Martinez suffered a painful injury and was assisted by Montiel and Acuña

It was not the ideal night for Manchester United against Sevilla in the first leg of the Europa League quarterfinals. In addition to the 2-2 draw at Old Trafford -after being ahead by two goals- that leaves the series open for revenge in Spain, the team led by Erik Ten Hag suffered the sudden loss of Lisandro Martínez, who retired without power stepping on the 85th minute helped by his compatriots Marcos Acuña and Gonzalo Montiel.

The image of the United and National Team defender holding his face with signs of pain in his right leg silenced the stadium and filled all his teammates with concern. Such was the impact of the departure of the Butcher, that the team of Manchester declined in performance and ended up suffering Harry Maguire's tie against his goal at the end of the match.

The concrete thing is that Licha Martínez fell on the field of play without having received any blow from an opponent, for which he fears a serious injury. Immediately, the football player from Ríos took his right ankle. He was unable to retire on his own and it is presumed that he could have injured his Achilles tendon from how he fell.

Although the English club has not yet issued any medical report in this regard, from the official accounts on social networks they sent a message of encouragement to Martínez. With the support of his family, said the publication with the photo of Lisandro hugging Acuña and Montiel. Ten Hag slipped a not encouraging comment after the game about his player leaving, this doesn't look good.

Match development

The Red Devils started the tie in the second most important competition in Europe on the right foot and prevailed solidly thanks to two goals from the Austrian Marcel Sabitzer. But the happiness in Manchester turned into sadness and bewilderment in the complement.