Sevilla 2-1 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points as Sevilla beat Red Devils to reach the final | Europa League 2019-20

#3: Yet another goalkeeping masterclass against Manchester United

Yassine Bounou was immense in goal for Sevilla against Manchester United.

Against Copenhagen, it was Karl-Johan Johnsson. Against Sevilla, it was Yassine Bounou who put in an excellent shift in goal against Manchester United, pulling out all manner of excellent saves.

Both Johnsson and Bounou were only beaten from 12 yards by Fernandes, as the duo showed themselves to be more than equal to anything else Manchester United threw at them.

Quarter-final hero for Sevilla ✅Semi-final heroics in Cologne ✅Yassine Bounou 🙌#UEL https://t.co/DWA0wCuY2n pic.twitter.com/WKJ3A0iyfB

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Having made a couple of decent saves in the first half, Bounou came alive at the start of the second.

The Moroccan international was called into action four or five times in the opening exchanges of the second period and came up big each time. Anthony Martial was denied at point-blank range on more than one occasion, as was Mason Greenwood.

In all, Sevilla faced nearly 20 shots from Manchester United, the most they’ve faced in a Europa League fixture since Fiorentina peppered them with 28 in May 2015.

#4: Manchester United's love story with penalties continues

Yet another successful spot-kick from Bruno Fernandes this season

The penalty awarded to Manchester United early in the first half was their 22nd in all competitions, the most received by any team in Europe’s top five leagues since Barcelona were awarded 24 in the 2015-16 season.

Having been quite wasteful from the spot in the first half of the season, the January arrival of Bruno Fernandes brought about a change in Manchester United’s fortune from 12 yards out as well.

🇵🇹 January signing Bruno Fernandes has now scored 12 goals for Manchester United in 22 games 👌#UEL https://t.co/rsFqDGbrx9 pic.twitter.com/iaXQxD3K78

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The Portuguese playmaker has been faultless from the spot since joining Manchester United, with his goal against Sevilla being his 20th goal involvement since making his debut for the Old Trafford club. Only Robert Lewandowski (28) and Lionel Messi (27) have had a hand in more goals than Fernandes.

#5: English challenge in Europe ends with a whimper

Manchester United's exit means that no English side has made it further than the semi-finals in Europe this season.

What a difference a year can make - Liverpool and Chelsea lifted the Champions League and Europa League trophies aloft at the end of last season.

This time around, all but one English team made it to the semi-final stage of either competition, with the Premier League challenge dying out with Manchester United’s exit in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

A season of English dominance has been quickly replaced by one where teams from across the channel were pushed down the pecking order when it came to being counted among Europe’s elite.