United's Quest for European Silverware Continues
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Thursday, May 11, 2017
Lakenheath Old Boys
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Afternoon, chaps - I hope you're having a relaxed week. I'm just about through Finals Week here in Fred-town and easing into summer break. Wahay!
Both managers have decided to field exactly the same sides that started the first leg. But Celta’s players have vowed to be less deferential towards United than they were back then. That, at any rate, is what Iago Aspas told Sid Lowe.
United: Romero; Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Darmian; Fellaini, Herrera, Pogba; Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Rashford
Subs: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Carrick, Mata, Rooney, Martial
Celta Vigo: Alvarez; Mallo, Cabral, Roncaglia, Jonny; Wass, Radoja, Hernandez; Aspas, Guidetti, Sisto
Subs: Villar, Fontas, Diaz, Bongonda, Beauvue, Jozabed, Gomez
Referee: O Hategan (Romania)
The atmosphere at Old Trafford seems to be coming nicely to the boil, aided by the jubilating of some 3,000 Celta fans.
Teams coming out at OT now. Come on, United!!
And we're underway at Old Trafford on this momentous evening. Some real PPP points at stake.
Within seconds of kickoff United aim a long ball for the head of Fellaini on the flank. The old Egil Olsen tactic there. It’s put out for a throw-in to United. Nothing comes from it.
Oh - great run and jink inside Aspas before launching a vicious curling drive that Romero claws away.
Oh - Pogba had a chance to play in Marcus Rashford there but he overcooked the ball and Rash had a difficult time controlling it. The chance evaporates.
Celta are hogging possession. United have fallen to easily into defensive mode, inviting the uppity visitors forward. What do you mean you’re not surprised?
GOAL! United are 1-0 up on the night now! Fellaini diving in to open the scoring for his side.
Brilliant ball in from Rashford and when Hair Bear popped up at the back post you had a feeling that that cushioned header off the fro was going straight in at the near post. Great goal!
2-0!
Now it's Miki streaking through to play Rashford in. Just couldn't get to it.
That goal doesn't really change anything, as Celta knew coming in that they had to score two to progress tonight.
Good afternoon, Bob. Thanks for the post. Great to see United in control. poor goalkeeping on that header from Hair Bear.
Half way through this first half and United are well in control of this tie.
Welcome, MUR! Great to hear from you. Yes - United are doing well so far.
Herrera with yet another foul. This time on former Citeh reject, Vladi weiss.
Herrera will need to mind his Ps and Qs from here on in. He's committed a series of niggly little fouls.
Cheers,Bob. Great to be chatting during the business end of the season and the business end of the season.
Great effort from Hernandez but Romero was equal to it, tipping over the bar easily.
Romero does well to tip over a long range effort from Pablo Hernandez.
At least this will be our last Thursday night match of the season. It gets old after a while.
In the other tie, Ajax are already 0-1 up in Lyon, adding to their first leg win of 4-1. They're cruising it. Do you fancy the Dutchmen in the final?
Another Celta set piece and Weiss to take.Thankfully, he shows why he couldn't cut it at Citeh with a horrible free kick well wide.
I think we can take Ajax to the cleaners!
The French Lions sure are being tamed.
Ha ha! Nice one, mate!
Alarm bells ringing in the Celta box again there.
Curious Vigo defending off a pass into the box, but they get away with it.
Cheers, mate. Just a fortnight, till we meet the ghosts of Cruyff and Neeskens.
Mkhitaryan is going through his full repertoire of tricks. Any minute now he’s going to whip a bouquet of flowers from his sleeve.
The ref sure wasn't going to turn a blind eye on that challenge on Hernandez.
BOOM BOOM! What about the shilling from the ear of a Celta player?
I think the final is in a baker's dozen evenings from this evening in Stockholm.
I'm sure that's coming as well.
I'll make sure to prepare some pickled herring for the occasion!
Pogba blasts over off a flick from Hair Bear from a long ball and is none too pleased to not be awarded a corner, throwing toys from the pram.
It’s all gotten rather scrappy. And that suits United, who are stronger and more athletic.
Wish I was there to savor the occasion. I guess I can watch while my students are reviewing for semester exams.
Oh - best moment so far for Celta. Sisto made it to the by-line and pulled it back for Weiss who stooped for the header but put it wide.
Agreed.Really scrappy . Long may it continue so we can run down the clock.
Rashford streaks through on goal but he was a mile offside.
Rash just offside as he was through on goal.
Celta's shooting is like Trump's remarks. Off target!
Lyon have a penalty now....
A stutter step approach from Alexandre Lacazette...and scores!
1-1 on the night. Still 2-5 Ajax on agg.
Darmian wins a tackle for a Celta corner. A free header from Guidetti, another Citeh reject, is straight to Romero.
I'd say that that's bringing Celta into disrepute!
Halftime at OT with United one up on the night and two up on AGG.
Oh my! Lacazette has scored again for Lyon!!!
What drama! It's 2-1 now on the night. 3-5 on aggregate. Game on?
Nice one. It may very well be.
I'm going to wrap things up here at work and head home to watch the second half from the comfort of the Cottage.
WOW! Two more goals from the Lyons and ET will phone home.
Cheers, mate. Look forward to chatting with you during the second half.
Celta make a change prior to the second half kickoff as Jozabed is on for the ineffective Vladi Weiss.
The second half is underway from OT!
KEEP A CLEAN SHEET, UNITED!
Celta nearly pulls one back as Romero has to be alert to a cut back that seemed to be going out of play
I'm home now and have my feet up and some chips and salsa at my side. Come on, United!
Rash is brought down from behind off a short free kick
Hair Bear has a shot blocked off the free kick from Blind then the keeper superbly turns around a long range effort from Miki.
Congratulations, mate. Still about 45 minutes till it's time to head home then a really busy evening.
If Celta lose then they will have to write a congratulatory note with Le Pen.
A tad naughty by Hair Bear, but the Celta player made a meal out of it.
Like Herrera, Hair Bear is now treading a fine line with the Romanian referee.
Just once I'd like to see Aspas live up to his cracking name and control the ball off his bum.
Is he another Citeh reject in that Celta side?
Not too far wide from Guidetti, one of the Citeh rejects in the Celta side.
Miki is taking his time on the floor now, eating up pressure seconds.
Miki down from a hand to the head on what seemed a fairly innocuous challenge.
What on earth is Brad Friedel prattling on about? Zlatan was a "detriment" to United this season? He's scored 25 bloody goals, mate!
I'm not sure what Brad is thinking? He's surely not a statto!
Oh - Rash got through on goal but Alvarez stood his ground really well.
OH!!! Great close range block from the Celta keeper from Rash
Aspas falls flat on his Aspas for diving off a challenge from Miki. Aspas booked for that.
Another Celta change as Bangonda is on for Radoja.
Now the link has buggered.
Oh - Hair Bear with a left footed drive now, that Alvarez tips around.
My link is now showing multi colored stripes like BBC 2 did back in the day
Double change for Celta - the manager is rolling the dice now.
Are you watching on Fox Soccer 2 Go?
WAY HAY! The link is back running and the replays shows the finger tip save from the shot from Hair Bear.
Yes. I am , and now it's back up and running.
Meanwhile in France, Lyon haven't added to their lead in the second half so Ajax still lead there 5-3 on aggregate.
Blind clears for a Celta corner.
PHEW !!! Guidetti heads well wide with a free header.
Oh - big chance for Celta there with Guidetti ghosting into the area but getting far too much on the header.
It's bolt the door time with Carrick replacing Miki.
Carrick is on for Miki as Jose aims to run down the clock
The final roll of the dice from the Celta gaffer as Beavue is on for Sisto.
Herrera booked for his umpteenth foul of the match
The free kick from Guidetti is cleared then the return pass is out for a goal kick.
Herrera heads out a cross from Beauvue for a Celta corner.
The comeback is on as Rachid Ghezzal makes it 3-1 Lyon and now the y trail only 5-4 on agg.
Oh my. Celta have one back! Sorry, mate. All to play now.
Bailey blocks for a Celta corner that is headed out by Pogba for another.
That's the header the Guidetti was trying to pull off fifteen minutes ago.
What's this now - Valencia seems to be in big trouble.
BUGGER! THE NEXT CORNER WAS TAKEN SHORT AND CELTA SCORED A HEADER OFF A CROSS FROM THE SHORT CORNER. RONCAGLIA WITH THE GOAL AND NOW UNITED HAVE A SLENDER 2-1 LEAD ON AGG.
Red cards flying now! One of the Celta players has been sent off. The ref has dropped his card. It's all happening now.
Bailly seems to have been sent off as well. I don't know why - it was clearly Valencia who pushed the player. Extraordinary scenes.
WOW!!! BOTH TEAMS HAVE A PLAYER SENT OFF 1 BAILEY FOR PUSHING GUIDETTI AND RONCAGLIA FOR RETALIATING WITH HIS OWN PUSH A MINUTE AFTER SCORING.
Rashford is being sacrificed now. Chris Smalling will come on to tighten things up at the back.
Agreed. Not sure why the Celta staff is trying to chase Bailey down the tunnel. They should be punished for that.
BLOODY HELL! What good does it do bringing Roon on for Lindy? He's an accident waiting to happen. I can understand Smalling for Rash
Five minutes of stoppage time.
BUGGER! NOW HALF A DOZEN OF STOPPAGE TIME.
Now Herrera down with cramp
This match is rapidly deteriorating now. United just want to get into the dressing room.
Ajax is down a man as they are also holding on to a slender one goal agg lead.
Cabral booked for wither a foul on Hair Bear or the reaction.
Rooney appears to be on merely to corner flag it, wasting precious seconds off the clock.
Jose kissing his watch for good luck. SAF never had to do that
Ajax have made it through their tie - so this lot will know who they'll play in a fortnight.
Halfway through stoppage time.
BLOW UP , REF!
The ball's in the net from Herrera but it's been ruled out.
BUGGER! WHY WAS THAT GOAL FROM HERRERA DISALLOWED? Pogba called for a foul, but he looked like he was fouled.
They barely held on as Lyon nearly made a comeback
Oh - Guidetti had a big chance right at the death!
And it's all over. Phew! United are into the final. Congrats, mate!
Thanks to a miss control by Guidetti, United clear and
WAY HAY! It's over as United hold on to win 2-1 on agg. Guidetti is besides himself.
Celta players are in tears.
That's it for me, mate. I'm off to make some dinner.
Thanks, mate and thanks for your support. Hopefully, we can take Ajax to the cleaner in a baker's dozen evenings from now.
Cheers, mate. Time to head home. Look forward to chatting this weekend.
PHEW!!
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