Supercomputer gives bad news to MU

Athletic Bilbao - MU's opponent in the Europa League semi-final is the number one candidate for the championship with a rate of 25.1%. Photo: Reuters .

Manchester United took fans on a roller coaster of emotions for 120 minutes at Old Trafford. In the end, the "Red Devils" won a ticket to the Europa League semi-finals with a 7-6 aggregate score after 2 matches.

After defeating Lyon, MU will enter the semi-finals against Athletic Bilbao. The Basque team is full of determination to win a ticket to the Europa League final held right at their home stadium San Mames.

Before the quarter-final round ended, Bilbao was also the team that the supercomputer Opta considered the number one candidate for the championship with a rate of 25.1%. MU ranked right behind with a rate of lifting the Europa League trophy at 17.9%.

In the early morning of April 18, MU was down 4-2 until the 8th minute of the second extra time but still beat Lyon 5-4 in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the European second-tier cup.

According to Opta , the "Red Devils" are the first team to score 2 goals after the 120th minute in a European Cup match in history. In addition, this confrontation is also the first match to have 5 goals scored in extra time.

Also according to Opta , the victory over Lyon was the second time in history that MU defeated their opponent with a score of 5-4. The last time was against Arsenal in February 1958.

It took only 8 minutes, from minute 112 to 120+1, for Casemiro to become MU's hero in this comeback. In minute 112, the Brazilian midfielder brought the penalty for the "Red Devils". Bruno Fernandes successfully finished, shortening the score to 3-4 for MU.

In just 2 minutes, from 120 and 120+1, Casemiro continued to shine with 2 assists for Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire to score, helping MU complete an unbelievable comeback at home at Old Trafford against Lyon.

Sofascore gave Casemiro 9.3 points, the highest on the pitch. He created 4 scoring opportunities for his teammates, passed 87% accurately, won 7 duels, 8 timely interceptions and 3 effective tackles.

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