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Penalty heartbreak for Manchester United in Europa League final

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to wait for his first trophy at Manchester United as Villarreal wo...



Penalty heartbreak for Manches...
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Penalty heartbreak for Manchester United in Europa League final

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to wait for his first trophy at Manchester United as Villarreal won the Europa League on penalties.

After a match that was poor even for European final standards, the deciding penalty was missed by United goalkeeper David De Gea after each team scored ten penalties.

In truth, United can have no complaints after an organised performance from Unai Emery's Villarreal, with an early goal from Gerard Moreno from a set piece. United's centre-back Victor Lindelof was arguably at fault for not knowing Moreno was behind him, and the Old Trafford side went in a goal down at half time.

Edinson Cavani was quick to react to a saved shot to equalise for United early in the second half.

In reality, there was little offered by either side but United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have questions to answer about an under-cooked and toothless performance.

The penalty shoot-out was of excellent quality, with both teams scoring ten before De Gea's miss.

The trophy is the first European trophy for El Submarino Amarillo.

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