The Europa League semifinals enter their second leg with Manchester United holding a slim but important advantage over Celta Vigo, with a 1-0 lead from the first leg that gives them a leg up in the early goings of the second leg at Old Trafford.
Manchester United vs. Celta Vigo 2017 live stream: Time, TV schedule, and how to watch Europa League online
If Manchester United can finish the job at home, they’ll have a berth in the Europa League final in Sweden.
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That leg up can disappear in a hurry, though, if Celta Vigo manage to score early — that would erase Manchester United’s away goal advantage and force them to score again lest they go to extra time or penalties, and if Celta score a second time, the Spaniards will hold an away goal advantage in the case of an aggregate draw. That’s not a situation United want to find themselves in at all, so they’ll be looking to score early and often if at all possible to avoid that scenario.
Celta, of course, are not exactly in sterling form, finding themselves in the midst of a five-match losing streak in all competitions; not exactly the level of play you want to be in heading into a major match like this. But their focus is completely on this match, at the expense of everything else — win here and advance to the final, and all of this season’s struggles will be worth it. That’s a lot of pressure, but also the kind of pressure that can inspire a team to a phenomenal performance well above their normal level — meaning that this match cannot be missed, just on that small chance that something special happens.
To watch this match online in the United States, you can stream it on the Fox Soccer 2GO subscription service, or, depending on your internet provider, for free on Fox Sports Go or WatchESPN. BT Sport Live Streaming will have coverage of the match in England, and it will be on beIN Sports Connect España in Spain. For viewing options in other countries, check out the listings at LiveSoccerTV.
Match Date/Time: Thursday, 3:05 p.m. ET, 8:05 p.m. local
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester, England
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. - English), ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish), BT Sport 2 (U.K.), Movistar+, beIN Sports (Spain)
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