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Anglo-Spanish final hoodoo continues as Man Utd lose dramatic shoot-out
Date published: Wednesday 26th May 2021 10:59 - Matthew Briggs
English teams’ Spanish hoodoo in finals continued as Manchester United lost 11-10 on penalties against Villarreal in the Europa League final in Gdansk.
Every major European final between a Spanish and English team over the past 15 years had been won by the Spanish team. Nine games in total with Man Utd losing three of those. They lost to Barcelona in the Champions League final in 2009 and 2011 and lost to Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup in 2017. And after a dramatic shoot-out it was left to the two goalkeepers with David de Gea see his spot-kick saved.