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Cheap Atletico Madrid Soccer Jerseys , England (AP) — Manchester United’s ambitions of securing a spot in the Champions League next season were damaged by a 2-1 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Tuesday.United squandered a 13th-minute lead earned through Scott McTominay’s first goal for the club, as Wolves responded with a strike by Diogo Jota and an own goal by Chris Smalling. The second goal came after United captain Ashley Young was sent off for two bookings in a five-minute span.A win at Molineux would have lifted United into third place but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team stayed in fifth, behind fourth-place Tottenham on goal difference and two points adrift of third-place Arsenal having played a game more than both.Those three teams, plus sixth-place Chelsea, are chasing the two Champions League qualifications spots behind Liverpool and Manchester City.It is now three losses in four games for United, which is going through its worst spell of results of the season — less than a week after hiring Solskjaer as its permanent manager following a better-than-expected stint as interim coach.Two of those defeats have come at Molineux
Cheap Barcelona Soccer Jerseys , with Wolves also beating United 2-1 in the FA Cup before the international break. They now head to London for Sunday’s FA Cup semifinal match against Watford at Wembley Stadium in high spirits.United could easily have been three goals ahead before Jota’s equalizer, with Romelu Lukaku — in for the injured Marcus Rashford — and Jesse Lingard wasting good opportunities in between McTominay’s goal.It was a superb way for the Scotland international to open his United account, as he unleashed a 25-meter effort that beat Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio down to his right.Wolves got back into the game following a mistake by the previously impressive Fred, who met a pass from goalkeeper David De Gea with a heavy touch.Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho dispossessed Fred, and Jimenez delicately put Jota in behind United’s defense for the Portugal forward to score.Leander Dendoncker, Matt Doherty and Ruben Neves had attempts for Wolves as United wobbled. Luke Shaw picked up his 10th booking of the season meaning he will miss United’s next two league matches.Young was booked for fouling Jota in the 52nd and was soon walking off the field after a studs-up challenge on the same player. Referee Mike Dean handed out a second yellow card
Cheap Bayern Munich Soccer Shirts , as well his 100th red card in the Premier League.Solskjaer’s side was on the back foot but holding Wolves to half-chances until conceding the winning goal.A cross from the left was not dealt with as Phil Jones challenged Jimenez, who got the slightest touch to the ball. Attempting to clear, Smalling inadvertently prodded the ball into his own goal under pressure from Dendoncker.De Gea did well to stop Smalling scoring a second own-goal before Ivan Cavaleiro rattled the crossbar in stoppage time for Wolves. Match previewSevilla will welcome Barcelona to the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan as the pair goes head to head in first-leg of the Copa del Rey quarter final tie. It will be an encounter that draws keen interest as it is a repeat of last season's final in which Ernesto Valverde's side carried away an emphatic 5-0 victory.Earlier this season, the Blaugrana got another one over the Andalusians via a 4-2 scoreline at the Camp Nou in a league clash. Still, Pablo Machin's men have had an impressive season with their qualification to the Europa League knockout phase and La Liga status posing as testimonies.As to whether they can quench the red-hot form of Barcelona remains to be seen on Wednesday.Big talking points: Lionel Messi's omission and K.P. Boateng's debutLionel Messi's name was omitted from the squad list ahead of the trip to the Sanchez Pizjuan in Wednesday. Having proved to be the club's unfailing stalwart for the umpteenth season running, the 31-year-old Argentine attacker certainly deserves some time off with Ernesto Valverde hoping to rotate his squad to give his fringe players some game time.One development peculiar about the Barcelona squad list is the inclusion of new signing Kevin-Prince Boateng. The Ghanaian attacker stirred up a frenzy on social media after news of his imminent switch from Sassuolo to Barcelona broke on Monday. While it may be too early for the former AC Milan and Frankfurt star to feature in the starting XI
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