Header Image Credit
By Aerovista Luchtfotografie 21 July 2017, Tilburg, Holland. Aerial view of soccer arena Koning Willem II Stadion of football club Willem 2. The logo of the team and the name King Side is visible on the tribune. Royalty-free stock photo ID: 1056202133
Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Quarter-Finals | ||||
| 10.08.2020 | Internazionale Milan (ITA) | 2 | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 1 |
| 10.08.2020 | Manchester United (ENG) | 1 | FC Cophenhagen (DEN) | 0 aet |
| 11.08.2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (ENG) | 0 | Sevilla FC (SPA) | 1 |
| 11.08.2020 | Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) | 4 | Basel (SWI) | 1 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 16.08.2020 | Sevilla FC | 2 | Manchester United | 1 |
| 17.08..2020 | Internazionale Milan | 5 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0 |
| Final | Cologne, Germany | |||
| 21.08.2020 | Sevilla | 3 | Internazionale Milan | 2 |
Irish Players: Matt Doherty (IRL) played in Midfield for Wolverhampton in the Quarter-Finals.
Report – Irish Connections
Sevilla FC from Spain won the UEFA Europa League in 2019-20, defeating Inter Milan 3-2 in the Final, after earlier knocking out Wolves of England in the Quarter-Finals, who included two Irish players in their squad: Matt Doherty, who played in the Quarter-Final, and Callum Thompson, who did not appear in their match.
Sevilla also defeated Manchester United in the Semi-Finals. The Manchester United squad included Ethan Galbraith of Northern Ireland, although he did not appear in either of their matches.
References
Images
[1] Pinterest (2020) 4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd [Internet] Available from: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4e/e8/e9/4ee8e9139110201b6e17ac878d1250fd.jpg %5BAccessed 19 August 2020]
Websites
[2] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Quarter-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001322 [Accessed 24 August 2020]
[3] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Semi-Finals [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001323 [Accessed 24 August 2020]
[4] UEFA (2020) UEFA Europa League 2019-20 Final [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001324 [Accessed 24 August 2020]
[5] UEFA (2020) Wolves: Squad [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/53357–wolves/squad/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]
[6] UEFA (2020) Wolves v Sevilla [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2030140–wolves-vs-sevilla/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]
[7] UEFA (2020) Man. Utd: Squad [Internet] Available from: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/52682–man-united/squad/ [Accessed 19 August 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Richard Mulcahy, Fiona Connolly-Mulcahy, Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy, Orla Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.
About this document
Researched, Compiled and Written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 24 August 2020
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