UEFA Europa League semifinal stage to begin Thursday

ANKARA

The UEFA Europa League semifinals in football will start with first leg matches on Thursday.

English club Manchester United will host Italian opponents Roma at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester.

Meanwhile another English team Arsenal will visit Spain's Villarreal at Estadio de la Ceramica in Villarreal.

Both matches will kick off at 1900GMT.

Second leg of these matches will be held on May 6.

The 2021 Europa League final will be played at Poland's Gdansk Stadium in Gdansk on May 26.

This stadium hosted four games during the UEFA EURO 2012, three group matches and a quarterfinal in the 2012 European football championship co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.