The first leg will take place at the WWK Arena on February 18 before Augsburg return to Anfield for the second leg a week later.
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Midtjylland were only founded 16 years ago in 1999, the year Manchester United famously won the treble under Sir Alex Ferguson by beating Bayern Munich in the Champions League final with two injury time goals.
In a clip posted on Twitter, the City fan in question was captured ringing United’s box office and asking for tickets to the club’s last 16 home game in the Champions League – although, of course, they are no longer in the tournament.
Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal, 2nd from right, …
“With United off the pace, they need to do something about it. Going out of the European Cup can help United focus on the league”.
PLAYERS PAST AND PRESENT West Ham United’s New Zealand-born defender Winston Reid, who was arguably Man of the Match in the last fixture at Old Trafford, came through Midtjylland’s academy after moving to Denmark with his family at the age of 10.
On the strategy needed to overcome United, Ankersen added: “We are a small club with a small budget”.
The Reds slipped into the Europa League after crashing out of the Champions League following their 3-2 defeat by Wolfsburg on matchday six.
This season it is the likes of Palace and Watford who are seen as maybe punching above their weight/expectation (as well as Leicester obviously!), with Swansea and to an extent, Southampton, the clubs who have failed so far to sustain last season’s relative success. Of course, we have a chance against Manchester United.
Former Champions League winners Borussia Dortmund and Porto also lock horns while Olympique de Marseille take on Athletic Bilbao, Anderlecht play Olympiakos Piraeus, Shakhtar Donetsk face Schalke 04 and Lazio meet Galatasaray. Just like in the Champions League, no team can play a club from their UEFA Europa League group or a side from the same association.
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Fiorentina now sit second in Serie A, four points behind table-topping Inter Milan. “Liverpool are a cult, Jurgen Klopp is a huge name in Germany too”, said Weinzierl.
