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Manchester United and Villarreal are the finalists for the Europa League. The English and Spanish clubs eliminated AS Roma and Arsenal, respectively.

Manchester United and Villarreal will play the Europa League final on May 26 in Gdańsk, Poland. The English and Spanish teams did well to have negotiated the first leg of the semi-finals of the competition. Indeed, despite a defeat and a draw on the return, respectively, they were able to validate their ticket for the Der of the competition.

Manchester United had crushed (6-2) AS Roma at Old Trafford before losing (2-3), this Thursday, May 6, in the Italian capital. In the second semi-final second leg, Arsenal and Villarreal parted with a goalless draw at Emirates Stadium. In the first leg, the Spanish dominated (2-1) the English.

The revenge of the banned from PSG

After Thomas Tuchel and Thiago Sylva, qualified in the Champions League final with Chelsea, another duo of PSG banished to the top of European football this season: the Mancunian striker Edinson Cavani and the Villarreal coach, Unai Emery.

After 7 seasons (2013-2020) of good and loyal service including 168 goals, the first was not retained by the club of the capital. He finds the smile on the side of Old Trafford with the added bonus, in particular, a double in the semi-final second leg of the Europa League.

And four for Emery?

For Emery, the revenge is twofold. Thanked after two seasons (2016-2018) on the Parisian bench, he had rebounded at Arsenal. Unfortunately for him, he will be sacked again after a few months. He has just repaired his image damaged by these two experiences.

The Spanish technician knows the Europa League well. He won the trophy three times in a row (2014, 2015 and 2016) with Sevilla FC. He will play his fifth final on May 26 in Poland with the ambition of signing his fourth victory