Manchester United crash out of Champions League
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sevilla dominated the vast majority of the first leg only to be denied by some stunning saves from david de gea2 mourinho sprang a surprise before kick-off by recalling marouane fellaini at the expense of pogba who had also been dropped for the first game2 however it was wayward finishing rather than the spanish number one that prevented the visitors making the most of their ascendency for most of the match2 indeed of sevillas 10 efforts on goal in the first period only one weak muriel effort forced de gea into making a save2 ben yedder put sevilla in front 16 minutes from time when he blasted into the bottom corner before heading in a second shortly after1 romelu lukaku reduced uniteds arrears but it was too little too late with united boss jose mourinhos decision to once again drop paul pogba certain to be scrutinised1 manchester united crashed out of the champions league tuesday as wissam ben yedder struck twice in four minutes in the second-half to send sevilla into the quarter-finals1 jesse lingard also returned in place of juan mata in mourinhos only other change from the side that beat liverpool 2-1 at the weekend1 and lingard nearly had an instant impact as he teed up lukaku on the edge of the box but the belgians effort drifted high and wide1 it was the first time in 60 years that sevilla reached this stage of the competition with a stunning 2-1 win at old trafford1 the spaniards progressed by the same score on aggregate after a goalless first-leg draw1 joaquin correa headed just over from a corner before luis muriel and franco vazquez fired off target when well-positioned on the edge of the area1 the visitors were deserving winners as they controlled the game throughout but had to wait for ben yedders introduction as a substitute to add a clinical finish1 substitute wissam ben yedders second goal looped over the line to finish off united mourinhos gamble on fellaini appeared to have largely backfired as he failed to impose his physical presence on sevillas ball players in midfield.1 yet the belgian nearly made the breakthrough with uniteds best move of the opening period when he latched onto alexis sanchezs layoff and his powerful effort was turned behind by sergio rico1 the second period began in the same vein as the first with sevilla on the front foot and only a brilliant last-ditch tackle by eric bailly denied correa a clear sight of goal1 chances kept coming for sevilla as muriel then turned a dangerous pablo sarabia cross inches wide1 pogba who cost united a then-world record 89 million 116 million in 2016 was eventually introduced just after the hour mark with fellaini sacrificed1 however even the frenchman couldnt kickstart the hosts and they were eventually made to pay1

Mourinho: UEFA exit heartache not new for Manchester United
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indeed of sevillas 10 efforts on goal in the first period only one weak muriel effort forced de gea into making a save2 mourinho sprang a surprise before kick-off by recalling marouane fellaini at the expense of pogba who had also been dropped for the first game2 sevilla dominated the vast majority of the first leg only to be denied by some stunning saves from david de gea2 however it was wayward finishing rather than the spanish number one that prevented the visitors making the most of their ascendency for most of the match2 i dont want to make a drama of it. we have no time to be sad for more than 24 hours thats football. its not the end of the world1 the visitors were deserving winners as they controlled the game throughout but had to wait for ben yedders introduction as a substitute 18 minutes from time to add a clinical finish by taking his champions league tally for the season to eight goals in seven appearances1 ben yedder put sevilla in front two minutes later when he blasted into the bottom corner before heading in a second shortly after1 wissam ben yedder struck twice in four second-half minutes on tuesday to send sevilla into the quarter-finals for the first time in 60 years as united suffered a first european home defeat since alex fergusons champions league farewell in 20131 in the first half we played a good game apart from the last 30 minutes said sevilla coach vincenzo montella1 in the second half we were more clinical with ben yedder he made the difference today1 jose mourinho insisted european disappointment is nothing new for manchester united after losing 2-1 to sevilla at old trafford to crash out of the champions league1 mourinho was on the winning side that night as real madrid manager and also sent united out of the last 16 when porto boss in 20041 ive sat in this chair twice before with porto manchester united out and real madrid manchester united out so i dont think its anything new for the club said mourinho who bristled at questions over his tactical approach1 romelu lukaku reduced uniteds arrears but it was too little too late with mourinhos decision to once again drop paul pogba certain to be scrutinised1