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.
In entrance of what the membership estimated to be 100 travelling followers, Elisabeth Terland scored a superb hat-trick as Marc Skinner’s facet dominated. Celin Bizet Donnum was additionally on the right track earlier than the break, reacting quickest because the ball broke within the field.
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The outcome means United advance to the ultimate of their mini-group, the place they’ll 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’ll 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 crushed within the Champions League last qualifier, they’ll go into the Europa Cup second qualifying spherical, which takes place in October.
United have by no means superior past the second qualifying spherical of the Champions League.
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Skinner shall be delighted at his facet’s efficiency towards a workforce that on paper regarded harmful after ending second within the Dutch league final season. PSV solely threatened after United, who completed third within the Girls’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 objectives on her first aggressive begin for the reason that Euro 2025 last victory with England.
Toone’s defence-splitting cross for Terland to finish her hat-trick was notably spectacular.
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 absolutely match.