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Manchester United reserved its place in the last 16 of Europa League with a 2-0 victory over FCSB.
Goals in the second half of Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Minoo demonstrated the difference as the Red Devils controlled the procedures against their Romanian hosts.
The first half was a Cagey thing with United Domining Possession, but struggled to break down a well -organized FCSB defense.
The visitors designed decent openings, with Rasmus Hojlund trying the goalkeeper Tarnovanu and Christian Eriksen shooting a half volay directly in the dam.
However, it was FCSB who approached the dead point when Popescu met the Radunovic Cross with a sliding volley, only to see his efforts rolling widely wide from the distant post.
United increased the pressure after the pause, introducing Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo to inject such a necessary attacking spark.
⏹️ Fabrena in Bucharest – well played, boys! 🫡#Murnc || #
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After a few minutes, Garnacho was a few inches of scoring, leaving a low step before seeing his low shot at the post and rolling back.
A few moments later, Bruno Fernandes sounded the crossbar with an impressive long -range strike.
The advance finally reached in the 60th minute. Diallo made a quick release to Mainoo, which turned smartly and stormed a dangerous ball on the goal. Dalot arrived at the rear post to stay at home, giving united leadership.
The FCSB almost struck again -with the starting effort of Birligea that beat United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, but crashed against the crossbar.
Moinoo sealed the victory in the 68th minute with a well -kept goal. The young midfielder began the movement, extending the ball to Garnacho before ghost in the box to find the cut of the Argentine. With the composition beyond his years, he passed the ball ahead of Tarnovanu, reaching the three points for the United States.
Despite late FCSB efforts, including a Birigea header that was well saved by Bayindir, the visitors comfortably saw the remaining minutes.
With this victory, Manchester United extended its incorporation into the Europa League League League phase into seven games. The Red Devils now wait for the knockout stages, with growing confidence as European platforms pursue.
