At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on May 27, the final of the 2020/2021 UEFA Cup soccer season was played in the northern coastal city of Gdansk, Poland, with Premier League giants Manchester United taking on La Liga side Villarreal. In the end, the two sides decided the winner through a frantic 11-round penalty shootout, with Villarreal narrowly defeating the Red Devils 12:11 on aggregate to win the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history.
The game went into overtime with a 1-1 tie in the customary 90 minutes. In the extra time, both sides failed to make any progress. In the end, the penalty shootout. In the first 10 rounds of penalties, players from Manchester United and Villarreal managed to score. In the 11th round, the goalkeepers of both sides took the penalty kicks, Villarreal's goalkeeper scored steadily, while Red Devils' goalkeeper De Gea's shot was parried out, Villarreal successfully beat Manchester United to win the UEFA Cup, which also earned them a seat in the UEFA Champions League for the next season.
