Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2016-2017 Europa League, and the quarter-final draw was held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon at noon the next day.

Before the Europa League quarter-finals draw, there is the Champions League quarter-finals draw. Compared with the quarter-finals draw, there are no avoidance rules in the quarter-finals, so the derby situation that fans want to see is completely achievable.

Of course, considering the influence and excitement of the game, the possibility of a derby is relatively small.

But it is invalid for the three teams from La Liga. There are eight teams in the quarter-final draw, and La Liga occupies three of them. The possibility of Madrid Derby, La Liga El Clasico and Atletico Madrid VS Barcelona is relatively high.

Fan Kerry was sitting in front of the TV watching the draw of the Champions League quarter-finals. The first quarter-finals to be drawn were Atletico Madrid and Leicester City. Through live TV, the officials attending the draw representing Real Madrid and Barcelona were all long-term Take a breath.

Dortmund and Monaco are the second pair of quarter-final opponents drawn, which means that the last two quarter-final opponents are decided by Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern and Juventus.

The atmosphere at the draw obviously became fanatical. Unfortunately, the El Clasico that fans wanted to see did not appear. Bayern was drawn to Real Madrid, and Juventus and Barcelona were automatically paired.

The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League is over, and the draw for the quarter-finals of the Europa League is coming one after another.

The first team to be drawn out was Anderlecht from Belgium, and their opponent was Van Kerry's team Manchester United.

There is no doubt that this is a top pick.

Manchester United head coach Mourinho, who was watching the live broadcast of the draw at home, breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, the best opponents in the Europa League quarter-finals are Genk and Anderlecht. The remaining Celta, Ajax, Schalke 04 and Besiktas are not easy bones to chew on.

The remaining three quarter-final opponents are Celta Vigo VS Henkel, Ajax VS Schalke 04, and Lyon VS Besiktas.

The results of the draw have been settled. The mainstream media in Europe have focused on the just-concluded draw. They have begun to predict which teams will eventually advance to the semi-finals, and even predicted the Champions League champion this season early.

Over the weekend, Manchester United challenged Middlesbrough as a guest. Van Kerry, who had just scored a hat-trick in the Europa League 1/8 finals, continued his fiery competitive state. He first assisted Ibrahimovic in the first half to score his personal goal of the season. The 21st goal in the Premier League, and another pass and shot in the second half, leading Manchester United to defeat the home team Mildersbrough 3:0 away from home.

The game was won, but what worried Mourinho and Manchester United fans was the injured Ibrahimovic. He and Rojo were substituted due to injuries.

After testing by the team doctor, Ibrahimovic may have torn the ligament in his right knee.

This... will undoubtedly be a huge blow to Manchester United's next matches.

Although Ibrahimovic is 35 years old, he plays a crucial role and has scored an astonishing 35 goals for Manchester United in all competitions so far.

Rojo is not the absolute main force, but he is also an important rotation.

A series of injuries before the Manchester City derby also cast a shadow over Manchester United's preparations.

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Manchester United has won 17 consecutive league games, and Van Kerry has scored in an astonishing 20 consecutive games. This means that if he scores in the next round of make-up games, he can catch up with Messi's 21 league contributions in the 2011-2012 season. 33 goals record.

Van Carey has scored 36 goals so far, and all he has left is to score in the next round.

As time goes by, the focus of European mainstream media has come to Manchester. In the near future, the Manchester Derby in the second round of the 2016-2017 Premier League season will kick off at the Etihad Stadium.

Messi is a protégé of Guardiola. Catalonia's"Daily Sports" suggested that former Barcelona coach Guardiola prevented Van Kerry from scoring in the Manchester derby at home, thus preserving Messi's 21st consecutive streak. A record of goals scored in the league.

Although the person involved, Messi, also wants to leave his name in history, in his heart he somewhat wants to see Van Carey come out of nowhere to catch up with the record he set.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi's archrival in international football, is worried about the world being in chaos. On INS and Twitter @fankerui, he expressed the hope that he can tie Messi's consecutive scoring record.

Fan Kairui noticed the reminder on the prompt bar of his mobile phone. He didn't expect that Ronaldo would specifically target himself. He was a little flattered. Although he and Ronaldo were the same agent, the number of exchanges was almost negligible, so he replied on INS: Breaking the record. It's something I'm good at!

In the past 29 rounds of the Premier League in the 2016-2017 season, Manchester United has missed two games due to the League Cup final and the FA Cup quarter-finals. It currently ranks first with 27 games, 24 wins, 3 draws and 75 points.

Chelsea has one game less, 22 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses and 67 points, 8 points less than Manchester United. Therefore, Chelsea fans hope that Manchester City fans, who also wear blue jerseys, can defeat Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium at home.

No matter what happens, it will be a draw.

Once the score is narrowed, Chelsea will have a chance to achieve a reversal in the final stages!

Manchester City also has one game less in the FA Cup and currently ranks fourth with 16 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses with 54 points, a full 21 points behind Manchester United. The huge point difference is the largest gap since Manchester City entered the gold dollar model. They also spent money last summer. With more than 200 million euros, Manchester United is at the top of the list. The obvious contrast has caused Manchester City coach Guardiola to be under great pressure. He does not need any encouragement. He is ready to defeat Manchester United in the Manchester City Derby.

In addition, Manchester United's official website confirmed that center Ibrahimovic and defender Rojo will not be able to play in the Manchester Derby due to knee ligament injuries.

The league championship will not be won this season, the Manchester City derby must be won!

The Manchester derby is deeply rooted in the hearts of Manchester and has attracted much attention. A large number of fans from both sides of the game gathered early outside the Etihad Stadium, which can accommodate 55,000 fans, waiting for the 174th Manchester derby to start.

The two teams have met 173 times, with Manchester United having the upper hand with 73 wins, 51 draws and 49 losses. The first leg of the season at Old Trafford ended with Manchester United winning 3:2.

This campaign returns to home, and all Manchester City players are holding back their energy to defeat Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium and save face!

As the saying goes, championships can be lost, but derbies must be won!

When the two teams came to the Etihad Stadium to warm up, about 70% of the auditorium was filled, and it was filling up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this time, the starting lineups of both sides were also streamed from the Premier League official website to major live broadcast websites. The home team Manchester City goalkeeper Bravo, defenders Kolarov, Otamendi, Kompany and Zabaleta, Fernandi Neo partners Yaya Toure as a double defensive midfielder, with Sane, De Bruyne and Sterling as forwards, with Aguero at the front.

Manchester United's lineup returns to the recently used 433, goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Blind, Van Dijk, Bailly and Valencia, midfielder Herrera, Carrick and Pogba, forwards Van Kerry and Rashford And Mkhitaryan.

The forty-minute warm-up was over, and the players from both sides returned to the locker room one after another to make final preparations for the 174th Manchester City Derby.

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