could have been worse, could have been beter. we don't always shine agains Spanish teams. Arsenal got an easy one
Europa League 22/23 | Final: Sevilla vs Roma (May 31)
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Getting boring all these Spanish sides we are playing against 
Shit draw again.
Bad draw for both United and Arsenal.
feckin sociedad should be fecked... w@nkers
Betis are no mugs. Pissed their group and in the top 5 in La Liga. I know we just beat the leaders but still, tough one.
Will take that
how is Sporting a bad draw?
Annoying
That's not an easy draw at all.
But we should be able to beat them over two legs for sure.
But we should be able to beat them over two legs for sure.
Out of all the teams Arsenal could've faced I'm pretty sure they're happy with that.
It’s like playing Barca on a lower difficulty setting.
It's always Spanish. Always. It's never anything else. I fecking hate Spanish teams.
Don't think so, Sporting were one of the stronger teams they could gave got. Only other harder team would have been Juventus.
Getting boring all these Spanish sides we are playing against
Same.
We have literally just shone massively against the Spanish team currently sitting clear at the top of La Liga, across 2 legs.
Not sure I agree that this is an insanely tough tie or that Arsenal have a ridiculously easy one. We're now favourites for this tournament are we not?
Didn't betis top the group with Roma in it? how are they doing?
Got to be satisfied with that draw.
Another Spanish team! Hate the Spanish teams
RvP last night seemed to pretty sure we'd get his Feyenoord... wouldn't have been worried by them
Feck they have Fekir and Enrique Iglesias up top
We have a great record against the top 5 in England, it’s hilarious we need the same in Spain to win a 2nd tier European title
5th in there league. There performances have been a bit hit and miss this season.
Yeah don’t understand how people aren’t concerned about this. These Spanish teams are master of dark arts, we struggled even against Celta Vigo ffs.
Last time we won comfortably was the 4 or 5-0 against Sociedad at home under Moyes I think. Did Villareal in last year but that was still tough.
we couldn't get Juve... they went through in play ofs like us so weren't seeded
Europa League last-16 draw in full
Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise
Sevilla v Fenerbahce
Juventus v Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen v Ferencvaros
Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal
Manchester United v Real Betis
Roma v Real Sociedad
Shakhtar Donetsk v Feyenoord
Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise
Sevilla v Fenerbahce
Juventus v Freiburg
Bayer Leverkusen v Ferencvaros
Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal
Manchester United v Real Betis
Roma v Real Sociedad
Shakhtar Donetsk v Feyenoord
We don't have a great record v Spanish sides, so can't be complacent despite last night.
However, we can go all the way in this one.
However, we can go all the way in this one.
Newcastle (N)
West Ham (H)
Liverpool (A)
Betis (H)
Southampton (H)
Betis (A)
Brighton (A)
Doesn't look too bad actually
West Ham (H)
Liverpool (A)
Betis (H)
Southampton (H)
Betis (A)
Brighton (A)
Doesn't look too bad actually
Wouldn't surprise me if Sporting knock them out, their a decent side
As long as we don't get mugged off by the ref at OT again, it should be easy.
We'll smash them if we play well.
People are massively underestimating Betis. They will be up for it and we have a history of choking against Spanish sides. It's going to be an arduous game. The second leg is also in Spain and you know what that means.
One of the worst draws possible. A team that is quite good so it won't be an easy ride but at the same time we won't have a blockbuster tie like the one with Barcelona. Sociedad would have been worse as we've played them already so the boring factor would be there as well but otherwise I'd have preferred literally any other team.
Bring them on!!
We'll take it.
I was referring to Arsenal.
shows how stupid seeding and rules are that we could have got sociedad again. Seeded bollox should be dropped and same-country protection. You should just get whoever you draw
Looked at flashscore and it says their goalie along with two of their main midfielders got injured on the 19th with no known return date...
I'm in Seville on this date. If I wanted to go would I need to get tickets in the home end?
oh, sorry. misunderstood. But wow... Juve are 100 miles ahead of Sporting. I think they are very ordinary