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Default Re: [EL] FC Rostov V Manchester United

Europa League preview: Rostov v United

When is it?
Manchester United's Europa League Round of 16, first-leg match against FC Rostov will kick off at the Olimp-2 Stadium at 18:00 GMT on Thursday. It will be broadcast live in the UK on BT Sport, but you can also follow it via ManUtd.com's match blog and @ManUtd on Twitter. MUTV subscribers can get the build-up in Match Day Live from 17:00 GMT, followed by radio commentary of the game, and see the full 90 minutes from midnight.

How did we get here?
United breezed through the Europa League Round of 32 with a fine 4-0 aggregate win over Saint-Etienne. The Reds won both legs of the tie, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring his first hat-trick for the club in a 3-0 home triumph and Henrikh Mkhitaryan netting the only goal at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to wrap up the tie. Rostov also impressed in the Round of 32, brushing aside Sparta Prague 5-1 on aggregate after doing most of the damage with a 4-0 first-leg win at home.

Weren’t they in the Champions League this year?
Indeed they were. Rostov overcame Anderlecht and Ajax in the qualifying rounds. Being drawn in a group with Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid was always going to be tough, though they did finish third in their pool ahead of PSV Eindhoven, earning two draws with the Dutch side and a famous 3-2 home win over Bayern.

What's their domestic form like?
Rostov are looking in decent nick – they thrashed struggling Tom Tomsk 6-0 away at the weekend in their first league match following the winter break. They currently sit fifth in the Russian Premier League after 18 games and are unbeaten at home; they've also only lost once in their last seven European home games.

Any early team news?
Eric Bailly will be unavailable due to suspension and it remains to be seen whether Mkhitaryan will be involved; the Armenian missed the EFL Cup final and the weekend draw with Bournemouth through injury. But Paul Pogba could make his 50th European appearance, a tally notched for both Juventus and United. Rostov have a near full-strength squad, though goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev is set to miss out through injury.

Have United played Rostov before?
No, but the Reds have faced four other Russian sides since 1992, most recently CSKA Moscow in the Champions League group stage last season. United came out on top at Old Trafford, winning 1-0, after being held to a 1-1 draw in Moscow. The Reds are also unbeaten in four games away to Russian sides – albeit a goalless draw against Torpedo Moscow in 1992 preceded a penalty shoot-out defeat in the UEFA Cup first round. We have only lost once to a Russian side over 90 minutes, going down 2-1 to Zenit St Petersburg in the 2008 Super Cup in Monaco.

What did Jose Mourinho say when the draw was made?
"It's a bad draw in every aspect," the manager admitted. "It's far and is difficult. It's far and comes in a bad period for us. It's difficult because they are a very difficult team; they had a very good Champions League campaign. They had a very difficult group with Bayern and Atletico but they managed important results against them."

What other ties are being played?
There are seven other Round of 16 ties being played on Thursday night. Here’s the full list of fixtures (all 20:05 GMT unless stated)…

FC Copenhagen vs Ajax (18:00 GMT)
Apoel Nicosia vs Anderlecht (18:00 GMT)
Celta Vigo vs FC Krasnodar
FC Schalke 04 vs Borussia Monchengladbach
KAA Gent vs KRC Genk
Lyon vs Roma
Olympiacos vs Besiktas


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