Unai Emery comes back to haunt his old club as Gunners beaten •

Man United finally reaches major final under Solskjaer

Villarreal coach Unai Emery calmly walked out of the Emirates Stadium tunnel so late that he nearly missed the kickoff, as if he already knew he was heading to yet another Europa League final.

On his return to the team that fired him last season, Emery quickly shook his replacement Mikel Arteta's hand and then watched as his new team held Arsenal to a 0-0 draw in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday.

That was enough to secure a 2-1 aggregate win and set up a final against Manchester United on May 26 in Poland.

For Arsenal, the failure to overturn the deficit means the team is facing the possibility of being shut out of continental competition for the first time in 25 years.

Villarreal controlled the first half, nearly scoring an early goal when Samu Chukwueze fired a curling shot in the fifth minute. But Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno was alert and palmed the ball out for a corner.

The visitors were nearly gifted a goal in the 14th, when Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey's wild backpass from long range nearly fooled Leno, who had to backpedal quickly to get the ball under control. A free kick from Daniel Parejo culred over Arsenal's wall but didn't dip, sailing just over the crossbar in the 23rd.

Arsenal lacked spark in the first half, but nearly went ahead in the 26th when captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's shot hit the outside of the post. The forward nearly scored again in the 39th through a goalkeeping error when his shot was spilled by goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli and the ball squeezed between his legs. But the keeper was able to claim it before the ball could trickle over the line.

Aubameyang hit the post again in the second half, this time on the inside. And Arsenal defender Rob Holding had two headers that went close, but Villarreal's defense saw the match out.

Manchester United has finally reached a major final under Ole

Gunnar Solskjaer.

A 3-2 loss to Roma in the second leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday didn't prevent United completing an 8-5 victory on aggregate.

It ended a run of four losses in the semifinals of major tournaments in the last 18 months for Solskjaer, who is under pressure to win United's first trophy since 2017. That came in the Europa League, when Jose Mourinho was manager.

Villarreal will be United's opponent in the May 26 final in the Polish city of Gdansk after beating

Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate in the other semifinal. The second leg finished 0-0 on Thursday.

Faced with a huge task at the Stadio Olimpico after its 6-2 thrashing at Old Trafford last week, Roma created enough great chances to pull off what would have been a remarkable comeback.

Goals by Edin Dzeko and Bryan Cristante, in the 57th and 60th minute, briefly put Roma 2-1 ahead and were the least the Italian team deserved after regularly breaching United's defense. The visitors were thankful for a slew of saves by David de Gea in both halves, ensuring Nicola Zalewski's 83rd-minute winner on the 19year-old's debut proved only a consolation for Roma.

Roma couldn't keep United at bay at the other end as Cavani showed his prowess as a finisher, opening the scoring in the 39th minute by taking a touch from Fred's pass and smashing in a shot from just outside the area.

His second goal, a header from Bruno Fernandes' cross in the 68th, made it 2-2 and came as a relief for United because Roma was threatening to score at will.