UEFA Europa League's most important match was played - the final. Amsterdam "Ajax" and "Manchester United" clubs immediately clashed at the "Friends" arena in Stockholm.
The representatives of the Netherlands earned a ticket to Sweden by resisting "Lyon" in the semi-finals, while the "Premier" league team defeated Vigo "Celta".
An interesting confrontation was expected, as one of the best tournament attacks faced one of the best defending teams.
At the beginning of the match, the English pressed their opponents for a few minutes, but the game quickly became chaotic, with inaccurate passes evident.
The match intensified with a goal from Paul Pogba, whose shot bounced off Davinson Sanchez's leg into the goal.
After missing the goal, the "Ajax" players took the initiative and tried to equalize the score, but the defense of the "Red Devils" worked perfectly.
The Dutch attacked best from the right side - defender Joel Veltman provoked several mistakes from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who eventually earned a yellow card, and two good runs into the penalty area were made by Bertrand Traore.
However, Amsterdam's attacking leader Kasper Dolberg was completely unnoticed, and they failed to score the equalizing goal before halftime. Also, the "Man United" sniper Marcus Rashford had difficulty dealing with his direct opponents.
Immediately after the break, "Man United" managed to double their lead after a corner kick, when Daley Blind headed the ball to Chris Smalling, who sent it into the goal.
After the Armenian's goal, the situation on the field did not change, and the "Ajax" players continued to search for a way towards the opponents' goal.
The second half was also disciplined for "Man United", so the "Ajax" team had even fewer chances. Distant shots could have been their only salvation, but they also flew over the goal.
Therefore, with great defense and maintaining their advantage, Jose Mourinho's students triumphed 2-0.
Their victory means that next season, five clubs will compete in the UEFA Champions League, as "Ajax", winning the silver in the "Eredivisie", will have to play in the strongest European tournament selection.
Result: "Ajax" 0 - 2 "Manchester United" [0-1] 18' Paul Pogba [0-2] 48' Henrikh Mkhitaryan
