Although Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim says the season is already ruined, regardless of whether the Europa League trophy is bussed home to the red part of Manchester, a title in Europe’s second most prestigious club competition will mean everything. It is therefore worth noting as a United supporter that quarter-final opponent Lyon will probably line up without their top scorer.
Malick Fofana has four Europa League games from the start, five as a substitute. The Belgian 19-year-old has used his playing time well. Before the Manchester United game, the left winger stands with 6 goals in the Europa League, the goal behind the top scorers, Bodø/Glimt’s Kasper Høgh and Olympiakos’ Ayoub El Kaabi.
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The Lyons player has scored on average every 76 minutes, by far the Europa League’s most effective player in front of the opponents’ goal. According to L’Equipe, Fofana was injured on national team duty for Belgium, with an injury break of three weeks. The game against United is in about two weeks, the second leg at Old Trafford is three weeks and one day away.
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