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Which Manchester United player made the Spanish talented winger "stop"?

6:43am, 7 May 2025【Football】

defender Nussel Mazravi was a steady performance, which made Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams fail to perform as he wished in the Europa League semi-finals in the early morning of May 2.

(Mazravie was solid against Athletic Bilbao.)

Nico Williams is seen as Athletic Bilbao's hope in the first leg of the home semifinals with his ability to dribble and create opportunities. However, his performance was not ideal. In the confrontation with Manchester United's Mazravi, the 2024 European Cup champion's super success rate was only 25%, without a successful cross, only 8 passes, and lost the ball 20 times.

On social media, Manchester United fans are excited about Mazravi's successful restriction on Williams' performance. "Mazravi is so crazy, he has already pocketed Nico," one fan wrote. Another fan said: "Manchester United's defense in the European arena is so strange and solid." There are also fans who commented: "Mazravi always knows to keep distance and does not give Nico any chance to surpass him."

After seeing Mazravie perform well on the wing against Athletic Bilbao, some Manchester United fans even said they "don't want to see Diogo Dalot in the starting lineup again".

The Moroccan defender performed very well, with a tackle success rate of 100% (4/4 times), 7 successful scrambles, 3 timely interceptions, 3 passes, and 1 accurate cross.

After defeating Athletic Bilbao away, Manchester United entered the final with one foot with an unbeaten record of 13 games. The two teams will play the second leg at Old Trafford Stadium on May 9.