Cavani makes Europa League history
Edinson Cavani made Europa League history after netting his second brace against AS Roma in the space of a week to help Manchester United win their semi-final tie.
United booked their place in the Final despite losing 3-2 at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night, having won the first leg 6-2 at Old Trafford last week.
Cavani scored twice in Manchester and doubled his account against the Italian giants at Stadio Olimpico, equalling a 34-year-old continental record in the process.
Cavani is the first player to score 2 or more goals in both legs of a European semi-final since Klaus Allofs for FC Koln back in the 1985-1986 UEFA Cup against Zulte Waregem.
The 34-year-old has also now hit 16 goals in his last 15 Europa League outings, including 15 in his last 10 as a starter in the competition.
The Red Devils can now look forward to a Final meeting with Villarreal at the Stadion Miejski in Gdansk, on 26 May, where they will be bidding to lift their first major trophy since 2017.
The Manchester outfit are also now only the second team in the competition's history to hit 8 or more goals across two legs of a last 4 tie, with Deportivo Alaves the last club to achieve that feat when they hit 9 against FC Kaiserslautern in 2000-2001.
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Last edited by beavis; 24-02-2023 at 19:31.
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