Former Russian national team football player Andrei Arshavin and Russian trainer Igor Shalimov on the air “” commented on the results of the first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League with the participation of Juventus Ferencvaros, Arsenal and Manchester United.
Juventus beat Freiburg 1-0. Ferencvaros lost against Bayer (0:2), “Arsenal” played a draw with Sporting (2:2) and Manchester United beat Betis (4:1).
– In addition to Di Maria in the composition of Turin and Rabiot, he still looks good. Yes, they have a crumpled whole season, a financial scandal, the removal of glasses – a complete set.
Prospects for Juventus? I think the club is thinking of something else. Agnelli, who I think was ruled out, continues to helm. In general, it seems to me that they need to figure out who you are going to stay with next season. This is the main task.
“Ferencváros” was not a boy to fight. But Leverkusen still looks good. They had such crazy shots in this game. Ferencváros still have chances, but it seems to me that they won’t be able to keep a clean sheet and score a 3 in the second leg.
“Arsenal”? This team was formed in three or four years. Now these guys have matured, and Xhaka has stopped walking away. Their style is very similar to that of Manchester City. What distinguishes this team from the previous one is that it now shows character. I never thought Arteta would become a coach. This team has enough to play in two tournaments.
Manchester United have been on a roll since the end of the World Cup. What happened in the game against Liverpool does not mean that the team is in a fever. And today there was a segment where United didn’t look very important. Ten Hag stabilized the team, removed the unnecessary. He got rid of Ronaldo, Maguire went into reserve. Manchester United deservedly won. This is another team claiming to win the tournament, Arshavin told .
– I watched two Bayer matches with Monaco. It must be said that the German club had the advantage in both matches. It’s a very difficult team. In the Bayer Cup, it looks very correct. There, at some point, Ferencvaros revived, but it’s still hard.
Sporting crushed Arsenal in the second half. I would note the way the Londoners play. Arsenal players are more powerful and more technical. Yes, Arsenal’s leadership endured as things went wrong for them for two years. “Manchester United” ? Neither before the match with Liverpool, nor after seeing that the team had problems, – said Shalimov.
The return matches of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League are scheduled for March 16.
Live broadcasts of the Europa League play-off matches take place on the federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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