{"id":21586,"date":"2021-05-26T18:49:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T22:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:50:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T14:50:39","slug":"villarreal-defeat-manchester-united-on-penalties-to-win-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal Defeat Manchester United On Penalties To Win Europa League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.60031260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.60031260.png 530w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2.60031260-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Manchester United\u2019s wait for their first trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues after David De Gea saw his spot-kick saved at the end of a wild shootout that saw Villarreal crowned Europa League champions.<\/p>\n<p>On this day 22 years ago, the Norwegian wrote himself into club folklore when turning home at the death as Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s side fought back to win the Champions League and complete the treble.<\/p>\n<p>But May 26, 2021 did not provide another triumphant chapter in United\u2019s success-laden story, with the match ending 1-1 and going to a penalty shootout after Edinson Cavani cancelled out Gerard Moreno\u2019s opener.<\/p>\n<p>All outfield players scored their spot-kicks, as did Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli before saving De Gea\u2019s penalty to win the shootout 11-10 and secure the first major trophy in their history.<\/p>\n<p>It was a heartbreaking end to a promising season for United, who finished as Premier League runners-up and showed clear signs of progress.<\/p>\n<p>But defending set-pieces has been a problem throughout and Moreno opened the scoring when all too easily meeting Dani Parejo\u2019s terrific free-kick.<\/p>\n<p>Cavani levelled early in the second half after Marcus Rashford\u2019s volley fell kindly for him from close range and Villarreal clung on for extra-time, which Unai Emery\u2019s men edged before triumphing on penalties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-21586\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-21586\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-21586\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=21586\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United\u2019s wait for their first trophy under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues after David De Gea saw his spot-kick saved at the end of a wild shootout that saw Villarreal crowned Europa League champions. 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