FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0 GRANADA (4-0 AGG)
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United will see this game out with relative ease. It has been a professional performance from the home side tonight.
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Jesús Vallejo is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! VALLEJO HEADS THE BALL INTO HIS OWN NET!!!! 2-0 UNITED!!!! The home side wrap up the tie as Vallejo inadvertently turns the ball past Silva. Telles pushes forward down the left flank and delivers a cross into the box. Mata attempts to glance a header towards the target but Vallejo gets the vital touch. The deflection takes the ball inside the right post and into the back of the net.
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
Molina tries to thread a ball through for the run of Suarez in the final third, but he misplaces his offload through to De Gea.
85'
Montoro has whipped excellent deliveries into the box this evening, but his cross from a corner on the right flank fails to beat the first United defender at the near post.
82'
N. Pérez enters the game and replaces Germán Sánchez.
B. Williams enters the game and replaces A. Wan-Bissaka.
A. Diallo enters the game and replaces M. Greenwood.
Perez replaces Sanchez at the back for the visitors for the dying stages of the game.
Williams comes on to the field in place of Wan-Bissaka at full-back.
Diallo comes on to the field to replace Greenwood in the United final third.
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Wan-Bissaka feeds the run of Greenwood in the right-inside channel, but as he tries to turn on to his left foot, Diaz steals possession with a well-timed challenge.
80'
Sanchez makes a timely interception in the Granada box to keep a precise cutback from Mata in the right-inside channel away from Greenwood.
78'
Machis turns away down the left-inside channel and he floats a cross towards the near post that De Gea reacts to claim with ease.
75'
Diaz comes on to the field to replace Neva for the visitors.
Telles strikes the ball at goal from the resulting free-kick, but his effort clips the top of the wall before travelling over. The referee spots an infringement in the wall anyway as Lindelof is penalised for a foul.
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Víctor Díaz enters the game and replaces Carlos Neva.
Carlos Neva gets yellow.
Fred is caught by the boot of Herrera as the two players challenge for the ball on the edge of the Granada box. The Brazilian goes down and United are awarded a free-kick within range of goal.
Neva is booked for arguing with the referee about the foul on Fred by Herrera.
Yellow Card Ángel Montoro Sánchez
73'
Mata enters the game and replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Mata replaces Fernandes for the closing stages of the contest.
72'
Herrera latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the United box, but he hammers his effort straight into the legs of Matic.
68'
The tie is slipping away from the Spanish outfit now. If they were to achieve the impossible they would require a complete collapse from the Red Devils at the back, which does not look forthcoming.
63'
James twists and turns down the right flank, but his attempted cross towards Greenwood is blocked by Neva.
61'
Germán Sánchez gets yellow.
Sanchez blocks Fernandes' ball to Greenwood with his hand and goes into the book.
60'
D. James enters the game and replaces E. Cavani.
The goalscorer Cavani is withdrawn for the home side after a successful evening. James replaces the forward, and the change will see Greenwood spearhead the attack.
58'
Suarez is played into space in the right-inside channel by Montoro and he lines up a strike at goal. Tuanzebe gets across and does well to divert his strike away from goal.
54'
Neva delivers a cross into the box from the free-kick, but De Gea claims the ball with ease. That was disappointing from the visitors.
53'
Tuanzebe brings down Neva on the left flank and gives away a free-kick to the visitors. The Spanish side have an opportunity to threaten from the set-piece.
47'
Granada are trying to build an attacking rhythm in the final third, but the Spanish outfit really have to force the issue to put pressure on the home side.
46'
D. van de Beek enters the game and replaces P. Pogba.
Antonio Puertas enters the game and replaces Kenedy.
L. Suárez enters the game and replaces Soldado.
Suarez replaces Soldado for the visitors in the final third.
Puertas comes onto the field to replace Kenedy at the break for Granada.
Solskjaer takes no chances with Pogba in the book. The Frenchman is withdrawn for Van de Beek.
We're back under way at Old Trafford.
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HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 GRANADA
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There will be one minute of added time.
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Chances from distance continue to flow as Greenwood is the latest to try his luck. He joins Fernandes and Kenedy in failing to hit the target.
43'
Kenedy seizes on a loose ball in the United half and turns away from Matic to open up space for a shot from distance. However, the strike from the Brazilian sails well wide of the target.
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Greenwood tries to use his pace down the right flank, but Sanchez gets across for the visitors to send the ball into touch.
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Cavani combines with Fernandes to send the Portuguese into space on the edge of the box, but he skews his right-footed strike well wide of the target.
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Pogba makes a driving run at the Granada defence and he offloads for Cavani into space. The Uruguayan tries an ambitious flick towards Matic, but Foulquier intercepts the ball with ease.
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WIDE! Fred has a sight at goal from the edge of the box after his effort against Tottenham at the weekend. However, the Brazilian drags his effort harmlessly wide of the right post.
32'
Jorge Molina enters the game and replaces M. Gonalons.
Molina comes on to replace the injured Gonalons. Martinez throws an extra striker on to boost his side's firepower in the final third.
29'
Greenwood tries to beat Vallejo to the ball, but the Granada defender gets there first to clear the danger. He catches Greenwood on the follow-through, leaving the forward on the deck. He gets to his feet shortly after, although it was a sore one.
27'
United could do with taking the pace out of the game to settle down proceedings. They do not need to take any risks in the final third or be nipping into challenges given their 3-0 aggregate lead.
25'
Kenedy tries to turn past Pogba with a piece of skill, but the Frenchman holds firm and wins the ball for the home side.
22'
The contest is turning into a feisty affair. Both teams are being committed in their challenges this evening. Given their lead, United are the ones that have to be careful.
19'
Soldado gets yellow.
Soldado is overzealous in his appeal to the referee about handing Pogba a second yellow card. The forward is yellow-carded himself. A needless one for the Spaniard.
Pogba brings down Herrera on the charge and concedes a free-kick. The Granada players are incensed that Pogba should have a second booking, but the official has boxed himself into a corner after the first decision against the Frenchman.
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P. Pogba gets yellow.
Pogba goes into the book for catching Sanchez with a stray arm as he tries to fend off the Granada defender. There was not a lot of contact and Pogba was fouled before the incident by Gonalons. That was a harsh one.
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Fred clips an inviting ball over the top for Greenwood into space, but Silva races off his line and clears ahead of the United forward.
14'
Granada are trying to battle their way into the game. They've been decent in the final third, but conceding the early goal has left them with a mammoth task to advance to the last four.
10'
Herrera tries to bundle his way past Lindelof in the right-inside channel, but the Swede does enough to force the ball behind for a corner. Granada have issued a strong response since going behind on the night.
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Herrera is afforded time and space in the final third and he goes for the drive at goal that he blazes over the bar.
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E. Cavani has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by P. Pogba.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! CAVANI SCORES WITH A SUBLIME VOLLEY!!!! 1-0 UNITED!!!!! The home side take the lead on the night through a sweet strike on his left foot from Cavani. Telles floats a cross in from the left flank that Pogba meets and guides back towards an unmarked Cavani. The Uruguayan takes the ball out of the air first time on his left foot, and finds the bottom-right corner with his effort.
Pogba makes a good run into the box and floats a header back to Cavani, who scores on the volley.
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United break with pace with a slick passing move. Cavani tries to release Greenwood in the final third, but he sends his offload too close to Silva, who races off his line to gather the ball.
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Fernandes ventures forward through the middle of the park and lines up a drive at goal that travels harmlessly wide of the right post.
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Tuanzebe climbs on the back of Soldado as he attempts to clear a long ball with his head, but he gives away a free-kick.
Kenedy breaks down the right flank and he tries a rabona cross, but Lindelof is well placed to clear in the penalty area for the home side.
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We're under way at Old Trafford.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the second leg Europa League quarter-final clash between Manchester United and Granada at Old Trafford.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-1-2): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Axel Tuanzebe, Victor Lindelof, Alex Telles; Nemanja Matic, Fred, Paul Pogba; Bruno Fernandes; Edinson Cavani, Mason Greenwood.
United are in command of the tie after their 2-0 win in the first leg courtesy of a strike from Marcus Rashford and a late penalty from Bruno Fernandes. The Red Devils already have one foot in the semi-finals of the competition, but now need to close out the contest to secure their last-four berth. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men remained in excellent touch at the Premier League at the weekend, beating Spurs 3-1. The Norwegian manager will want the same level he saw in the second half of that game for 90 minutes tonight.
GRANADA (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva; Dimitri Foulquier, Jesus Vallejo, German Sanchez, Carlos Neva; Angel Montoro, Maxime Gonalons; Kenedy, Yangel Herrera, Darwin Machis; Roberto Soldado.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford, Lee Grant, Amad Diallo, Daniel James, Dean Henderson, Brandon Williams, Donny van de Beek, Will Fish, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire.
GRANADA SUBS: Nehuen Perez, Luis Suarez, Antonio Puertas, Aaron Escandell, Victor Diaz, Jorge Molina, Isma Ruiz, Raul Torrente, Arnau Fabrega.
Granada have a lot of work ahead of them tonight to force themselves back into the tie. They need to score two goals to find parity in the contest after their defeat on home soil. The Spanish outfit stopped a run of four straight losses at the weekend by defeating Real Valladolid 2-1 on the road. Goals from Quini and Jorge Molina earned Diego Martinez's men a comeback win. The club will need a similar effort to overhaul United this evening.
Granada have had a couple of half-chances in the contest. Yangel Herrera has come close on two occasions with headers inside the United box, but he could only place those efforts wide of the target. If the Spanish outfit get one goal it could build momentum, but it will take a monumental effort to to qualify for the semis from this position.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
United will play Roma in the semi-finals following the Italian outfit's narrow triumph over Ajax. United are next in action against Burnley at home in the Premier League on Sunday. Granada have a week to prepare for their next LaLiga game against Eibar at home.
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