Alarming scream and strong confrontation, the hard cross between Montiel and Weghorst

Manchester United took a golden victory against Sevilla at the start of the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, but those led by Erik ten Hag missed the advantage of two goals to suffer a 2-2 at Old Trafford with flavor to defeat. Beyond the result, the commitment took away the painful image of Lisandro Martínez in his sudden departure due to injury and there was also room for a spicy cross between two footballers who have known each other since the World Cup in Qatar in a precedent involving the Argentine team.

The goals scored by Marcel Sabitzer in a flurry of the first half had already been left behind by the Red Devils and, with the peace of mind of the result, he gave the ball to the visiting team. In the middle of a defensive outing, Gonzalo Montiel sought to expand the attack with a pass to a teammate when he fell struck down on the grass by a slap to the face caused by Wout Weghorst. After the violent entrance, the Argentine let out a howl of pain that, due to the sepulchral silence of the scene, was amplified thanks to the microphones of the official broadcast.

A few seconds later, the referee of the match, Felix Zwayer, stopped the actions to attend to the 26-year-old footballer. The doctors from the Spanish institution entered to assist him and Montiel remained on the ground for several seconds, while he launched different phrases accusing the seriousness of the blow. The entry of the specialists forced him to leave the field of play for his subsequent re-entry and, when he left, he faced the fourth referee of the refereeing body, Sven Jablonski, to express that Bobo had hit him.

The dispute continued with the entry of the world champion in his return to his position. After a late clearance, he turned his gaze on 69 minutes to Weghorst. He pointed to one of his hands as a sign of the slap suffered and had a harsh chat against the striker, who did not flinch at the phrase that the world champion in Qatar snapped at him. Precisely, that competition is the one that began his rivalry for the famous cross against Lionel Messi.

The second leg

The rematch of this tie will be next Thursday, April 20 at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium and the Spanish team, which also includes Erik Lamela, Lucas Ocampos and Alejandro Gómez, will have the great opportunity to eliminate one of the candidates for the title, while he forgets for a few moments about his terrible present in the Spanish League, where he fights to avoid relegation to the Second Division.