Wolfsburg v Napoli in EL QFs

Wolfsburg, currently second in the Bundesliga, make a quick return to Italy having knocked out Inter Milan in the previous round.

The German side also beat Sporting Lisbon in the last 32 after finishing runners-up to Everton in Group H, and are in fine form.

But they meet Rafael Benitez’s Napoli, who knocked out Dynamo Moscow 3-1 on aggregate in the last round.

Dynamo Kiev, who knocked out Everton in sensational fashion on Thursday, face the second Serie A side left in the competition in Fiorentina.

4/1 Sevilla go up against Andre Villas-Boas’ Zenit St Petersburg, who saw off PSV Eindhoven and Torino on their way to the last eight.

Dnipro face Club Brugge in the final tie, with the first legs to be contested on Thursday April 16 and the second on April 23.

But perhaps even more significant for United boss Louis van Gaal was the cohesion within the team against an in-form Liverpool side. “We beat them with their own weapons,” said Van Gaal afterwards. “With the pressure on the ball.” Mata was an integral part of that.

With him currently keeping out Angel di Maria, the British record signing perceived as the solution to United’s lack of dynamism, this recent run of form must be regarded as a personal triumph for the ever-willing Spaniard. His work rate certainly stands up to scrutiny.

Mata is one of seven players to run over 30 kilometres in United’s last three games. However, having been withdrawn late on in the 4-2 win over Man City, he’s actually covered more ground per minute than the other six. More than the hard-running Ander Herrera. More than the fleet-footed Antonio Valencia.

There has been much talk about United’s combination play on the left wingbeing critical to the team’s resurgence but the balance on the right has been just as important, with Van Gaal constructing a trio that complements each other well. Mata finally has the system to support him.

The attacking forays of Valencia down the flank are stretching opponents and giving him space in which to work, while Herrera’s improving positional discipline means Mata has a team-mate close by on whom he can rely and indulge in the sort of neat interplay that has always been his forte.

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