The draw for the Europa League quarter-final was conducted on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland. Manchester United will play Granada and Arsenal have been paired against Slavia Prague. Ajax play Roma, while Villarreal will clash with Dinamo Zagreb for a place in the semis.
The first-leg matches will be played on Thursday, April 8, 2021. The second legs are scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Europa League quarter-final fixtures: Granada vs Manchester United, Arsenal vs Slavia Prague, Ajax vs Roma and Villarreal vs Dinamo Zagreb
The draw for this season’s UEFA Europa League semi-finals has also been confirmed.
The first-leg and second-leg will take place after the conclusion of the last-8 in April. The finals will take place on May 26.
Below is the Europa League last-4 draw in full: Granada/Manchester United vs Ajax/Roma
Dinamo Zagreb/Villarreal vs Arsenal/Slavia Praha.
Meanwhile, Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has paid tribute to AC Milan striker, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, following his side’s Europa League round of 16 second-leg 1-0 win against the Serie A giants on Thursday night.
Solskjaer described Ibrahimovic as a ‘fantastic and very strong player,’ adding that he managed to defend against the Swedish international at San Siro.
Solskjaer’s men defeated AC Milan in Italy, thanks to Paul Pogba’s second-half goal.
The Red Devils qualified for the Europa League last-8 on 2-1 aggregate, having played a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week.
“Zlatan‘s a fantastic player and very, very strong, and he knows what he’s doing out there, so you always have to be on your toes and read the situations in a good way,” Solskjaer said at his post-match.
“But today, I managed to defend it well, and like I said, I’m very pleased for that.”
In a related news, Manchester United’s Paul Pogba has been included in the UEFA Europa League team of this week.
UEFA released the Europa League team in a post on its official website on Friday morning following the conclusion of the round of 16 second-leg fixtures on Thursday night.
Pogba was impressive for Man United as he scored the only goal that ensured the Red Devils defeated AC Milan 1-0 at San Siro to qualify for the last-8.
The France World Cup winner made the list alongside Dinamo Zagreb’s Mislav Oršić. Below is the UEFA Europa League team after this week’s last-16 second-leg fixtures:
Goalkeepers: Dominik Livaković (Dinamo Zagreb)
Defenders: Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Dinamo Zagreb). Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Olympiacos). Lisandro Martínez (Ajax) and Jan Bořil (Slavia Praha)
Midfielders: Mislav Oršić (Dinamo Zagreb). Dani Parejo (Villarreal). Paul Pogba (Manchester United) and Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal)
Forwards: Borja Mayoral (Roma) and Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
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