Sevilla 2-1 Manchester United: Player Ratings as Spanish side reach yet another final | UEFA Europa League 2019-20

Sevilla qualified for another Europa League final and remain on course to win their sixth trophy in the competition after a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in the first semifinal in Cologne.

Bruno Fernandes put Manchester United in the lead after Marcus Rashford was fouled in the box by Diego Carlos. However, that lead only lasted about 20 minutes before Sevilla levelled proceedings.

A sweeping move from back to front, which began with a refereeing error in awarding a throw-in to Sevilla, ended with Sergio Reguilon playing a perfect low cross for Suso to sweep a finish past David de Gea.

Manchester United began the second half well in command, carving out a host of chances, but a combination of brilliant goalkeeping and terrific defending from Sevilla foiled the Red Devils.

The English side were eventually sucker-punched in the 78th minute when Jesus Navas set up Luuk de Jong for the Dutch striker to tap home from a few yards out.

On that note, let us have a look at how each player fared in this game.

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Sevilla Player Ratings:

Luuk de Jong scored the winner for Sevilla

Bono - 9/10

Manchester United had seven shots on target, including Fernandes', but couldn't find a way past Bono with any of those from open play. The six saves he made were barely easy, though. He denied Martial on a couple of one-on-one opportunities while he also reacted smartly to block long shots from Fernandes and Rashford.

Jesus Navas - 6/10

The Sevilla captain didn't have the best of games till the 78th minute before he provided the assist for De Jong's eventual winner. Before that though, he was well below par. Rashford gave him a tough time, and going forward, his crossing just wasn't good enough.

Jules Kounde - 7/10

He was the calmer of the two Sevilla centre-backs and defended expertly against Martial when he had to. He made an outstanding block early in the second half to deny the French striker a certain goal.

Diego Carlos - 5/10

He conceded the early penalty with a lunge that caught Rashford. Even after that, he kept taking a few risks with his tackling but got away with a couple of borderline tackles after getting booked.

Sergio Reguilon - 7/10

The left-back, on loan from Real Madrid, was Sevilla's best attacking outlet for a large part of the game. He set up Suso's equaliser with a sensational low cross to round off a superb move.

Fernando - 6/10

The Brazilian at the base of the Sevilla midfield was excellent, especially in shackling Fernandes. His passing, though, could have been a bit more precise than it was.

Joan Jordan - 5/10

The Spanish midfielder didn't really make a massive impact before he was replaced by Nemanja Gudelj towards the end of the game.

Ever Banega - 8/10

The Argentine was outstanding. He controlled play brilliantly while Sevilla were in possession and was instrumental in the chances they created.

Suso - 7/10

The Spaniard had a great game for Sevilla before he was replaced by Franco Vazquez late in the game. Cutting in from the right flank, he linked up well with Navas and gave Brandon Williams a tough time. He also produced a confident first-time finish that got Sevilla back on level terms.

Lucas Ocampos - 4/10

Apart from setting Reguilon on his way on the flank to assist the equaliser, Ocampos had a very quiet game. It was clear that he was carrying some sort of knock, and those fears were confirmed when Julen Lopetegui replaced him with Munir El Haddadi early in the second half.

Youssef En-Nesyri - 4/10

Like Ocampos, En-Nesyri too never really got himself into the game. He was easily dealt with by Maguire and Lindelof for the most part. Eventually, the Moroccan was replaced by the match-winner De Jong.

Sevilla Substitutes:

Munir El Haddadi - 4/10

The former Barcelona man didn't really improve Sevilla much after replacing Ocampos. What stuck out was how slow he was on the counter-attack.

Luuk de Jong - 8/10

The eventual match-winner wouldn't score many goals easier than the one he scored against Manchester United. He should have set up Gudelj to make it 3-1 in injury time, but his cut-back from the by-line was blocked by Maguire.

Franco Vazquez - 5/10

Tucking in from the left flank, Vazquez had a couple of bright moments but had nothing much to worry the Manchester United defence.

Nemanja Gudelj - 5/10

He barey had a touch of the ball after replacing Jordan.

Manchester United Player Ratings:

Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring for Manchester United.

David De Gea - 6/10

There wasn't much he could've done about either Sevilla goal as some atrocious defending leaving him brutally exposed.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka - 4/10

The Sevilla left-wingers, be it Ocampos or Munir, didn't really do much to test Wan-Bissaka, but he kept getting into awful defensive positions. Reguilon benefitted from that to set up Sevilla's first goal. Wan-Bissaka also stood still and failed to mark De Jong in the lead-up to La Liga club's winner.

Victor Lindelof - 4/10

Like Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof's defending during the Sevilla winner was atrocious. He was caught under the flight of the cross from Navas and didn't even make an attempt to win the header before the ball landed at De Jong's feet.

Harry Maguire - 3/10

If his defensive teammates were at fault for both Sevilla goals, Maguire was completely AWOL. He got caught in no man's land while defending both goals. The first goal, especially, was a terrible look as Maguire almost turned the other way instead of defending the actual cross.

Brandon Williams - 3/10

As has been the pattern in recent games, Williams was once again a little out of his depth. He left Suso totally unmarked at the back-post for the first goal and failed to stop the cross for Sevilla's second goal.

Fred - 5/10

Starting ahead of Nemanja Matic at the base of the Manchester United midfield, Fred was hardly effective. He lost possession a bit too easily and didn't get close enough to Banega. He also missed a golden chance to put Manchester United 2-0 up when he shot wide from inside the box after being played through by Fernandes.

Paul Pogba - 6/10

Some of Pogba's passing, especially early in the game, was a joy to behold. Martial, Rashford and Greenwood were getting a lot of that joy too. But the French midfielder tapered off as the game went on.

Bruno Fernandes - 6/10

Fernandes scored the penalty emphatically, but his general play was once again not quite what Manchester United would've wanted. He could have had an assist when he played Greenwood through in the second half but Bono stood up tall.

Mason Greenwood - 5/10

The youngster didn't really manage to get into the game very often tonight. He did have a golden chance on his right foot, though, after getting played through by Fernandes. He did the right thing by trying to go across the 'keeper but was unfortunate to see his effort saved.

Marcus Rashford - 6/10

He won the penalty to allow Fernandes to put Manchester United in the lead. He could've also put Manchester United back in the lead just before half-time, but he slipped in the box after a swift counter-attack, and the chance was gone.

Anthony Martial - 7/10

Martial was just unlucky to not score on the night. His dribbling was excellent, link-up play was great, and he struck his shots well. He was unfortunate to run into an inspired Bono.

Manchester United Substitutes;

Juan Mata - 5/10

He had one notable action in the game, which was putting a cross straight into Bono's waiting arms.

Timothy Fosu-Mensah - 5/10

He came on to replace Brandon Williams late in the game but didn't have any touches of note apart from one cross that he hit a bit too heavily.

Daniel James - 5/10

He had one dribble on the byline and produced a cross, but it wasn't to a team-mate.

Odion Ighalo - N/A

He didn't even have a touch of the ball after replacing Greenwood in second-half stoppage time.