| UEFA Europa League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Porto V/s Man United
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COMPETITION : | Round 2
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| DATE: | 04-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estádio do Dragão
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| Porto | Lineup |
Possible XI: Costa (GK); Mario, Perez, Pedro, Moura; Varela, Sousa; Pepe, Gonzalez, Galeno; Omorodion. | |
| Man United | Lineup |
Possible XI: Onana (GK); Mazraoui, de Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Eriksen; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund. | |
Preview: Porto Vs Man United
The Dragons will be aiming to put more misery on the Red Devils:
Porto have made an excellent start to the season with the team occupying the second spot in the league. However, Dragons will be disappointed to lose their crucial match against rivals Sporting CP as these kinds of matches will decide their fate in the title race. They will have to start winning these matches if they want to lift the domestic league trophy at the end of the season.
Vitor Bruno who replaced long-serving Sérgio Conceição in the summer has done a good job in the league but now faces another challenge against Manchester United after losing their opening match of Europa League competition to Bodo Glimt. It was a five-goal thriller with drama, and goals with the Norwegian team coming out top in the contest.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are going through a difficult period at the moment with pressure mounting on the shoulders of Erik ten Hag to turn the table after opening the season in poor form. The weekend loss to Tottenham has further raised eyebrows about his ability to lead the team after another disastrous performance.
Red Devils also began their run in the Europa League similarly after playing a 1-1 draw with FC Twente at home. However, for now, Erik ten Hag has the backing from the hierarchy but the next two games will be crucial for him to change things around with the international break also lurking around the corner.
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About UEFA Europa League:
History
The UEFA Europa League (previously known as the UEFA Cup), abbreviated as UEL, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It is the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the UEFA Champions League and above the UEFA Conference League.
Introduced in 1971 as the UEFA Cup, it replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The UEFA Cup was the third-tier European club competition from 1971 to 1999 before the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was discontinued, and it is still often referred to as the "C3" in reference to this.[3] Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.
In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was merged with the UEFA Cup and discontinued as a separate competition. From the 2004–05 season a group stage was added before the knockout phase. The competition took on its current name in 2009, following a change in format. The 2009 re-branding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and a change in qualifying criteria. The winner of the UEFA Europa League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup, for the following season's UEFA Champions League since the 2014–15 season, entering at the group stage, as well as for the UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge — a friendly cup against the winners of the CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana — since 2023. In the 2024–25 season, the group stage was replaced with an expanded league phase.
Spanish clubs have the highest number of victories (14 wins), followed by teams from Italy (10 wins) and England (9 wins). The title has been won by 30 clubs, 14 of which have won it more than once. The most successful club in the competition is Sevilla, with seven titles. Colombian striker Radamel Falcao holds the record of most goals (17) scored in a single season of the tournament.
