Spanish club Villarreal snatched the pass to the final of the European Football League Championship after a goalless draw with Arsenal, taking advantage of its 2-1 victory in the first leg, and hit a date with Manchester United, who qualified at the expense of Italian Roma.
Villarreal coach Unai Emery - who is the former Arsenal coach - led his team to historic qualification, and the Spanish coach will play the final match for the fifth time in his history in the European League Championship, where he played 4 final matches, of which he won 3 with Sevilla in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and lost one match with Arsenal in 2014. 2019.
On the other hand, the exit from the European League came to represent a devastating blow to the fans of Arsenal, who were hoping to qualify for the final match and snatch a glorious European title that would enable the team to participate in the Champions League next season, after losing hope in achieving this in the league championship, where it occupies the center Ninth, with 4 games left until the end of the season.
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In the other match, Manchester United guaranteed a pass to the final despite losing 3-2 to Roma.
The English club, which won the title in 2017, won 6-2 in the first leg that took place at its Old Trafford stadium last Thursday.
United scored through its veteran Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani in the 39th minute, but Roma rose up at the start of the second half, which saw him score two goals by Bosnian Eden Dzeko and Brian Cristante in the 57th and 60th minutes, respectively.
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Cavani returned to score again, after scoring the second goal for Manchester United in the 68th minute, but Nicolas Zalewski returned to Rome by scoring the third goal for the Italian team in the 83rd minute.
The final match will be held in the Polish city of Gdansk on May 26.