2021 UEFA Europa League final
Event | 2020–21 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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After extra time Villarreal won 11–10 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 26 May 2021 | ||||||
Venue | Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk | ||||||
Man of the Match | Étienne Capoue (Villarreal)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Clément Turpin (France)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 9,412[3] | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy night 11 °C (52 °F) 45% humidity[4] | ||||||
The 2021 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, the 50th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 12th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played on 26 May 2021 at the Stadion Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland, between Spanish club Villarreal and English club Manchester United.
The final was originally scheduled to be played at the
Villarreal won the match 11–10 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time, thus winning its first trophy in the competition.[6] As winners, Villarreal earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Chelsea, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified for the group stage of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[7]
Teams
In the following table, finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Cup era, since 2010 were in the UEFA Europa League era.
Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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Villarreal | None |
Manchester United | 1 ( 2017 )
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Venue
The match was played at the
This was the first UEFA club match hosted at the stadium, which was one of the venues for
Host selection
An open bidding process was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers had to be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Europa League final.
UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Europa League final.[12]
Country | Stadium | City | Capacity | Notes |
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Poland | Stadion Gdańsk | Gdańsk | 43,615 | |
Portugal | Estádio do Dragão | Porto | 50,035 | Also bid for 2021 UEFA Champions League Final
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The Stadion Gdańsk in Gdańsk was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kyiv on 24 May 2018.[13][11]
On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the
Background
This was Villarreal's fourth ever final in an official
This was Manchester United's second UEFA Cup/Europa League final, having won the only previous occasion in
The clubs previously met four times, in the 2005–06 and 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stages. All games ended in goalless draws.[20][21]
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Villarreal | Round | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europa League | Champions League | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Result | Group stage (EL, CL) | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sivasspor | 5–3 (H) | Matchday 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qarabağ | 3–1 (A)[a] | Matchday 2 | RB Leipzig | 5–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4–0 (H) | Matchday 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 4–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sivasspor | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qarabağ | 3–0 (H)[b] | Matchday 6 | RB Leipzig | 2–3 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group I winners
Source: UEFA |
Final standings | Group H third place
Source: UEFA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Europa League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Red Bull Salzburg | 4–1 | 2–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Round of 32 | Real Sociedad | 4–0 | 4–0 (A)[c] | 0–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Milan
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2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | Granada | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arsenal | 2–1 | 2–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Roma
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8–5 | 6–2 (H) | 2–3 (A) |
Notes
Pre-match
Officials
On 12 May 2021, UEFA named Frenchman
Match
Summary
Villarreal opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a goal from Gerard Moreno, diverting the ball into the net with his right leg from six yards out after a free-kick from the left side delivered by Dani Parejo. Edinson Cavani equalized in the 55th minute after a shot by Marcus Rashford from 20 yards deflected off of Scott McTominay to Cavani, who scored with a low shot from five yards out.[25] There were no more goals in normal time or in extra time with the match going to a penalty shoot-out. The first ten penalties from both teams were converted, leaving the goalkeepers to take a penalty. Villarreal keeper Gerónimo Rulli converted his penalty, and then saved David de Gea's attempt to his left, winning his side the trophy.[26]
Details
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw to be held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
Villarreal | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Manchester United |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
11–10 |
Villarreal[4]
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Manchester United[4]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Statistics
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See also
- 2021 UEFA Champions League final
- 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League final
- 2021 UEFA Super Cup
- Manchester United F.C. in international football
- Villarreal CF in European football
Notes
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References
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- ^ a b "2021 UEFA Europa League final: Gdańsk". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Gdansk to host 2020 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Six associations interested in hosting 2020 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2017.
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- ^ "UEFA Super Cup - 2021 season" (Press Kit). Union des Associations Européennes de Football. 11 August 2021.
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- ^ "CEDB: Villarreal CF v Qarabağ FK". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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- ^ "Villarreal beat Manchester United 11-10 on penalties to win Europa League final". Guardian. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2020/21". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Two triple-headers approved for 2021 March and September national team windows". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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