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Behind the scenes: Celta v Manchester United
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Style, pedigree and main men: Celta Vigo analysis
Celta Vigo are the least well-known of the UEFA Europa League semi-finalists. Who are they, who is their coach, what's their style? UEFA.com asked man-in-the-know Graham Hunter to reveal all.Celta's coachEduardo 'Toto' Berizzo began his playing career under Marcelo Bielsa, the man at the Athletic Club helm when the Bilbao team thrillingly eliminated United from this competition in the 2011/12 round of 16. The pair were together long before that, though: at Newell's Old Boys in Argentina in the early 1990s. Berizzo, 47, remains a devotee of the Bielsa school of hard work, intense training and fluid, attractive, attack... UEFA.com - News
United set record as Lyon win and Celta stumble
CELTA v MAN. UNITEDCelta 0-3 Athletic (Raúl García 35 50, Rico)Celta's hopes of ending the season on a high are fully focused on the UEFA Europa League after Eduardo Berizzo's men suffered a third consecutive defeat and fifth in six Liga outings. With the likes of Iago Aspas, Pione Sisto and Jonny left on the bench, the Galician side were undone by a pair of opportunistic strikes from Raúl García, the midfielder hitting his first Liga double since November 2013, before Mikel Rico rubbed salt into the wound.
United weather derby storm, Celta lose at home
CELTA v MAN. UNITED Sevilla 1-2 Celta (Correa 49, Ben Yedder 79; Aspas 53pen)Beaten 1-0 by their opponents' city rivals Real Betis at the weekend, Celta succumbed to Sevilla at home. Iago Aspas's penalty was his 24th goal of the season in all competitions, but Celta's equaliser came only three minutes before midfielder Pablo Hernández was dismissed for a second bookable offence. The result leaves the Sky Blues 11th in the Liga. Man. City 0-0 Man. UnitedUnited remain fourth, having extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to 24 games (W13 D11) with a derby draw. Se... UEFA.com - News
‘I feel valued, I feel at home’: Aspas going great at Celta
Born in nearby Moana, star forward Iago Aspas has spent the bulk of his career with Celta Vigo; the 29-year-old talks to UEFA.com about what might be his best season yet.On his deep roots at Celta ... I joined the club when I was eight. In fact, I lied about my age to join. When I first arrived, they were taking on children born in 1986, but I was born in 1987 so I cried a lot; I thought they weren't going to let me train. But my uncle told me to give my exact date of birth except for the year,
Genk score five, Lyon hit four, United held
Five of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties have a leader after Thursday night's first legs – watch highlights of every game.Thursday's round of 16 first legs (click for individual match highlights)APOEL 0-1 AnderlechtCelta 2-1 KrasnodarGent 2-5 GenkKøbenhavn 2-1 AjaxLyon 4-2 RomaOlympiacos 1-1 BeşiktaşRostov 1-1 Manchester UnitedSchalke 1-1 Mönchengladbach The evening got off to a fast start thanks to Rasmus Falk's opener for København after just 28 seconds. Though the Danish side's keeper Robin Olsen subsequently conceded at home for the fi... UEFA.com - News