UEL 2022-23: Sevilla vs Manchester United: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Red Devils visit Sevilla searching for their maiden win against the away side and a spot in Europa League Semifinals

Manchester United will be hoping to end the season with possibly 03 silverware to make this season the most successful since Sir Alex Era. Ten Hag’s men are in contention to win the FA Cup and Europa League trophy. They will be hoping to turn things around with a solid performance after last week’s defense collapse where they had to surrender a 02-goal advantage to Sevilla with both central defenders scoring their own goals.

That match also saw in-form defender Lisandro Martinez getting injured with Varane coming off with a muscle injury, Bruno Fernandes picked up his 05th Yellow card of the campaign which will result in his absence from the away fixture at Sevilla. With key players unavailable, this match will truly be a test of the character and mentality of the team. Ten Hag has already pointed out the cluster of fixtures resulting in players being injured and sidelined, it will require the red devil’s bench and team depth to deliver the result if they want to get their hands on 02nd silverware against formidable opponents.

There is no getting away from the fact that it has been a desperately disappointing domestic campaign for Sevilla, with the team currently sitting down in 13th position in the LaLiga table. Sevilla are now five points clear of the relegation zone but sits 19 points behind fourth-placed Real Sociedad, so they will have to win this competition in order to be present in the Champions League during the 2023-24 campaign.

Sevilla has finished fourth in each of their last three LaLiga campaigns, but that will not be the case this term, and they have hardly been convincing in the knockout round of the Europa League, losing both of their second legs against PSV Eindhoven and Fenerbahce. They will however be pleased by the last-ditch efforts of their team to force out a result of a game that was largely dominated by their counterparts at Old Trafford. They are serial winners of the Europa winning the competition six times and will be hoping to get a shot at glory from a below-average season.

Kick-off:

Thursday, 20-04-2023, 03:00 pm (ET), 9:30 PM (GMT)

Friday, 21-04-2023, 12:30 am (IST)

Stadium: ESTADIO RAMÓN SÁNCHEZ PIZJUÁN, Sevilla

Sevilla Form (In All Competitions): W-D-D-W-L

Manchester United Form (In All Competitions): W-D-W-W-L

Player to watch

Sevilla: Youssef En-Nesyri

The Morocco International is set to lead the line, with the team's leading goalscorer this season with 14 goals, including three in Europe. He already has an Incredible world Cup where his goal knocked out Ronaldo and Portugal from the competition, he has evolved into a genuine threat to unsuspecting defenders. He will be the coach’s first name on the sheet and he will need to step up for the big occasion in order to get his team into the final four of the competition. 

Manchester United: Antony

The Brazilian is looking to be a potential threat against the rival teams after his recent form resurgence as he bagged his 01st premier league goal since October, 2022 and looks sharp when attacking from the right wing. He had Sevilla on their heels for most of the match and hit a crossbar with his solo effort in 02nd half. He will be looking to continue his momentum and prove himself as a match-winner in absence of Rashford and Fernandes.  

Match Facts

• Manchester United have lost just one of their last 12 away UEFA Europa League knockout matches (W7 D4), a 3-2 defeat at Roma in May 2021.
• Sevilla has won 23 of their last 26 home matches in the UEFA Europa League (D2 L1). José Luis is the seventh manager to manage Sevilla in the competition and five of the previous six have won their first home game in the competition, with Antonio Álvarez the other, losing against PSG in September 2010.
• Sevilla has never lost against Manchester United in major European competition in four previous meetings (W2 D2), with their only previous home game against the Red Devils ending 0-0 in February 2018.

Injury and Team News

Sevilla: Injury: Joan Jordan and Jesus Manuel Corona are both injured and will be sidelined from the Europa League match. 

Manchester United: Injury: Marcus Rashford: (Groin Injury) Will be missing a month’s action after picking an injury against Everton

Luke Shaw (hamstring issue): The defender is struggling with his hamstring with starting of this month and is uncertain to start for United.

Lisandro Martinez (Metatarsal Fracture): Suffered a devastating injury in the closing minutes of the game, potentially will require surgery and will be on the sidelines for the rest of the season.

Alejandro Garnacho (Ankle Injury): Picked up a warm-up injury just before his match against Nottingham Forrest last week.

Bruno Fernandes (Yellow Card Suspension): His absence from the traveling squad will be felt as he has already picked 05 yellow cards for the campaign which makes him ineligible to feature against Sevilla.

Head to Head stats 

Matches – 05

Sevilla – 03

Manchester United – 00

Draws – 02

Predicted Lineup

Sevilla Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Bono; Montiel, Bade, Gudelj, Acuna; Fernando, Rakitic; Ocampos, Torres, Lamela, En-Nesyri

Manchester United Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Wan Bissaka, Malacia; Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen, Antony, Martial, Sancho

Match Prediction for Sevilla vs Manchester United

Manchester United are still the favorites to win this competition despite their 02nd Half performance against Sevilla but they need to break the deadlock at this away game and come up as winners because the history of this fixture shows that they have always come up short against Spanish rivals.

Sevilla would be the happier side to come away with a draw as they were clearly outplayed by United during the majority of the game. This game is all to play for both teams as United will look to break their European trophy drought since Mourinho’s reign of 16-17 whereas Sevilla will try the competition to redeem their season by getting an automatic qualification to the Champions League next season.

Prediction: Sevilla (1) vs (2) Manchester United

Manchester United to progress on aggregate 4 - 3

Telecast

India – Sony Ten Network, Sony LIV app, JioTV

UK – BT Sport

US – Paramount+ & CBS

Nigeria –  SuperSports