HE SHOULD'VE SCORED! Guidetti is agonisingly close to sending Celta into the final of the Europa League! It was an absolute sitter for the striker. A deep ball came into the box, it was flicked on and passed across the goal by Beauvue, the Swede then just has to tap the ball into the back of the net. However he gets his feet mixed up and completely misses the ball!
90' +4
GOAL RULED OUT! United have the ball in the back of the net, however it is ruled out for offside! Just moments left in this game!
90' +3
There is a lot of space on the pitch now with both players down to 10 men. The Celta fans are urging their side forward, can they do it? Or will United remain strong and hold onto their lead?
90' +2
G. Cabral gets yellow.
A yellow card is shown to Cáceres for a foul on Fellaini.
90'
SIX minutes of time to played! Enough time for Celta to complete a superb comeback and book their place in the final?
89'
C. Smalling enters the game and replaces M. Rashford.
Third and final United substitution deep into this game and it is a defensive chance. Marcus Rashford jogs off and he is replaced by Chris Smalling.
88'
F. Roncaglia goes off after a red card!
ANOTHER RED! Roncaglia is given his marching orders as well! Both players involved in the altercation have been shown red cards, so both teams are down to 10 men with just a few minutes remaining.
87'
E. Bailly goes off after a red card!
P. Hernández gets yellow.
RED CARD! Bailly is dismissed the referee for a coming together with Roncaglia in the middle of the pitch. There are plenty of players involved but the two players appear to strike each other. After talking to his other officials, the referee shows the red card to the United man.
86'
W. Rooney enters the game and replaces J. Lingard.
A late United substitution just after the Celta goal, with Jesse Lingard coming off and he is replaced by Wayne Rooney.
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85'
F. Roncaglia has scored a goal for Celta Vigo! Assist by T. Bongonda.
PENALTY SHOUT! Celta have half-hearted appeals for a penalty kick waved away by the referee as the ball appears to strike the hand of Bailly on the edge of the box. However it doesn't look like the centre-back could have done much about it. Nothing given.
The late substitute whipped in a great ball into the box which was superbly met by Roncaglia, to give Celta a late lifeline.
GOOOAAALLL! THE COMEBACK IS ON? Roncaglia has scored for Celta, making the score 1-1 and 2-1 on aggregate. One more goal for Celta would see them through to the final! The centre-back has seen his glancing header hit the back of the net, it was a great finish and gave Romero no chance.
84'
News now coming through from Lyon and the Ligue 1 side have scored again to lead 3-1 on the night, meaning one more goal will take that semi-final into extra time...
83'
Celta have put plenty of effort in tonight and they keep pushing forward in search of a goal which could turn the game around. Guidetti with two excellent chances but that has been the story of the visitors night, lacking the final ball or final finish.
81'
Ander Herrera gets yellow.
A yellow card is shown to Herrera for a clear foul, the midfielder has produced plenty of fouls here tonight, and is perhaps lucky to have gone until so late in the game before receiving a caution.
80'
C. Beauvue enters the game and replaces P. Sisto.
Here is the third and final Celta substitution, with Sisto heading off the pitch and he is replaced by striker, Claudio Beauvue.
77'
M. Carrick enters the game and replaces H. Mkhitaryan.
United make their first substitution of the game, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan coming off and he is replaced by Michael Carrick for the final quarter of the game.
75'
WHAT A CHANCE! Guidetti has a fantastic opportunity to pull one back, however his header is terribly mistimed and it goes well wide of the goal. The Celta striker manages to get away from Blind and Bailly, he is completely unmarked in the box but gets it all wrong!
73'
Defensive mix-up between Blind and Romero leads to a Celta corner. A cross came into the box and there was a lack of communication between the two United players, as Blind just gets his head to the ball to put it out of play, when Romero should have come and claimed the ball in the air. Luckily United are not punished through the corner as Guidetti produces a foul in the box.
71'
GOOD STRIKE! Jozabed has looked very lively since he came on for Celta at the break. The ball fell kindly to the midfielder who unleashed a powerful strike at goal, which caused Romero to scramble across his goal. However Jozabed's wicked effort goes narrowly wide of the goal.
69'
CHANCE UNITED! Fellaini forces Alvarez into making a smart stop down to his right from a tight angle. The ball was played to the midfielder who quickly fired a shot at goal and it was just sneaking into the net, but Alvarez got down quickly to deny him. The resulting corner comes to nothing.
68'
T. Bongonda enters the game and replaces N. Radoja.
Celta make their second substitution of the game, Nemanja Radoja is the man coming off the pitch and he is replaced by Théo Bongonda.
66'
Iago Aspas gets yellow.
The first Celta yellow card is shown to Aspas for dissent.
65'
Eric Bailly is easily dealing with Guidetti at the moment, the centre-back shows great composure and skill to run the ball out of danger and pick out a pass to a teammate, rather than playing a long ball forward.
64'
CHANCE UNITED! Great play in a tight space in the box by Rashford takes him past two Celta defenders, but Alvarez does well to race off his line and block the striker's shot with his legs. Decent effort.
63'
There is plenty of quality on the United bench if Jose Mourinho decides to make any changes and bring fresh legs onto the pitch. The game is really starting to open up and become more stretched, Rashford is causes the Celta defence a lot of problems with his lightening pace.
60'
Just over an hour gone at Old Trafford and United seem prepared to let Celta have most of the ball in this second half, safe in the knowledge they have a two-goal advantage to protect.
58'
CHANCE CELTA! Guidetti has a great chance to pull a goal back for the visitors, however the striker cannot get his foot around the ball and his strike from the edge of the six-yard box goes narrowly wide of the goal. Romero was rooted to the spot then and it should have hit the back of the net!
56'
The other semi-final is now 2-1 to Lyon, which makes the score 3-5 in favour of Ajax on aggregate. So far United and going to be cruising into the final, but who they potentially play in Stockholm could still be up for grabs, if the French side can complete a spectacular comeback.
54'
The game has started to become scrappy and much more open now as Celta try and push forward in search of a goal to put them back into this tie. Pogba and Fellaini and having to do plenty of work in the middle of the pitch at the moment, to stop the visitors from breaking. The home supporters are eager for their side to increase the intensity and finish this game off.
51'
The visitors have played a lot of good football here tonight, however they are lacking the quality up front to put their chances away. Guidetti is struggling to make an impression up front for Celta, the Swede has barely touched the ball in this second half.
49'
CHANCE UNITED! Mkhitaryan unleashes a powerful shot at goal from the edge of the box, the playmaker held his position outside the box and well the ball fell to him, he powered a shot at goal. However, Alvarez pulls off a good save to deny him. The resulting corner comes to nothing.
46'
Jozabed enters the game and replaces D. Wass.
EARLY CHANCE! Celta once again do well down the left wing, just seconds after the restart Celta are on the attack. Guidetti is just inches away from getting on the end of Sisto's cross, which would give him a tap-in. However the Swedish international cannot get on the end of it! Bright start
Celta have made a substitution at the break, with Daniel Wass the man coming off and he is replaced by Jozabed.
The second half is underway!
45'
That's the half-time whistle!
42'
HUGE CHANCE! Celta go close to pulling a goal back! Fantastic ball into the ball by Sisto, he beats Antonio Valencia and whips a ball towards the six-yard box, which is missed by John Guidetti, however Wass meets it at the far post and he should have scored! His diving header goes narrowly wide of the post, with Romero rooted to the spot.
40'
Celta look dangerous going forward at the moment as we enter the final five minutes of the game. The visitors are looking to create opportunities before the break, taking advantage of United taking their foot off the throttle.
37'
Pogba unleashes a powerful strike at goal after the flick on by Fellaini. However his effort flies over the bar, but it looks to have taken a deflection from the Celta defender. However, the referee awards a goal-kick, to the dismay of Pogba.
36'
Marouane Fellaini’s goal is the 100th that Man Utd have scored in all competitions this season. The first time they have do so since 2012-13, Sir Alex Ferguson’s last season as manager. Fellaini has missed the past few Premier League games through suspension, but he was straight into the mix tonight.
35'
STAT: United have progressed from all 18 of their European knockout ties in which they won the first leg away from home (including qualifiers). Not a bad record! One that is currently going to see them progress into the final of the Europa League.
32'
D. Blind gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Blind for his high challenge on Hernandez. Blind took a poor touch which allowed Hernandez the chance to nick the ball away and the United defender dived into the tackle.
30'
The final will take place on Wednesday 24th May in Stockholm, the winner of tonight semi-final will play either Lyon or Ajax. As it stands, Ajax currently hold a 5-1 aggregate lead, with a vital away goal in France.
28'
United are giving away a lot of free-kicks at the moment, with Ander Herrera and Pogba putting themselves about in midfield. The latter has given away a free-kick around 30 yards from goal, in a decent shooting position. The skipper Daniel Wass lines up the shot... His effort goes well wide of the United goal.
27'
CELTA CHANCE! Hernandez lets fly from the edge of the box and forces Romero to tip the ball over the bar. A pretty straight forward save for the United keeper, but a decent opportunity for the visitors.
25'
Despite their dominance in the last 15 minutes or so, they are struggling to deal with Aspas down the left wing. Blind has made a number of mistakes already tonight which has almost allowed the former Liverpool man chances to strike at goal and create goalscoring opportunities.
23'
ANOTHER CHANCE! Rashford is causes the Celta defence all sorts of problems at the moment. The young striker drifts down the right wing and plays a square ball across the box looking for Fellaini, however it is slightly behind the midfielder and the danger is cleared. That was almost a tap-in for United's second goal.
21'
CHANCE! Jesse Lingard is about to take a strike at goal from the edge of the box, however just as he about to pull the trigger Roncaglia makes a superb block. The resulting corner comes to nothing.
20'
That has really given the home supporters a big lift here tonight! Celta now require two goals in order to book their place in the final. Plus two away goals would see them through on the away goals rule, so it is still all to play for here tonight.
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M. Fellaini has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by M. Rashford.
United lead as Rashford whips a sensational ball into the box for the unmarked Fellaini to head home at the far post.
GOOOAAAALLL! UNITED LEAD! Marouane Fellaini gives United a one-nil lead on the night and a two-nil lead on aggregate. It was a wonderful cross by Rashford from the left wing and Fellaini drifted away from his marker at the far post, rose above his marker and powered header into the back of the net. Alvarez maybe should have done better there, he got a hand to the ball but couldn't keep it out.
16'
Celta are cheered on here tonight by a huge backing, who are certainly making their voices heard inside Old Trafford. If they can get on the score-sheet it will make this game very interesting.
14'
United are happy to keep the ball themselves now, they have regained possession from Celta who dominated the opening period of the game. The Red Devils look content to play the ball around on the half-way line and in their own half.
11'
CHANCE! Great skill by Paul Pogba in the middle of the pitch, he flicks the ball over and past three Celta players on the half-way line, then lays the ball off to Marcus Rashford with a defence-splitting pass However the ball is slightly over hit and the Celta defence can clear the danger.
10'
Celta are taking the game to United, with the hosts sitting deep and inviting pressure from the Spanish side at the moment. The visitors will certainly be happier with how the opening 10 minutes have gone so far.
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STAT: United are looking to win the Europa League for the first time in their history. Whilst this is also the first time that Celta Vigo have reached the semi-final stage of a UEFA Cup/Europa League campaign, they had been eliminated at the quarter-final stage three times previously.
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This is an excellent start by the visitors, they have been on top since the game got underway and at the moment they are controlling possession of the ball and they look dangerous going forward, in search of a crucial early goal.
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CHANCE! Aspas fires the first shot at goal and forces Romero into making a superb diving save. The Celta winger cut inside and beat Blind with his pace, he then fired a curling shot towards goal which Romero did well to push the ball over the crossbar. The resulting corner leads to another set piece, however United defend it well and the danger passes.
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Good start by the visitors and it all comes from a mistake from Daley Blind. The Dutchman loses the ball just outside the United penalty area and it almost allows Celta to have the first chance to score tonight. Iago Aspas breaks clear to the right-hand byline, before Sergio Romero is called upon to gather Pablo Hernandez's low cross from the left at his near post.
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We're underway!
Good evening and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Europa League clash between Manchester United and Celta Vigo at Old Trafford.
United left it late to make a mark on Celta Vigo last week as a Marcus Rashford free kick gave United a crucial away goal. However, the Red Devils followed this up with a disappointing two-nil loss at Arsenal on Sunday, to leave them four points adrift of the top four with just three games remaining in the Premier League season. Perhaps leaving the Europa League as their only remaining path into the Champions League next season.
The defeat at the Emirates ended a 12-match unbeaten run in all competitions and resigned them to their first league defeat since October. At Old Trafford, United are unbeaten since a 2-1 loss to Manchester City in September, but they have only won 17 of the 28 games since then, drawing the remaining 11.
Their opponents Celta Vigo, aren’t coming into this clash in the best of form as they suffered a 3-0 defeat at Malaga on Sunday, to make it six games without a win and five defeats in a row for them, leaving them 11th position in La Liga.
They have failed to score in four of their last five matches, and away from home they have only won four of their last 12 matches. This includes a 1-1 draw at Genk in the last round of the Europa League, although they did manage to beat both Krasnodar and Shakhtar Donetsk.
CONFIRMED TEAM NEWS...
UNITED SUBS: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Mata, Carrick, Rooney, Martial
TEAM NEWS: Jose Mourinho names the same side that beat Celta 1-0 in the first leg, so Wayne Rooney drops back down to the bench following Sunday's 2-0 loss at Arsenal. Meanwhile, Marouane Fellaini is available as his suspension only applies to domestic matches, while Antonio Valencia also starts having missed the game at the Emirates.
TEAM NEWS: Celta have been given an injury boost with the return of Pablo Hernandez, who has been cleared by medical staff for selection. The only long-term absentee being Giuseppe Rossi.
The teams are out here at Old Trafford and kick-off is almost upon us. Stay tuned for all of the match action!
HALF-TIME: UNITED 1-0 CELTA (2-0 ON AGGREGATE)
United hold a one-nil lead at the break, here at Old Trafford thanks to a goal from Fellaini which has given the hosts a two-nil lead on aggregate. However the tie is not yet over. Celta need two goals and they have had chances to score but at the moment they are lacking the final ball and composure in front of goal.
FULL-TIME: UNITED 1-1 CELTA (UNITED WIN 2-1 ON AGGREGATE)
What a finale! United are through to the Europa League final after beating Celta on aggregate, however they almost lost it late on with Guidetti having a huge chance with the last kick of the game! It wasn't the best of performances from United, they took an early lead through Fellaini, however Celta kept pushing forward and got their reward late on with an equaliser on the night, before throwing everything at United to grab a winning goal.
That's all from us tonight folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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