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Sevilla v Manchester United: Champions League – live!
Champions League updates from the 7.45pm GMT gameShakhtar Donestk v Roma – follow it live nowAnd feel free to email Scott to get in touch 6.53pm GMT Sevilla make three changes to the side named for their 2-1 win at Las Palmas last Saturday. Ever Banega is back from injury, while captain Sergio Escudero and striker Lusi Muriel also return to the starting line-up. Wissam Ben Yedder and Guido Pizarro drop to the bench, while Miguel Layun misses out altogether.The big news for the visitors, meanwhile, is the omission from the starting line-up of Paul Pogba. He returns from his sick bed, having missed the FA Cup win at Huddersfield Town, but only makes the bench. Scott McTominay retains his place in the midfield, alongside the returning Ander Herrera. Also back: captain Antonio Valencia and goalkeeper David de Gea. Sergio Romero drops to the bench, while Luke Shaw and Michael Carrick miss out. 10.37am GMT Sevilla have a highly decent record against English teams in European competition. They’ve done for two of our clubs in the showpiece of Uefa’s secondary competition, beating Middlesbrough in the 2006 Uefa Cup final, then seeing off Liverpool in the 2016 Europa League final. They also knocked Spurs out of the Uefa Cup at the quarter-final stage in 2007, and seriously embarrassed Liverpool in the groups of this competition last November, coming back from 0-3 down to claim a ludicrous draw.However, there are entries in the debit column too. Not least a Champions League Round of 16 tie against Leicester City this time last year, in which they crumbled pitifully at the King Power to crash out 3-2 on aggregate. They were also bossed by Manchester City in the 2015-16 groups, 2-1 in Manchester, 3-1 in Seville. For the completist, honours were shared with Arsenal in the 2007-08 Champions League groups, and with Bolton Wanderers in the 2005-06 Uefa Cup groups. So overall, they’re in credit. Related: Sevilla's danger men: five players who can pose Manchester United trouble Continue reading......read full article
