UEL QF Draw: Manchester United to face Anderlecht, Ajax against Shalke
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Internet Desk: Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will match up current Belgian league toppers Anderlecht in the Europa League quarter-finals as per the draw today for the quarter finals. The Red Devil's will fly to Brussels on April 13, with the second leg at the Theatre of Dreams a week later.
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Internet Desk: Jose Mourinho's Manchester United will match up current Belgian league toppers Anderlecht in the Europa League quarter-finals as per the draw today for the quarter finals. The Red Devil's will fly to Brussels on April 13, with the second leg at the Theatre of Dreams a week later.More importantly this short trip will come as a big relief to Mourinho, with his team having travelled to Istanbul, Odessa and Rostov already in this year’s competition. On Head to Head, Manchester United have faced Anderlecht six times so far, with a 10-0 European Cup win over the Belgian side in 1956 still their all-time record victory.
Elsewhere in the draw, 1992 UEFA Cup winners Ajax face 1997 winners Schalke, who came from two goals down in the last 16 second leg to eliminate fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach on away goals. Celta Vigo, who are aiming to become the sixth Spanish winner of the tournament in the last eight seasons, face Belgian side Genk.
Lyon, who overcame Roma in the pick of the last-16 ties, face Turkish league leaders Besiktas in a tie between the only remaining sides to enter the competition via the Champions League. The final will take place on 24 May at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.
UEL Match up
Anderlecht v Manchester United
Celta Vigo v Genk
Ajax v Schalke
Lyon v Besiktas
03 Comments
Karla Gleichauf
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
M Shyamalan
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment
Liz Montano
12 May 2017 at 05:28 pm
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment