Season-Saving Final Between Manchester United and Tottenham
Manchester United and fellow English side Tottenham Hotspur will clash in the UEFA Europa League final this Wednesday at the "San Mamés" Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
This final serves as a lifeline for both teams after enduring a disappointing season by all standards. With just one round remaining in the Premier League, both clubs sit just above the relegation zone — United in 16th place, only one point ahead of Tottenham in 17th.
Thus, winning the title would salvage the season for one of them, in what will be the sixth all-English final in a major European competition, and the third featuring Tottenham. Spurs previously appeared in the UEFA Cup final in the 1971–72 season, winning 3–2 on aggregate against Wolverhampton Wanderers, and in the UEFA Champions League final in 2018–19, where they lost 0–2 to Liverpool.
The only previous European encounter between the "Red Devils" and "Spurs" came in the Round of 16 of the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup, where United advanced 4–3 on aggregate under the leadership of Sir Matt Busby.
However, the London club is hoping to write a new chapter in their history, having won all three of their encounters with Manchester United across all competitions this season — twice in the Premier League (home and away) and once in the EFL Cup. Notably, United has not beaten Spurs in their last six encounters across competitions, drawing twice and losing four times.
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Manchester United is the only team unbeaten in major European competitions this season, winning nine matches and drawing five out of 14 in the Europa League.
Tottenham has won nine of their 14 Europa League matches this season (three draws and two defeats), marking their highest-ever number of wins in a single major European campaign. This surpasses the eight victories they recorded in the 1971–72, 1973–74, and 2006–07 seasons (all in the UEFA Cup).
Manchester United has scored 35 goals in the Europa League this season, just two goals less of the record set by Portugal’s Porto when they won the title in the 2010–11 season.
Portuguese coach Rúben Amorim hopes to become the second manager to win a major European title in his first season with Manchester United, following compatriot José Mourinho, who led the team to the same title in 2016–17.
United captain Bruno Fernandes has contributed to 11 goals (7 goals and 4 assists) in the competition this season.
Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke has scored in each of his last four matches against Manchester United in all competitions (5 goals).
Both Bruno Fernandes (7 goals and 4 assists) and Dominic Solanke (5 goals and 4 assists) are just one assist away from reaching a rare milestone — 5+ goals and 5+ assists in a single Europa League campaign. Only two players have achieved this before: Kevin De Bruyne in 2014–15 (5 goals and 5 assists), and Giuliano in 2016–17 (8 goals and 6 assists).
Bruno Fernandes has completed 35 passes that broke through the opposition’s defensive line and 24 passes that penetrated the opponent’s penalty area in the Europa League this season — both are the highest totals in the competition.
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