Today’s Europa League Schedule
Man United’s reunion with Jose Mourinho and the meeting of Mees Hilgers et al against Lazio are part of the matchday 3 agenda for the 2024-2025 Europa League.
The second-tier inter-club competition in Europe has held its third match agenda since Wednesday (23/10/2024) yesterday.
will take place this Thursday (24/10/2024) until Friday morning WIB.The first pair of matches to be played are Galatasaray vs Elfsborg and Braga vs Bodo/Glimt.
Galatasaray and Bodo/Glimt are respectively in the top two in the standings thanks to their wins over their respective opponents.
Meanwhile, two interesting matches that deserve to be highlighted today are Fenerbahce vs Man United and FC Twente vs Lazio.
The first match is a reunion for the Red Devils with their former coach, Jose Mourinho.
United visit Mourinho’s new club headquarters at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Istanbul, with kick-off on Friday (10/25/2024) at 02.00 WIB.
Mourinho is the coach who presented the last continental title for Man United.
The trophy in question is none other than the 2016-2017 Europa League.
He also won the Community Shield and the English League Cup, but still did not escape the threat of being laid off by the Red Devils a week before Christmas 2018.
The presence of Mourinho as his predecessor who is now an opponent has raised respect for Erik ten Hag.
He considers the eccentric coach from Portugal to be a role model for his colleagues.
Today’s Europa League Schedule – Man United Reunites with Jose Mourinho, Mees Hilgers Challenges Lazio
“I am very happy to face him. He always has a good team and he is a winner,” said Ten Hag about Mourinho.
He has won so many trophies and I think he is an example for many other managers
On the other hand, Jose Mourinho also still thinks highly of his former club.
In the eyes of The Special One, United is one of the strong candidates to win the Europa League this season along with his other former club, Tottenham.
Even so, Mourinho guarantees that the resistance from Fenerbahce will be fierce.
“I wish the best for Man United since the moment I left. I want the best from them,” said Mou.need to be afraid of Fenerbahce.”
“But if they think this match will be easy, that’s the wrong approach.”
“They will come with full strength, that’s what I will do,” he said again.
In the standings, Mourinho’s troops are in a better position than Manchester United.
Fenerbahce has picked up 4 points in 14th place, while United has not won a single game with only 2 points in 21st place.
The red line connecting them in their Europa League campaign this season is that they have both met FC Twente and both ended in a 1-1 draw.
Today’s Europa League Schedule – Man United Reunites with Jose Mourinho, Mees Hilgers Challenges Lazio
The Dutch club, which is strengthened by the Indonesian national team defender, Mees Hilgers, will now meet another strong enemy in the form of Lazio.
FC Twente host the Italian capital club at the De Grolsch Veste Stadium at the same kick-off time.
Like Man United, Twente are aiming for their first win after drawing their first two games.
Lazio are the opposite, aiming for a third consecutive win.
Marco Baroni’s side opened the competition with a convincing double win over Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 and Nice 4-1.
The two results put Lazio in the top three of the standings.
“Playing against a top club is another big challenge for us,” he said.
“Lazio is a club in the same category as Manchester United and Fenerbahce.”
