Granada, great revelation of the 2020/21 Europa League in its debut in continental competition, has a challenge of maximum demand in the quarterfinals, being paired with the almighty Manchester United, according to the draw held this Friday at the headquarters of the UEFA in Nyon (Switzerland).
The last draw under the current format in this competition, which featured Frenchman
Gael Clichy
as the 'innocent hand', was tremendously demanding with Diego Martínez's team and much more benevolent, on paper, for the other Spanish survivor, Villarreal. , who will face Dinamo Zagreb, who nevertheless got rid of Tottenham after coming back from 2-0 conceded in the first leg.
The Nasrid team has a test of the highest level in the team of the Norwegian
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
, which is going to more and with a goal from
Paul Pogba he
eliminated Milan at San Siro.
In the round of 32 he already ended the dream of Real Sociedad with solvency after winning in the first leg, in Turin, by 0-4.
Every step that this Granada is taking is historic.
He entered the fray in the second qualifying round in Albania and raises the bar every game.
He announces competing without complexes, whatever rival he is, even if it is United.
Villarreal, full of European competition -six consecutive wins-, will see them with the team that fired Tottenham of
Jose Mourinho, Gareth Bale, Harry Kane
and company, although it is the 'yellow submarine' of Unai Emery, three-time champion of this tournament with Sevilla, part with the favorite poster.
Mislav Orsic's
hat-
trick
ended Spurs after extra time and the moral impact can reinforce him against Villarreal, who cannot be trusted despite the good performance of
Emery's
men
in the group stage and against Salzburg and Dinamo Kiev.
They will also have the La Cerámica factor on the return.
The Spanish, on opposite sides
According to the draw, if the two Spanish teams progressed they could meet in the final on May 26 at the Gdansk Arena.
So could the two teams with the most potential a priori, United and Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta's
'gunners'
, in the quarterfinals despite losing the return leg to Olympiacos at home (0-1), will also defend their status as favorites against Slavia Prague, another revelation, which left Rangers on the account in Ibrox, where he won 0-2 in a bitter and controversial game.
The other tie will face Ajax and Roma, who have high hopes of being protagonists in this Europa League.
The 'ajacied' side, the 1992 UEFA Cup winners against Torino and the 2017 Europa League finalist against Manchester United, have won every game in the previous two rounds against Lille and Young Boys with a team that it mixes expert players, who shone two seasons ago in the Champions League, and very promising youngsters.
Roma have done the same with Sporting Braga and Shakhtar Donetsk, the latter with a double from Spaniard
Borja Mayoral
in Kiev.
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