Manchester United put the humiliating 0-7 loss from Liverpool behind them and won 4-1 against Real Betis in their Europa League Round of 16 match at Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford found the net in just 6 minutes of play as he was in the right place at the right time to find the ball after a rebound and rifled it powerfully just under the crossbar.
In the 32nd minute Betis scored for 1-1. Juanmi passed the ball to Ayoze Perez, who was on the edge of the box and fired the ball into the bottom left corner. Minute before the break Perez had e chance to score a second, but the ball rattled the post.
Once again, after just 6 minutes of play Manchester United scored again. Antony showed a terrific play and scored a banger from outside the box into the top left corner.
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In the 58th the scoreline was already 3-1. Luke Shaw launched a corner kick and found Bruno Fernandes, who was able to place a beautiful shot into the net. Seven minutes before the end Weghrost scored the fourth goal for the Devils with the help of a ricochet after McTominay’s shot.
At the same time in Turin Juventus won 1-0 against Freiburg. Massimiliano Allegri had to make a force substitution inside 23 minutes at Allianz Stadium when Leonardo Bonucci left the pitch and Alex Sandro came in.
The Bianconeri scored a goal ten minutes prior, but it was ruled off for a foul from Manuel Locatelli.
After the 15-minute break the home side found its rythm and scored in the 53rd minute. Angel Di Maria burst into the box to collect a hipped in cross from Kostic and left no chance to Flekken from close range.
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In the 63rd minute Freiburg also scored, but their celebrations were cut short as VAR pointed out a handball in the play before the goal.
Both return legs are on March 16 and it’s looking good for United and Juventus in their pursuit of Europa League final.