Europa League final, Manchester United vs Villarreal Score: Villarreal beat Man United 11-10 on penalties

The new Europa League champions!

Emery - The record-breaker

Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scored the decisive spotkick and saved his counterpart David de Gea's attempt as they claimed their first European title by beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Europa League final on Wednesday. In the first European final to be played in front of a crowd in two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Villarreal survived a tough second half to give coach Unai Emery a record fourth title in the competition, leaving United without a trophy since their Europa League triumph in 2017.

The Celebration!

Villarreal celebrate after winning the Europa League (Reuters Photo)

Truly an epic shoot-out!

It's all over! Villarreal beat Manchester United 11-10 on penalties to win their maiden UEFA Europa League title

Villarreal stunned Manchester United after a marathon penalty shoot-out, with goalkeeper David de Gea missing the last spot-kick, in the Europa League final to lift their first ever major trophy in Gdansk. It finished 1-1 after 120 minutes as Gerard Moreno put the unfancied Spaniards ahead in the 29th minute, before Edinson Cavani levelled early in the second half. But Villarreal won a remarkable shoot-out 11-10, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still waiting for his first trophy as United manager.

Shoot-out - De Gea misses. United 10-11 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Rulli scores. United 10-11 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Lindelof scores. United 10-10 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Torres scores. United 9-10 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Tuanzebe scores. United 9-9 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Gaspar scores. United 8-9 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Shaw scores. United 8-8 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Coquelin scores. United 7-8 Villarreal

Shoot-out - James scores. United 7-7 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Albiol scores. United 6-7 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Fred scores. United 6-6 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Gomez scores. United 5-6 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Cavani scores. United 5-5 Villarreal

Shoot-out - Parejo scores. United 4-5 Villarreal