Villarreal win Europa League after marathon shootout victory over Man United
Geronimo Rulli of Villarreal kept his cool to score in a nerve-wracking, seemingly never-ending penalty shootout, and then denied David de Gea, helping his side to win their first major trophy by beating Manchester United 11-10 in the Europa League final on Wednesday. After a tense match that ended 1-1 after extra time, Rulli stepped up after every player had taken their spot kicks and easily beat De Gea, who finally succumbed to the pressure of taking a penalty instead of facing one. This was the first European final to be played in front of a crowd in two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Villarreal managed to survive a difficult second half before eventually edging out the longest shootout in any European final.0
