game.
Those wins have included and 3 - 1 over Liverpool and a 2 - 0 over
Sevilla that keeps them in the
Champions League and more importantly for us it is the difference in their play after a change at the top which has been so remarkable.
Man Utd face
Sevilla in the last - 16 of the
Champions League, with the second leg at Old Trafford finely poised after their goalless draw last time out.
The Portuguese tactician went on a 12 - minute rant in his press conference last week after United's exit from the
Champions League at the hands of
Sevilla.
Michael Owen has inadvertently taken a dig at his employers Liverpool with his prediction on how well Manchester United will do against
Sevilla in the
Champions League.
Former Man Utd defender Rio Ferdinand heavily criticised his old club after their defeat to
Sevilla in the
Champions League on Tuesday night.
«However, if they are to get him they will have to ram - raid
Sevilla to convince them to part with him ahead of what is a
Champions League season for the Andalusians.
quarter final of the
champions league for leicester city after dumping out a quality
sevilla team who dominated them yet they showed hunger and fight to get over the line against a superior team