UEFA Ladies’s Champions League
Manchester United 4 – 0 PSV FT
Elisabeth Terland celebrates her second objective on the way in which to a hat-trick in Manchester United’s 4-0 Champions League second qualifying spherical win over PSV [Getty Images]
Manchester United ensured their European journey will proceed into the autumn as they cruised to a Champions League second qualifying-round semi-final victory over PSV Eindhoven in Sweden.
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In entrance of what the membership estimated to be 100 travelling followers, Elisabeth Terland scored a wonderful hat-trick as Marc Skinner’s aspect dominated. Celin Bizet Donnum was additionally on track earlier than the break, reacting quickest because the ball broke within the field.
The end result means United advance to the ultimate of their mini-group, the place they may face both hosts Hammarby or Ukraine’s Metalist Kharkiv on Saturday (18:00 BST). That pair meet within the different semi-final afterward Wednesday (18:00 BST).
In Uefa’s difficult qualification system, if United win on Saturday, they may transfer right into a two-legged third qualifying-round tie in September.
In the event that they lose on Saturday, or have been to then be overwhelmed within the Champions League last qualifier, they may go into the Europa Cup second qualifying spherical, which takes place in October.
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United have by no means superior past the second qualifying spherical of the Champions League.
Skinner will probably be delighted at his aspect’s efficiency in opposition to a staff that on paper seemed harmful after ending second within the Dutch league final season. PSV solely threatened after United, who completed third within the Ladies’s Tremendous League final season, have been comfortably in entrance.
New signing Julia Zigiotti Olme was notably spectacular, whereas Ella Toone was a key determine in three United targets on her first aggressive begin for the reason that Euro 2025 last victory with England.
Toone’s defence-splitting move for Terland to finish her hat-trick was notably spectacular.
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Toone’s worldwide colleague Grace Clinton, who has been linked with Manchester Metropolis, travelled with United to Sweden however was not named within the matchday squad after Skinner indicated on Tuesday she was not fairly totally match.