Spanish side reach Champions League quarter-finals with surprise win
Manchester United are out of the Champions League after a shocking performance against Sevilla yesterday cost them a place in the quarter-final draw.
It was an evening that the Old Trafford faithful will want to forget, in stark contrast to Saturday, when United defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League. On that occasion the Theatre of Dreams rocked; last night it slumbered, as United produced 90 minutes of insipid football.
Chilean frontman Alexis Sanchez once more failed to make an impression, and was barely recogniseable as the player he was at Arsenal before his January move.
The liveliest spell enjoyed by United was the opening five minutes, when Romelu Lukaku lashed a shot wide and had another blocked from close range. Once Sevilla had weathered the early pressure, they began to look at home in Old Trafford, creating chances of their own.