Villarreal players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Europa League final. (Reuters Photo)
GDANSK (Poland): Villarreal defeated Manchester United 11-10 on penalties to win their first major trophy after a 1-1 draw in the Europa League final as goalkeeper David de Gea missed the decisive spot-kick in a remarkable shootout.
Gerard Moreno gave Villarreal the lead 29 minutes into the Spanish club s first European final, but Edinson Cavani equalised early in the second half before Unai Emery s team prevailed on spot-kicks, extending United s four-year trophy drought.
Eric Bailly replaced the injured Harry Maguire in central defence, with the United captain surprisingly named among the substitutes despite suffering ankle ligament damage two weeks ago.
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