Zorya mu start of the match. The final whistle sounds
Luhanska Zorya played the last match of the Europa League - Manchester United came to Odessa. Even earlier, the team of Yuriy Vernidub said goodbye to the chances to continue the fight further, but the Red Devils had great chances to reach the playoffs: in order to get to the 1/16 finals, the Mourinho team needs to outplay Zorya. In case of defeat, United had to hope that Feyenoord did not beat Fenerbahce at home.
It was the guests who took possession of the ball from the starting whistle, and continued to own the initiative all the time (70% versus 30%). But, oddly enough, Lugansk team created the first moment. Igor Kharatin shot from the penalty area - Romero saved his team, but then the ball hit Petryak, but Ivan's shot flew a centimeter from the post. The Mancunians responded with a couple of inaccurate throws on Ibrahimovic and long-range strike Pogba, but the round also missed the bar.
Manchester continued to circle around Zorya's penalty area, but everything was also unsuccessful - the Ukrainian team played tightly in defense and did not allow United's players to enter the shock position and break through. Only at the end of the half, Rooney managed to break through coolly, but Levchenko moved the ball to a corner with his fingertips. By the way, about the corners - before the break, the guests filed six innings from the corner, but they did not bring any dividends either. With zeros on the scoreboard, the teams went to the locker rooms.
But the second half of the meeting began with a goal. Alas, with a goal at the gates of Dawn. Henrikh Mkhitaryan dragged the ball on himself, circled two Luhansk defenders with one feint, approached Levchenko and shot into the far corner - the goalkeeper could not do anything with the Armenian's kick. Ex-player's first goal Donetsk Miner in a Manchester shirt.
In the future, the game went according to the scenario of the first half - the Red Devils control the ball, but things don't really come to dangerous moments. Once, Zorya had her chance to excel, but Romero parried Sivakov's head almost point-blank. In the rest - a minimum of sharpness both at one and the other gates.
At the end of the meeting, Igor Levchenko had to pull the ball out of the net for the second time: Zlatan Ibrahimovic went face-to-face with goalkeeper Zorya and converted his only chance in the match.
0:2 - Dawn ends group stage without victories, having obtained two draws, and Manchester goes to the play-off round.
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Dawn - Manchester United 0:2
Goals: Mkhitaryan, 48, Ibrahimovich, 88
Dawn: Levchenko - Opanasenko, Sivakov, Forster, Sukhotsky - Kharatin (Grechishkin, 57), Tchaikovsky - Karavaev, Lyubenovich (Lipartia, 72), Petryak - Bezborodko (Bonaventure, 54)
Manchester United: Romero - Young, Bailly, Rojo, Blind - Herrera, Pogba - Mata (Lingard 65), Rooney (Fellaini 70), Mkhitaryan (Fosu Mensah 85) - Ibrahimovic
Warnings: Herrera, Bailly
Mikhailo Tatarevsky Thursday, 29 September 2016, 23:58On September 29, in the second round of the group stage of the Europa League, Zorya Luhansk played on the road against the English Manchester United. In confrontation with one of top clubs of the world, Yuri Vernidub's team at the legendary Old Trafford passed the strength test with dignity, but could not resist Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored the winning goal in the 69th minute.
"Apostrophe" held an online broadcast of the match.
Manchester United 1-0 Zorya
Goal: Ibrahimovic, 69
"Manchester United": Romero - Fosu-Mensah (Martial 74), Smalling, Bailly, Rojo - Fellaini, Pogba - Lingard (Rooney 67), Mata (Young 74), Rashford - Ibrahimovic.
"Dawn": Shevchenko - Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol - Grechishkin, Tchaikovsky (Gordienko, 80) - Karavaev, Lyubenovich (Lipartia, 76), Petryak - Kulach (Paulinho, 60).
Warnings: Bailly - Kamenyuka.
Final match statistics: Shots on goal: Manchester United - 13 (2 on target) - Zorya - 7 (2); corner - 9 - 4; ball possession: 67% - 33%.
The final whistle sounds
90+3 "Zorya" took a free kick from the right flank, but didn't finish the job
90+2 C long range Pogba struck - past the gate - today the game did not work out at the very dear footballer peace
90 Referee allowed 3 minutes
89 Kamenyuka receives yellow card
89 Shevchenko caught the ball after Ibrahimovic's free kick
89 Manchester United earned the right to a dangerous free kick - 25 meters to the gate
88 Karavaev heads the ball after a cross from Paulinho - Romero easily took the ball in his hands
87 Kamenyuk intercepted the ball perfectly, then rushed by the right flank and crossed into the penalty area - Paulinho did not reach the ball
85 Fellaini volleyed dangerously after a corner, slightly over the crossbar
84 Ibrahimovic earns a corner for Manchester United
83 Petryak burst into the penalty area from the left, but failed to pass to the center
82 Grechishkin makes a blunder in a simple situation in the center of the field and sends the ball over the touchline - Vernidub is just furious
80 After a cross pass from Ibrahimovic, the ball was almost intercepted by Petryak - Bayi saved Manchester United from major trouble
80 Gordienko comes on for Tchaikovsky
79 Lipratia shot over the net from a free kick
78 Lipartia earns a dangerous free kick 24 meters from goal
75 Lyubenovich is replaced by Zorya Lipartiya
73 Young replaces Mata and Fosu-Mensah makes way for Martial
After a cross from the right, Rooney tried to shoot, he didn’t succeed, but the ball bounced off to Ibrahimovic, who, in a fight with Kamenyuka, sent him to the goal with his head
69 Manchester United open the scoring
67 Rooney comes on for Lingard
66 Perfectly rolled the ball into the far corner of Paulinho after a free kick - Romero turned the ball into a corner
66 "Dawn" earned a free kick on the right flank
65 Tchaikovsky gave an inaccurate pass to the flank of Petryak - the Luhansk player addressed the ball too much to a partner
64 Bayi gets booked for playing straight leg against Paulinho
63 Another sharp pass went into the penalty area of the Luhansk team, this time Rojo was ahead of Shevchenko
62 Pogba made a great split pass to Rashford, but Sable last moment scratched the ball from the opponent and did not allow him to go one on one
61 After another cross from the right flank, the goalkeeper of Zorya takes the ball into his hands
60 Rashford crossed from the right, Sobol cleared the ball out
59 Zorya replaces Kulach with Paulinho
56 Kulach foiled a promising counterattack with an inaccurate pass to the left
55 Lingard crossed dangerously from the right, Shevchenko took the ball in his hands
54 Man Utd take a corner, Forster wins on horseback
53 Fellaini shot from the penalty area - the Belgian's shot was blocked by Sobol
52 Petryak was eager to counterattack on the left flank, Fellaini hooked him in the center of the field - Zorya will take a free kick
Meanwhile, Rooney ran to warm up behind the sidelines - the legendary Englishman still got into the application today, despite problems with his back
50 "Zorya" carried out another dangerous counterattack - Karavaev from the right crossed into the penalty area, but Lyubenovich could not close the cross
48 "Zorya" went on the counterattack 4 in 3, but Sobol ran into an offside position
46 The second half has begun!
First half stats:
Shots on goal: Manchester United - 8 (0 on target) - Zorya - 2 (0); corner: 7 - 2; ball possession: 71% - 29%.
First half is over
45 Kamenyuka and Lubenovic played a wall on the right flank and missed the ball behind the front under pressure from Smalling
43 Pogba on the right flank fouled on the attack against Petriak - the guests have a minute to catch their breath
43 Manchester United's quick attack ended with Rashford's kick - the ball touching someone from Lugansk left for a corner
42 Dangerously headshot Fellaini after a corner and a rebound from the lawn - the ball went inches from the post - Zorya is lucky again
41 Lingard shot from a deadly position, but Forster rushed under the blow
40 "Zorya" could organize an attack on the right flank, but Karavaev lost the ball in a simple situation - there were a lot of barks in the actions of the Luhansk team
39 Dangerously crossed from the right by Pogba after losing Sobol, the ball after Mata's header went over the goal
38 Kulach unsuccessfully passed on the left flank to Petryak - in a simple situation Zorya loses the ball
37 "Zorya" played the ball after a corner, but Lyubenovic lost the ball
36 Petryak wins a corner
35 Manchester United's protracted attack ended with Pogba's loss and Fellaini's foul against Kulach
32 Pogba gave a pass to Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, but the Swede lost the fight for the ball to Sivakov
32 Ibrahimovic shoots a free-kick into the wall
31 Ibrahimovic earned a free kick 30 meters from the goal, the rules were violated by Tchaikovsky
30 Sobol joined the attack and made a dash on the left flank, but the ball did not reach him
29 After riding the mat to Pogba, the ball is taken by Shevchenko
27 Grechishkin crossed a strong free-kick, the home team cleared the ball - an unfortunate decision by the Zorya players
26 Bayi played illegally on the left flank against Lubenovic
25 Kamenyuka tried to sneak to the goal on the right flank, but lost the ball in the fight against the defenders
23 Lingard received the ball for a move in the penalty area, but could not handle it and missed
21 Ibrahimovic hit Petriak from behind in midfield
20 After a corner, Rashford hit the crossbar from outside the box. Lucky Zara!
19 Dangerous shot from outside the penalty area by Ibrahimovic - the ball ricocheted off a Zorya player and went for a corner
18 Fosu-Mensah dangerously cut the ball into the penalty area on the mat, but the players of the Ukrainian club of the Spaniard managed to get ahead
17 After a corner, Sivakov unsuccessfully fired a candle over his own penalty area, but Luhansk managed to fight back in the end
16 Manchester United attacked back, also earning a corner
16 Fellaini won the top fight after a corner
15 "Zorya" made a counterattack, in the end of which Kulach on the left flank earned a corner
13 Karavaev fired a dangerous shot from the right flank, but Kulach lost the top fight to Smalling. Dangerously answers "Dawn"
11 Tchaikovsky ended up on the lawn after a game collision - the referee did not record violations by Ibrahimovic
10 Mata crossed from the left flank, Zorya's defenders knocked the ball out of the penalty area
9 Sivakov in the fight against Ibrahimovic on the left flank knocked the ball out
9 Fellaini heads wide after a corner
9 Manchester United takes a corner
8 Rashford's left flank pass was interrupted by the visitors kicking the ball into touch
7 Luhansk residents remove the threat from their goal after the corner
6 Manchester United awarded a corner
5 Dangerous at the gates of Manchester United! Petryak crossed from the left flank, Lubenovic shot, but the ball went well above the goal
5 Shot on goal by Lubenovic, but the defender took the shot
3 Pogba launches a diagonal to the right flank, but the pass is strong and the ball goes wide
While Manchester United does not find ways to the gates of "Dawn"
1 Manchester United take control of the ball right away
1 Match has started!
Europa League anthem sounds
Teams take to the field
Starting Lineups:
"Manchester United": Romero - Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Bailly, Rojo - Pogba, Fellaini - Lingard, Mata, Rashford - Ibrahimovic.
"Dawn": Shevchenko - Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol - Karavaev, Grechishkin, Tchaikovsky, Petryak - Lyubenovich - Kulach.
For "Dawn" performance in the current Europa League will be remembered for a long time. And it's not just that the Luhansk team made their debut in the group stage of the tournament. The opponents of the team of Yuri Vernidub were famous players, in other seasons they had chances to meet only in the Champions League - Turkish Fenerbahce, Dutch Feyenoord and English Manchester United.
It is possible that the match at Old Trafford against Manchester United will become one of the most memorable moments in their careers for many Zorya players, because the Luhansk team will be extremely motivated today. The hosts, on the contrary, are cool about the Europa League, which he frankly admitted head coach Jose Mourinho of Manchester, after losing in the first round in Rotterdam the match against Feyenoord (0:1).
Despite the statements of the Portuguese, we can safely say that misfires in home match against the unknown in England "Dawn" footballers "MJ" their fans will not forgive. This is understood by Mourinho, who changed his rhetoric and at the pre-match press conference he already said that it was very important for his team to beat Lugansk.
"We have to win. If we don't win, we will have to win the remaining four games, and it's difficult. That's why it's very important to win tomorrow," Mourinho said.
The Portuguese also announced that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be in the starting lineup for Manchester United today, refuting claims that the Swedish striker will miss the Europa League game.
Expressed the hope that Manchester United will put up the strongest squad, and the head coach of “Dawn” Yuri Vernidub. “Personally, I would like Manchester United to play with us with the strongest squad. It would be much more interesting for us,” Vernidub said at the pre-match press conference.
However, it is already known that in the optimal combination English club will not come out due to injuries to Wayne Rooney and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as well as the illness of Luke Shaw. Zorya has questionable participation in the match defender Yevgeny Opanasenko, who has problems with his ankle.
In the first game of the Europa League group round against Fenerbahce, Opanasenko appeared on the field only in the 83rd minute, so his possible absence should not be a problem. September 15 in Odessa "Zorya" was close to victory after a goal in the 52nd minute of Dmitry Grechishkin. However, the Luhansk team could not keep the advantage, conceding from Simon Kjaer in the 5th stoppage minute of the meeting and ending the game in a 1:1 draw.
As in the match against the Turkish club, Zorya will be an outsider today, according to bookmakers. They offer 1.15 for Manchester United to win, 7.50 for a draw, and 21.00 for a Ukrainian club to win.
Judge match "MJ" - "Dawn" will be an Israeli Orel Grinfeld.
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Mikhail Tatarevsky Thursday, 29 September 2016, 23:58On September 29, in the second round of the group stage of the Europa League, Zorya Luhansk played on the road against the English Manchester United. In the confrontation with one of the best clubs in the world, the team of Yuri Vernidub at the legendary Old Trafford stadium passed the test of strength with dignity, but could not resist against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored the winning goal in the 69th minute.
"Apostrophe" held an online broadcast of the match.
Manchester United 1-0 Zorya
Goal: Ibrahimovic, 69
"Manchester United": Romero - Fosu-Mensah (Martial 74), Smalling, Bailly, Rojo - Fellaini, Pogba - Lingard (Rooney 67), Mata (Young 74), Rashford - Ibrahimovic.
"Dawn": Shevchenko - Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol - Grechishkin, Tchaikovsky (Gordienko, 80) - Karavaev, Lyubenovich (Lipartia, 76), Petryak - Kulach (Paulinho, 60).
Warnings: Bailly - Kamenyuka.
Final match statistics: Shots on goal: Manchester United - 13 (2 on target) - Zorya - 7 (2); corner - 9 - 4; ball possession: 67% - 33%.
The final whistle sounds
90+3 "Zorya" took a free kick from the right flank, but didn't finish the job
90+2 Pogba shot from a long distance - wide of the goal - today the game of the most expensive football player in the world did not work out
90 Referee allowed 3 minutes
89 Kamenyuka recieves a yellow card
89 Shevchenko caught the ball after Ibrahimovic's free kick
89 Manchester United earned the right to a dangerous free kick - 25 meters to the gate
88 Karavaev heads the ball after a cross from Paulinho - Romero easily took the ball in his hands
87 Kamenyuk intercepted the ball perfectly, then rushed by the right flank and crossed into the penalty area - Paulinho did not reach the ball
85 Fellaini volleyed dangerously after a corner, slightly over the crossbar
84 Ibrahimovic earns a corner for Manchester United
83 Petryak burst into the penalty area from the left, but failed to pass to the center
82 Grechishkin makes a blunder in a simple situation in the center of the field and sends the ball over the touchline - Vernidub is just furious
80 After a cross pass from Ibrahimovic, the ball was almost intercepted by Petryak - Bayi saved Manchester United from major trouble
80 Gordienko comes on for Tchaikovsky
79 Lipratia shot over the net from a free kick
78 Lipartia earns a dangerous free kick 24 meters from goal
75 Lyubenovich is replaced by Zorya Lipartiya
73 Young replaces Mata and Fosu-Mensah makes way for Martial
After a cross from the right, Rooney tried to shoot, he didn’t succeed, but the ball bounced off to Ibrahimovic, who, in a fight with Kamenyuka, sent him to the goal with his head
69 Manchester United open the scoring
67 Rooney comes on for Lingard
66 Perfectly rolled the ball into the far corner of Paulinho after a free kick - Romero turned the ball into a corner
66 "Dawn" earned a free kick on the right flank
65 Tchaikovsky gave an inaccurate pass to the flank of Petryak - the Luhansk player addressed the ball too much to a partner
64 Bayi gets booked for playing straight leg against Paulinho
63 Another sharp pass went into the penalty area of the Luhansk team, this time Rojo was ahead of Shevchenko
62 Pogba made a great split pass to Rushford, but Sobol scratched the ball from his opponent at the last moment and did not allow him to go one on one
61 After another cross from the right flank, the goalkeeper of Zorya takes the ball into his hands
60 Rashford crossed from the right, Sobol cleared the ball out
59 Zorya replaces Kulach with Paulinho
56 Kulach foiled a promising counterattack with an inaccurate pass to the left
55 Lingard crossed dangerously from the right, Shevchenko took the ball in his hands
54 Man Utd take a corner, Forster wins on horseback
53 Fellaini shot from the penalty area - the Belgian's shot was blocked by Sobol
52 Petryak was eager to counterattack on the left flank, Fellaini hooked him in the center of the field - Zorya will take a free kick
Meanwhile, Rooney ran to warm up behind the sidelines - the legendary Englishman still got into the application today, despite problems with his back
50 "Zorya" carried out another dangerous counterattack - Karavaev from the right crossed into the penalty area, but Lyubenovich could not close the cross
48 "Zorya" went on the counterattack 4 in 3, but Sobol ran into an offside position
46 The second half has begun!
First half stats:
Shots on goal: Manchester United - 8 (0 on target) - Zorya - 2 (0); corner: 7 - 2; ball possession: 71% - 29%.
First half is over
45 Kamenyuka and Lubenovic played a wall on the right flank and missed the ball behind the front under pressure from Smalling
43 Pogba on the right flank fouled on the attack against Petriak - the guests have a minute to catch their breath
43 Manchester United's quick attack ended with Rashford's kick - the ball touching someone from Lugansk left for a corner
42 Dangerously headshot Fellaini after a corner and a rebound from the lawn - the ball went inches from the post - Zorya is lucky again
41 Lingard shot from a deadly position, but Forster rushed under the blow
40 "Zorya" could organize an attack on the right flank, but Karavaev lost the ball in a simple situation - there were a lot of barks in the actions of the Luhansk team
39 Dangerously crossed from the right by Pogba after losing Sobol, the ball after Mata's header went over the goal
38 Kulach unsuccessfully passed on the left flank to Petryak - in a simple situation Zorya loses the ball
37 "Zorya" played the ball after a corner, but Lyubenovic lost the ball
36 Petryak wins a corner
35 Manchester United's protracted attack ended with Pogba's loss and Fellaini's foul against Kulach
32 Pogba gave a pass to Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, but the Swede lost the fight for the ball to Sivakov
32 Ibrahimovic shoots a free-kick into the wall
31 Ibrahimovic earned a free kick 30 meters from the goal, the rules were violated by Tchaikovsky
30 Sobol joined the attack and made a dash on the left flank, but the ball did not reach him
29 After riding the mat to Pogba, the ball is taken by Shevchenko
27 Grechishkin crossed a strong free-kick, the home team cleared the ball - an unfortunate decision by the Zorya players
26 Bayi played illegally on the left flank against Lubenovic
25 Kamenyuka tried to sneak to the goal on the right flank, but lost the ball in the fight against the defenders
23 Lingard received the ball for a move in the penalty area, but could not handle it and missed
21 Ibrahimovic hit Petriak from behind in midfield
20 After a corner, Rashford hit the crossbar from outside the box. Lucky Zara!
19 Dangerous shot from outside the penalty area by Ibrahimovic - the ball ricocheted off a Zorya player and went for a corner
18 Fosu-Mensah dangerously cut the ball into the penalty area on the mat, but the players of the Ukrainian club of the Spaniard managed to get ahead
17 After a corner, Sivakov unsuccessfully fired a candle over his own penalty area, but Luhansk managed to fight back in the end
16 Manchester United attacked back, also earning a corner
16 Fellaini won the top fight after a corner
15 "Zorya" made a counterattack, in the end of which Kulach on the left flank earned a corner
13 Karavaev fired a dangerous shot from the right flank, but Kulach lost the top fight to Smalling. Dangerously answers "Dawn"
11 Tchaikovsky ended up on the lawn after a game collision - the referee did not record violations by Ibrahimovic
10 Mata crossed from the left flank, Zorya's defenders knocked the ball out of the penalty area
9 Sivakov in the fight against Ibrahimovic on the left flank knocked the ball out
9 Fellaini heads wide after a corner
9 Manchester United takes a corner
8 Rashford's left flank pass was interrupted by the visitors kicking the ball into touch
7 Luhansk residents remove the threat from their goal after the corner
6 Manchester United awarded a corner
5 Dangerous at the gates of Manchester United! Petryak crossed from the left flank, Lubenovic shot, but the ball went well above the goal
5 Shot on goal by Lubenovic, but the defender took the shot
3 Pogba launches a diagonal to the right flank, but the pass is strong and the ball goes wide
While Manchester United does not find ways to the gates of "Dawn"
1 Manchester United take control of the ball right away
1 Match has started!
Europa League anthem sounds
Teams take to the field
Starting Lineups:
"Manchester United": Romero - Fosu-Mensah, Smalling, Bailly, Rojo - Pogba, Fellaini - Lingard, Mata, Rashford - Ibrahimovic.
"Dawn": Shevchenko - Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol - Karavaev, Grechishkin, Tchaikovsky, Petryak - Lyubenovich - Kulach.
For "Dawn" performance in the current Europa League will be remembered for a long time. And it's not just that the Luhansk team made their debut in the group stage of the tournament. The opponents of the team of Yuri Vernidub were famous players, in other seasons they had chances to meet only in the Champions League - Turkish Fenerbahce, Dutch Feyenoord and English Manchester United.
It is possible that the match at Old Trafford against Manchester United will become one of the most memorable moments in their careers for many Zorya players, because the Luhansk team will be extremely motivated today. The hosts, on the contrary, are cool about the Europa League, which the head coach of Manchester Jose Mourinho frankly admitted after losing the match against Feyenoord (0:1) in the first round in Rotterdam.
Despite the statements of the Portuguese, we can safely say that the misfires in the home match against the unknown in England "Dawn" footballers "MJ" will not forgive their fans. This is understood by Mourinho, who changed his rhetoric and at the pre-match press conference he already said that it was very important for his team to beat Lugansk.
"We have to win. If we don't win, we will have to win the remaining four games, and it's difficult. That's why it's very important to win tomorrow," Mourinho said.
The Portuguese also announced that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be in the starting lineup for Manchester United today, refuting claims that the Swedish striker will miss the Europa League game.
Expressed the hope that Manchester United will put up the strongest squad, and the head coach of “Dawn” Yuri Vernidub. “Personally, I would like Manchester United to play with us with the strongest squad. It would be much more interesting for us,” Vernidub said at the pre-match press conference.
However, it is already known that in the optimal combination, the English club will not come out due to the injuries of Wayne Rooney and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as well as the illness of Luke Shaw. Zorya has questionable participation in the match defender Yevgeny Opanasenko, who has problems with his ankle.
In the first game of the Europa League group round against Fenerbahce, Opanasenko appeared on the field only in the 83rd minute, so his possible absence should not be a problem. September 15 in Odessa "Zorya" was close to victory after a goal in the 52nd minute of Dmitry Grechishkin. However, the Luhansk team could not keep the advantage, conceding from Simon Kjaer in the 5th stoppage minute of the meeting and ending the game in a 1:1 draw.
As in the match against the Turkish club, Zorya will be an outsider today, according to bookmakers. They offer 1.15 for Manchester United to win, 7.50 for a draw, and 21.00 for a Ukrainian club to win.
Judge match "MJ" - "Dawn" will be an Israeli Orel Grinfeld.
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"Football 24" announces the match of the group round of the Europa League, in which for the first time in its history will meet "Manchester United" and "Zorya" Luhansk.
MJ - "Dawn"
Chief Arbiter: Orel Greenfeld (Israel)
TV broadcast on the Football 2 channel, online text broadcast on the Football 24 website
Here comes the long-awaited moment! On the field of “Old Trafford” Lugansk “Dawn” will come out with a confident UPL gait, which a couple of years ago could only do it in a computer simulator. And now it's a reality, and Luhansk fully deserves to keep Seu Jose and his guys company.
In the interval between the matches with Fenerbahce and MJ, Zorya had 2 important matches in the championship - with Dynamo and Vorskla, where two victories were obtained. Zorya quickly moved away from insults and undeservedly, and victories over direct competitors in the UPL allowed them to believe in themselves again. This form of "Zorya" is the merit of the head coach of the team, who cherishes in the players confidence in their abilities in fights with any opponent. That is why Luhansk residents came to Manchester not for a city tour, but with clear goals regarding the result.
Yevgeny Opanasenko, immersed in literature, during the flight to Manchester (Photo: FC Zarya).
To the places of fame of Sir Alex Ferguson "Dawn" flew a modest charter for 48 seats, which on the way was forced to refuel in Poland. Yuri Vernidub took with him, if I may say so, the combat strength of the team. There was a risk that Opanasenko would miss the game, after last game championship, but he managed to recover. Still, perhaps, it would be a shame to miss such a match due to injury. In general, Zorya is ready to take the field and prove that it is not afraid of names and authorities, as it did in the match against Dynamo and Fenerbahce.
As for the eminent rival of the Luhansk team, Manchester United lost their first round match in the Europa League group. Feyenoord played competently with the Manchester Grand and. Immediately after that, the “devils” had to endure in the championship (1:3). Only in the next two matches did they manage to briefly get out of pressure and win two victories (in the Cup over Northampton Town and in).
By all indications, the Europa League for Manchester United is not a priority tournament and Jose Mourinho is not going to send all his forces here. He, most likely, will dilute the main squad with players close to the base, and give the leaders a rest. However, Henrikh Mkhitaryan (injury) and Luke Shaw (cold) will definitely not play against Zorya. There is a question about the participation of Ibrahimovic, because at first information appeared that, and later Mourinho himself said that. Cunning Jose or he was right - we'll find out today.
It's no secret that Manchester United is the undisputed favorite of the confrontation. The match will be held according to the scenario of the hosts, but for "Zorya" there are counterattacks and mistakes of the opponent, which the Luhansk team willingly uses in the championship of Ukraine. Therefore, as the classic said, "there are chances even when they are not."
The words
Jose Mourinho, Manchester United head coach:
We need to win against Zorya, because otherwise we will have to take maximum points in the next 4 games. This will not be easy. In order not to complicate our task to such an extent, I repeat - it is very important to win. I watched Zorya's matches against Fenerbahce and Dynamo. I chose these matches because they were important for Zorya and our opponent played them very well.
Yuri Vernidub, head coach of "Zorya":
Honestly, it's scary to go out on the Old Trafford field. Why lie. We understand that the Manchester United club is a world-class brand. There is definitely anxiety. Although we, the coaches, try to instill confidence in the guys. In sports, everything is possible. We believe that first of all, we must play with dignity. I talked to the guys: could we have imagined this two or three years ago? The main thing now is to go on the field, not invent anything and show everything that we can
Estimated compositions
Manchester United: De Gea - Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind - Herrera, Pogba - Lingard, Mata, Rashford - Ibrahimovic.
"Dawn": Shevchenko - Kamenyuka, Sivakov, Forster, Sobol - Gordienko, Grechishkin - Karavaev, Lyubenovich, Petryak - Kulach.