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Manchester United fell to a shambolic 3-0 loss against an utterly dominant Sevilla side to exit the Europa League on Thursday

Manchester United's exciting Europa League campaign ended in horror and shame after one of the worst performances of the season, brimming with inexplicable errors, miscommunication and frustration.

David de Gea contributed to all three conceded goals while Harry Maguire had another embarrassing performance, giving the ball away to assist Sevilla's opener after he scored an own goal in last week's 2-2 draw.

After leading last week's first leg 2-0 at half-time, it was unthinkable that United could end up losing this tie, let alone by a 5-2 aggregate scoreline. And yet that's exactly what happened as the hope of European silverware in Erik ten Hag's first season in charge fell apart.

GOAL rates Manchester United players from an ecstatic Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan.

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David de Gea (1/10):

Did Maguire no favours by passing to him under pressure in the moments before Sevilla's opener and was badly at fault for the second goal which came off Bade's shoulder and looped over his head in part because of a mistimed jump. He saved his worst moment for last, though, sending the ball straight to Youssef En-Nesyri who stroked a shot into an empty net. One of his worst-ever displays in 12 years at the club.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (5/10):

Not United's worst defender but made a few late challenges.

Harry Maguire (3/10):

Showed no awareness for the first goal and looked shaky throughout, just as he did against Nottingham Forest.

Victor Lindelof (6/10):

The only defender that played with any confidence or conviction.

Diogo Dalot (5/10):

Created almost no danger going forward.

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Christian Eriksen (5/10):

Lost the ball on several occasions and could not handle Sevilla's intensity.

Casemiro (5/10):

Outmuscled more than once and also gave the ball away in dangerous areas, including for the goal Sevilla had disallowed for offside.

Marcel Sabitzer (5/10):

Kept making fouls and barely threatened in attack.

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Antony (6/10):

One of very few to play with any passion or purpose but still could not do anything tangible.

Antony Martial (5/10):

Played deep and created no danger before being forced off injured early in the second half.

Jadon Sancho (5/10):

Again seemed afraid of making any bold moves and was lethargic defensively. Hauled off at half-time.

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Marcus Rashford (6/10):

Created some semblance of danger when he came on but failed to trouble Bono.

Luke Shaw (5/10):

Could not stop the rot although it was not his fault.

Wout Weghorst (5/10):

Showed some effort but as usual created no danger, which is not what you want from your centre-forward.

Fred (5/10):

Did little to suggest he should be back in the starting line-up any time soon.

Anthony Elanga (N/A):

Came on in the 87th minute but did at least manage a shot.

Erik ten Hag (5/10):

His hands were tied due to the absences of key players like Fernandes, Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane but he must take some blame for this shocking performance.

Some of the game's greatest have featured for Portugal, but only the best are allowed in our all-time XI!

Portugal first qualified for the World Cup in 1966, as a team featuring legendary Ballon d'Or winner Eusebio finished in third place.

Their golden generation arrived in the 1990s with legends like Luis Figo, Rui Costa and Paulo Sousa turning Portugal into a force to be reckoned with.

Trophies evaded that crop of players, however, as Portugal had to wait until 2016 for their first major piece of silverware when they won the European Championship at the expense of France.

They then lifted the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League to build on their first success.

Plenty of superstars have featured for Selecao throughout the years, but only the greatest ever can make it into their all-time best XI!

GK: Vitor Baia

One of the most decorated goalkeepers of all time, Vitor Baia made an impression with Porto before catching the eye of Portuguese national team selectors.

He made his senior debut in 1990 at the age of 21 and went on to make 80 appearances for the national team until 2002, playing a starring role at Euro 1996 and 2000, as well as the 2002 World Cup.

At Euro 2000, it was Baia who stopped Arif Erdem's penalty in a 2-0 win over Turkey in the quarter-finals.

Then came Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal's manager and Baia never played for his country again.

That doesn't stop him from beating Rui Patricio to the No.1 jersey in this dream team, though!

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Regarded as one of the greatest Portuguese defenders of all time, Pinto represented his country for more than a decade, featuring in one World Cup and one European Championship.

He appeared in 70 games for Portugal and captained them 42 times.

After failing to help Portugal qualify for the 1994 World Cup, Pinto was reduced to tears on the field.

Bobby Robson, who coached him at his club Porto once famously said: "Pinto has two hearts and four legs. It's extremely difficult to find a player like him."

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Couto played at the 2002 World Cup as well as three European Championships during a 14-year spell for Portugal.

He made his debut for the senior team in December 1990 in a 1-0 friendly win over United States.

He went on to represent Portugal at the Euro 1996, scoring a memorable goal against Turkey in the group stages.

Couto also featured at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup and became the first Portuguese player to reach 100 caps, in October 2003.

He then captained Portugal at Euro 2004, where they reached the final.

The defender played 110 games for Portugal before hanging up his boots.

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One of the best defenders of his generation, Pepe was actually born and raised in Brazil but opted to play for Portugal and thus gets to partner Couto at the back.

Since 2007, he has made over 125 appearances for Portugal and has played at three World Cups and four Euros.

Pepe was part of the Portugal team that won Euro 2016, as well as the one before that reached the semi-final of Euro 2012.

Arsenal and Manchester United traded a goal apiece in the space of 90 seconds at the Emirates, with Marcus Rashford and Martin Odegaard on target.

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Red Devils opened the scoringGunners hit straight backEntertaining tie in north LondonWHAT HAPPENED?

The Reds Devils opened the scoring after making a nervy start to proceedings in north London, with England ace Rashford delivering a clinical finish to a flowing counter-attack. The Gunners were not prepared to lie down, though, and hit straight back through club captain Odegaard.

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Rashford made the breakthrough in the 27th minute, with United finally springing into life. They had offered little to the contest by that point, but last season’s 30-goal top scorer produced a moment of inspiration after being sent sprinting into space down the left. Arsenal carved United open with ease a matter of seconds later, though, as Odegaard found room on the edge of the box and stroked the ball into the bottom corner.

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Only five players have scored more non-penalty goals than Odegaard in the Premier League since the start of last season – with the Norwegian midfielder up to 16. Rashford is the second Manchester United player to score in three consecutive Premier League appearances against Arsenal, after Robin van Persie.

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Both Arsenal and United finished in the top three last season, allowing them to qualify for the Champions League, and harbour ambitions of piecing together title challenges in 2023-24 after spending big again in the summer transfer window.

Najam Sethi, the PCB chairman, has said the Pakistan board stands to gain US$450 million over the next eight-year cycle

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Jun-2014Najam Sethi, the PCB chairman, has said the Pakistan board stands to gain US$450 million (PKR 44.4 billion approx.) over the next eight-year cycle. Speaking on his return from the ICC meeting in Melbourne, where the governing body was restructured, Sethi said that more than half that revenue would come from the proposed series’ with India.”Until last year, we had been getting $10 million per year on average and in last seven years we got around $70 million from ICC fixtures [World Cup, Champions Trophy, etc],” Sethi said. “But now I can confirm with full confidence that Pakistan will be getting $150 million dollars in next eight-year cycle from ICC events, which is almost double the previous amount, which I think is a big achievement.”By playing India we will be getting $300 million from just four series in next eight-year cycle, according to which India will only host two series.”The PCB had said last week that it had “binding agreements” with the BCCI to play these six series. However, Sethi now said the boards had agreed to play the series’ but were yet to sign documents that would make them mandatory. “With India, we are yet to sign a binding bankable document but we are seeking to transform the present agreement biding into a bankable binding. ICC has given us a sample draft, a sort of agreement between two boards, which will be amended accordingly.”It was never a must to play each other and if any board pulled out of their commitment there was no penalty at all. But this time we can make it a bankable commitment.”Politics, though, Sethi said, could still prove to be a stumbling block. “It’s up to the boards to make up a legal and bankable agreement, but again in case the governments of either country do not want to play, you can’t do anything. That’s something beyond our control.”

Pakistan took a little more than an hour on the fifth morning to claim the last two New Zealand wickets to win the Abu Dhabi Test by 248 runs

The Report by George Binoy13-Nov-2014
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsImran Khan had Ish Sodhi lbw to end the Test, after the New Zealand No. 10 had made 63•AFPPakistan took a little more than an hour on the fifth morning to claim the last two New Zealand wickets to win the Abu Dhabi Test by 248 runs. The result made Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan’s most successful Test captain, his 15th victory taking him ahead of Imran Khan and Javed Miandad.The finish seemed imminent when legspinner Yasir Shah spun through Mark Craig’s defences in the second over of the day, but New Zealand’s last wicket added 54 runs in 15.1 overs. Ish Sodhi cut, swept and pulled his way to his second half-century, bringing it up with a slog over the midwicket boundary. Trent Boult gave him dogged support.There were plenty of close calls, though, as edges squirted wide of and between fielders, and batsmen got inside edges in the nick of time, before the ball sneaked through to hit pad or the stumps. The best opportunity came in the 65th over, when Sodhi attempted a sweep and the ball lobbed off the glove behind the wicketkeeper. Younis Khan at first slip left it to Sarfaraz, who bid not attempt the catch. The bowler Zulfiqar Babar scowled.Victory was finally achieved after the drinks break, when Imran Khan reversed a full ball into Sodhi’s pads and successfully appealed for lbw. Pakistan’s celebrations were interrupted by a review of the decision, but replays showed it to be an umpire’s call. The win was Pakistan’s third in a row, after the 2-0 sweep of Australia.

Net run-rate could be just as important as the result when Australia meet Pakistan in Mohali

The Preview by Daniel Brettig24-Mar-2016Match factsFriday, March 25, 2016
Start time 1500 (0930 GMT)3:41

Match Day – Australia favourites, but bowling weak

Big pictureSince Australia’s halting victory over Bangladesh in Bangalore, two subsequent Group 2 matches have provided considerable clarity to this match. New Zealand’s defeat of Pakistan, followed by India’s last over escape against Mashrafe Mortaza’s team means that Pakistan are still in slim contention for the title – it all comes down to net run-rates.Should Pakistan win in Mohali, they will need Australia to defeat India in the final match of the qualifying rounds and trust that their own net run-rate – currently far superior to both India and Australia – will be enough to squeeze them into second spot behind New Zealand. However, an Australian win would knock Pakistan out and set up a virtual quarter-final against India. These scenarios mean that the margin of victory in Mohali may turn out to be as significant as the result itself.Neither team is in their best or most confident shape. David Warner betrayed this on the team’s arrival in Punjab by suggesting that the ICC should institute a T20 exclusive period before the next global event, to be held in Australia in 2020, to ensure that all players have the chance to be at their best in this format. The Australian line-up remains fluid, perhaps more so than some of its members would have preferred. Smith is trying to find the right tempo for T20 after growing into a terrific Test and ODI batsman by following an early innings routine arguably too deliberate for this form of the game. Adam Zampa bowled nicely in Bangalore, but lacks front-line spin help.Pakistan, meanwhile, have been subjected to ridicule after successive losses to India and New Zealand. Some of Shahid Afridi’s more outspoken comments have also got him into trouble, and injuries to Mohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz have robbed him of his best line-up. All this adds up to a scenario of some chaos, invariably the position from which Pakistan tend to summon something extraordinary. Australia must be wary.Form guideAustralia: WLWWL (last five completed matches)
Pakistan: LLWWLIn the spotlightMore than five years after his international debut, Usman Khawaja will finally face the nation of his birth. Some have picked up faint traces of no less a talent than Saeed Anwar in his combination of placement and power, notably a much improved game through the off side and off the front foot. Well as he played in the first two matches, Khawaja will be looking for the sort of innings that stays in the memory, and a match against Pakistan might just be the time to do it.Steven Smith and Shane Watson can remember a young Mohammad Amir swinging the ball through them at pace on an overcast Headingley morning in 2010. Much time has passed, but the rehabilitated Amir has not lost his speed or skill, and will be eager to showcase them against Australia. His left-arm angle may also cause the odd question for a batting line-up that did not cope particularly well with the whippy offerings of Mustafizur Rahman.Team newsAshton Agar may come back into Australian contention depending on the Mohali pitch, while Aaron Finch remains a reserve batting option should the selectors wish to shuffle a spluttering middle order.Australia (probable) 1 Shane Watson, 2 Usman Khawaja, 3 Steven Smith (capt), 4 David Warner, 5 Glenn Maxwell, 6 Mitchell Marsh, 7 James Faulkner, 8 Peter Nevill (wk), 9 John Hastings, 10 Nathan Coulter-Nile, 11 Adam ZampaMohammad Hafeez and Wahab Riaz missed the New Zealand match through injuries. While Hafeez’s fitness is still in doubt, Wahab is fit and may play in Mohammad Irfan’s place.Pakistan (probable) 1 Sharjeel Khan, 2 Ahmed Shehzad, 3 Khalid Latif, 4 Umar Akmal, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 7 Shahid Afridi, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Mohammad Irfan/Wahab Riaz, 10 Mohammad Sami, 11 Mohammad AmirPitch and conditionsThe weather is clear and temperatures are pleasant. The pitch in Mohali is expected to be similar to the one that New Zealand played on – Slow later in the innings but not too much turn. The big outfield, especially square, will ask more questions of Pakistan’s fielding than of Australia, who are used to playing on such fields.Stats and trivia Usman Khawaja’s first international match against Pakistan, the nation of his birth. Pakistan hold a 3-2 edge over Australia in meetings at World T20 tournaments. Both Australian wins came at the 2010 event, including Michael Hussey’s famous late heist in the semi-finalQuotes”At the end of the day it’s where Smithy wants me to bat. I’ve batted there before in the IPL and I know my role. I’ve got to do as well as I can at that position. For us it’s about having more power in the middle and having a left-hander there helps a great deal.”
“Everybody knows this is Lala’s last World Cup. I respect him like I respect Inzamam bhai, Waqar bhai, wasim bhai. He is like an elder brother. I have learned a lot from him. Nobody will be happier than me if Pakistan win this World Cup for him.”
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