Youssef En-Nesyri scored a brace as Sevilla ran out 5-2 aggregate winners against a sub-par Man Utd side to advance in the Europa League.
A week on from letting slip a comfortable two-goal lead in the first leg of this quarter-final, United fell apart at the rocking Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Youssef En-Nesyri capitalised on a Maguire mistake and, after Loic Bade’s header, punished De Gea for his slip in a 3-0 victory that saw the Red Devils make an embarrassing Europa League exit 5-2 on aggregate.
The Red Devils had knocked out Barcelona and Real Betis to reach this stage, but for the sixth season running their European dreams ended in defeat to Spanish opposition.
Sevilla began that run in 2018 and had the visitors on the backfoot from the outset on Thursday, when Erik ten Hag’s call for his players to keep their cool fell on deaf ears.
The home side’s pressure forced Maguire into an error from a poor De Gea pass out, with Erik Lamela winning the ball and En-Nesyri striking home in the seventh minute.
Lucas Ocampos had a goal disallowed and abject United were fortunate not to be further behind at the break, only to concede again 76 seconds after the restart.
Bade, who started the season on loan at Nottingham Forest, headed home and the absentee-hit visitors’ response was desperate and disjointed as they failed to claw one back.
In fact, things got even worse as En-Nesyri scored from distance into an empty net after De Gea failed to clear a high ball.
Few could have envisaged this outcome when Marcel Sabitzer’s brace put United in cruise control last Thursday.
But Sevilla rode their luck and capitalised on United’s absentees at Old Trafford, before running amok in front of their incredible support.
The corner of United fans were surrounded by an imposing white wall, with toilet roll streaming down from the stands and flags waving in the air as the teams emerged.
Sevilla’s players channelled that febrile atmosphere in a fast, fierce start, with their aggressive pressing leading to an early opener.
Maguire played back to De Gea and called for the return ball, only for a poor ball out and the attention of three Sevilla players to see him panic.
Lamela blocked his attempted pass away from danger, with En-Nesyri collecting the ball and driving past United’s statuesque goalkeeper to send the home fans wild.
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