Round of 16 in the Europa League. Going match. Clash between two teams with a very good season at the local level and standing out internationally in this competition. Check our forecast, news and possible formations of Manchester United vs. Real Betis next Thursday, March 9. It is played from 3:00 pm (Colombian time).
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The game comes at a moment of doubt for Manchester United in the season. It came unstoppable! A couple of weeks ago they eliminated Barcelona from this competition and last weekend they were thrashed 7-0. 7-0 visiting Liverpool! The result has generated some alarm in those led by Erik ten Hag.
That important unbeaten season ended with the fall at Anfield. He will now appear at Old Trafford. There he has good news. First: Accumulate 20 consecutive games without falls! And second, they have only lost 2 of their last 12 internationals at this stadium! Of course, there is a fact that is not minor: both times he lost them with Spanish teams. The most recent was against Real Sociedad and that, coincidentally, was the last time he fell there (September 2022).
Then he has turned his condition as a local into a total strength. It is the second best team in the Premier League playing at home. He added 29 points in 12 games played and is tied with Newcastle and Chelsea as the clubs with the fewest goals conceded in this condition (only 8). There he won his most recent 4 games. Consecutively they defeated Leicester City (3-0), FC Barcelona (2-1), Newcastle (2-0) and West Ham (3-1).
Possible training: David De Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Fred, Casemiro; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Wout Weghorst.
Real Betis is experiencing an awakening in the season. He went through a very complex moment with the defeat in the Super Cup and the elimination of the Copa del Rey in January. In that time, in addition, he lost another 3 games in LaLiga. Now he has had a breather with 4 unbeaten days.
Those led by Manuel Pellegrini were shaken with victories over Almería (2-3), Real Valladolid (2-1) and Elche (2-3), in addition to a draw playing against Real Madrid (0-0). Thanks to these results and despite the bad timing of the start of 2023, remains fifth in the LaLiga standings. Nothing bad!
He is getting it while competing at a very good pace at the international level. He is undefeated in this Europa League! They beat teams like Ludogorets, Roma and HJK. Now comes the most complex challenge with the visit to the Red Devils, with no less information: he scored goals in all of his games in the tournament.
Probable formation: Claudio Bravo; Youssouf Sabaly, German Pezzella, Luiz Felipe, Abner; William Carvalho, Andres Guardado; Aitor Rubial, Rodri, Ayoze Perez; Borja Iglesias.
We have seen two very good international versions of the two teams. Their success has been based on the achievement of goals in all matches. One more is coming in which, surely, that will not change. They are used to attack. It is its essence. It has worked for them and after a weekend without being able to score, they have probably taken note of that to correct it for the match at Old Trafford.
So knowing such figures and taking into account Europa League bets, an important prediction for this game will be to say that both teams score. It could be a commitment of the same level as the one played by United in the previous phase against Barcelona.
