MATCHDAY: Man U faces Copenhagen in Europa League QFs

Posted August 09, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Manchester United's Paul Pogba heads the ball during the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Manchester United and LASK at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson) The Associated Press

A look at what's happening around European soccer on Monday with the first two Europa League quarterfinals:

MAN UNITED VS. COPENHAGEN

Manchester United is the overwhelming favorite to beat its Danish opponent but coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remembers when the two teams met in 2006. He was on the United team when it was beaten 1-0 in Copenhagen in the Champions League group stage that year. The coach that day, and on Monday in Cologne, is Solskjaer's former Norway teammate Stale Solbakken. All quarterfinals are being played over a single leg in Germany without fans.

INTER MILAN VS. BAYER LEVERKUSEN

Inter Milan is bidding to end a nine-year wait for a trophy but it has to get past a Leverkusen team with ambitions of its own in DÃƒ¼sseldorf. Inter looked briefly unsettled by Getafe's high-intensity pressing in the last 16 last week before Romelu Lukaku and Christian Eriksen scored in a 2-0 win. Leverkusen wants to win the Europa League on German soil to secure Champions League qualification, something Inter has already assured through placing second in Serie A.

COMING UP

The other two quarterfinals are played Tuesday. The only five-time winner of the competition, Sevilla, plays Wolverhampton, which is hoping for its first European final since 1972. Also, Shakhtar Donetsk plays Basel.

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Inter Milan's goalkeeper Samir Handanovic catches the ball during the Europa League round of 16 soccer match between Inter Milan and Getafe at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Ina Fassbender, Pool Photo via AP) The Associated Press

Leverkusen's Kai Havertz celebrates with Leon Bailey, right, at the end of the Europa League round of 16, second leg, soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Glasgow Rangers at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Sascha Schuermann, Pool Photo via AP) The Associated Press

FC Copenhagen fans celebrate after the Europa League round of 16 second leg soccer match between FC Copenhagen and Istanbul Basaksehir, at Telia Parken in Copenhagen, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. (Philip Davali/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) The Associated Press

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