Celta Vigo vs Manchester United – UEFA Europa League – Preview

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Sreya

Celta Vigo vs Manchester United – Manchester United travel to Balaidos to face Celta Vigo in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.

With the race for ‘top four’ heating up and Manchester United still not assured of qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League, winning the Europa League is an absolute necessity for Jose Mourinho’s side.

Celta Vigo defeated Genk in the quarter-finals with a 3-2 home win and a 1-1 draw in the away leg to progress to the semi-finals. Manchester United were victorious over Anderlecht although they needed the extra-time in the second leg to knock out the Belgian club.

Team News

Giuseppe Rossi is Celta de Vigo’s only injury concern while Manchester United will be without the injured Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

Celta Vigo Possible Starting Lineup: Sergio Alvarez, Hugo Mallo, Fontas, Gustavo Cabral, Jonny, Pablo Hernandez, Nemanja Radoja, Iago Waspas, Daniel Wass, Pione Sisto, John Guidetti.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Matteo Darmian, Marouane Fellaini, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial.

“I know that it is the only competition that Manchester United as a club have never won and it would be great to close the circle and say, ‘We are a club that won every single competition in the football world’.

It depends on the way we analyse the situation tomorrow after the match, but if we have to rest players next weekend, we are going to do that.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Celta Vigo vs Manchester United H2H Stats, these two clubs have never faced each other in a competitive fixture before. Manchester United are undefeated in their last 8 matches in the UEFA Europa League, while Celta Vigo are undefeated in their previous five games in this competition.

A 2-1 win for Manchester United is the most likely outcome.