Manchester United Fans All Say the Same Thing After Drawing Sevilla in UEL Quarter Finals

Manchester United Fans All Say the Same Thing After Drawing Sevilla in UEL Quarter Finals

Rene Otinga
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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  • Manchester United fans said the same thing after learning their next Europa League opponents
  • The Red Devils will come up against ‘Europa League specialists’ Sevilla in the UEL's last eight
  • Sevilla will be the fourth Spanish team Erik ten Hag’s side faces in the competition this season

Manchester United fans were up in arms after learning they were going to face yet another Spanish opponent in the Europa League.

The Red Devils were paired up against record six-time winners of the competition - Sevilla - after knocking out Real Betis in the round of 16.

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Erik ten Hag looks on prior the UEFA Europa League round of 16 leg-two match between Real Betis and Manchester United at Estadio Benito Villamarin on March 16. Photo by Fermin Rodriguez.
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The full draw in full, as per UEFA.com, is as follows:

Manchester United v Sevilla

Juventus v Sporting Lisbon

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Bayer Leverkusen v Union Saint-Gilloise

Feyenoord v Roma

Should the Red Devils advance to the semis, they will come up against their former player, Paul Pogba’s Juventus or Sporting Lisbon, who upset Arsenal via penalties on Thursday.

United is 'playing La Liga'

On social media, Man United fans could not help but notice an interesting trend with the games they were facing in the Europa League.

Having come up against Real Sociedad in the group stage, United faced Barcelona in the round of 32, before knocking out Betis in the last 16 stage of the tournament.

Facing Sevilla will offer a chance for some revenge, as the Spanish side knocked them out in 2020 en route to winning the competition.

It will not be easy, however, as Sevilla have a history of performing extraordinarily well in the Europa League, regardless of their struggles in La Liga.

Here are some reactions from fans:

@UnitedScholes18 said:

“At this point, it seems like we are playing LaLiga on Thursday and premier league on the weekends."

@Thelost_blade noted:

“Difficult playing premier league and la liga at the same time."

@Goz_gram added:

"Playing in the premier league and La liga at the same time."
“We might as well win La Liga this season because we are playing the Premier league and La Liga at the same time.”
“Might as well just play against Spain in the upcoming international break."

Chelsea fans on Madrid draw

Elsewhere, Sports Brief reported on reactions from fans to Chelsea drawing Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final.

This is the second consecutive season the two have been drawn together and completes a trilogy, having met in 2020/21 and 2021/22.

However, a large section of Blues fans feel it is the end of the road as far as the team's Champions League campaign is concerned.

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Rene Otinga is a sports journalist with over eight years of working experience in digital media. Rene's experience includes working as a Copywriter at X News Kenya and TUKO.co.ke.
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