On Monday, at 20:00, Manchester United and FC Copenhagen meet in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League, in a single match played in Cologne, on RheinEnergieStadion. Jones and Shaw will not be able to play for the hosts, while the Danes are without the services of Fischer and Sigurdsson. The specifics of the single duel could produce an interesting game.
With no defeat in the 14-match UEL playoffs, Manchester United are big favorites against the Danes, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s defense promises to be high again. In the last 24 Europa League matches, the “devils” have scored in 23 of them, and Martial, Rashford and Fernandes promise to be dangerous again on Monday night. Varela, a former footballer at Manchester United, will also play in the Nordics, and the coach from Copenhagen is Stale Solbakken, who played in the Premier League, in the Wimbledon shirt.
Manchester United was the revelation of the Premier League season finale, managing to take the place of the UEFA Champions League with a victory in the last stage, in Leicester, after a new excellent performance. The “Devils” have won a lot in terms of homogeneity and passivity, and the confidence of Old Trafford players is high. In the previous round, United had no emotions in front of LASK Linz, which they eliminated with two victories.
FC Copenhagen has just become the first Danish team to qualify for a European Cup quarter-final, but the opponent in the previous round was not the size of United – Turkish champion Istanbul Basaksehir. In this Europa League season, the white-blues have only one defeat, and in the 6 games in their group they have always scored under 2.5 goals. Copenhagen will definitely focus on the defense and a match with few chances to score will come out of here. Probably the English will not force too much in the first part. Otherwise, Copenhagen did not have a good season domestically and does not scare Man. United.
Manchester United: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams; Pogba, Matic; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Coach: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
FC Copenhagen: Johnsson; Varela, Nelsson, Bjelland, Boilesen; Mudrazija, Zeca; Biel, Wind, Jensen; Kaufmann
Coach: Stale Solbakken
Manchester United have won 3 of their last 5 official matches;
In 3 of the last 4 matches of United they scored both teams;
FC Copenhagen comes after a series of 3 consecutive victories (two in the league);
Two matches were played between the two teams, in 2006, in UCL;
Manchester United won both direct duels with Copenhagen, 3-0 and 1-0;
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,57
