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Manchester United have booked their place in the Europa League quarter-finals with the draw for the next round and the semi-finals taking place on Friday.

After a 4-1 victory in the first leg last week, United ended the tie against Real Betis on Thursday with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Seville.

Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game, launching a marvelous 25-yard effort after missing a kangaroo just minutes earlier.

Arsenal had hoped to join them but were left out of the competition after a penalty shootout loss to Sporting Lisbon.

Following a thrilling 2-2 first-leg draw, Granit Xhaka gave the Gunners a perfect start on 19 minutes, but Pereira Gonçalves leveled the tie with a sensational goal from the season contender, beating Aaron Ramsdale from the middle of the game. basketball court. line.

After extra time, it was Gabriel Martintelli who missed from 12 meters as Sporting advanced.

For United, Juventus and José Mourinho’s Roma represent two glamor options at this stage of the competition.

Six-time champions Sevilla are also in the draw having survived their last 16 games against Fenerbahce, while Feyenoord struck a serious score by beating Shakhtar Donetsk 7-1 at home to seal an aggregate victory of 8-2.

When does the Europa League round of 16 draw take place?

The draw for the Europa League quarter-finals will take place on Friday 17 March and will take place at UEFA’s headquarters, the House of European Football, in Nyon, Switzerland.

The draw is scheduled for 12:00 noon.

The quarter-final draw will be immediately followed by the semi-final draw, where the teams can really start planning their way to the Puskas Arena, where the final will take place on May 31 in Budapest.

The quarterfinal playoffs will take place on April 13 and 20. The semifinal playoffs will follow on May 11 and 18.

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