After the qualification of Paris Saint-Germain, which will find Inter Milan in the final of the Champions League, the semi-finals return of the Europa League were competed this Thursday evening. Athletic Bilbao (3-0) Athletic fall last week, Manchester United was to end the work on the side of Old Trafford. For this shock, Ruben Amorim did not change anything and realized a 3-4-3 with an offensive trio composed of Garnacho, Fernandes and Höjlund. For his part, Ernesto Valverde, deprived of Inaki and Nico Williams, opted for him for a usual 4-2-3-1. Striking from the outset, the Basque club quickly put pressure on the Mancunian defense with two first strikes signed Berenguer (9th, 21st).
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A start to the match to the advantage of visitors, finally rewarded at half an hour of play. After a missed recovery from Maguire and a first attempt with Djalo, Jauregiz in turn took his chance and catapult the leather in the skylight of Onana (0-1, 31st). Shaken, the Red Devils reacted just before the break. Launched by Dorgu, Garnacho presented himself alone against Actonrezabala but did not frame his stung ball (43rd). Upon returning from the locker room, the Basques continued their business. In great suffering, Manchester United were content to defend in a low block. Aware of the difficulties of his team, Ruben Amorim carried out a triple change with the entries of Mount, Shaw and Diallo (63rd). A breath of freshness that was going to pay since the three men were involved in the Mancunian equalization …
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After a work by Diallo and a Shaw discount for Yoro, Mount finally recovered the leather and sent a perfect strike in the little net of Actonrerezabala (1-1, 71st). In the last quarter of an hour, Manchester United even passed in front of a victorious head of Casemiro after a free kick of Fernandes (2-1, 79th) before Höjlund participated in the victory of his family over a new service of Diallo, sparkling (3-1, 85th). In the final seconds, Mount offered himself a double on a strike at more than 40 meters after an outing of the Basque porter (4-1, 90+1st). A stunning success allowing premises to join the grand finale (3-0; 4-1). In the other meeting of this European evening, Tottenham, a body/glimt feeor last Thursday (3-1), moved to the Aspmyra Stadion with the firm intention of keeping his good lead. On a synthetic ground and in the Norwegian rain, the Spurs, aligned in 4-2-3-1 with Poinanke in Pointe, made a serious start.
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Little worried, the London formation, however, thanked Guglielmo Vicario, author of a beautiful parade on the powerful strike of Patrick Berg on a stopped kick (31st). After the break, the men of Ange Postcoglou finally kept their grip and was definitively sheltered when Solanke – after a corner of the entrant Mathys like – opened the scoring (0-1, 63rd). In the process, Pedro Porro, very active throughout this match, even doubled the bet on a winning shooting center (0-2, 70th) to release his family. Thanks to this new victory (2-0), the Spurs validate their ticket for the final and will therefore find Manchester United on May 21 in Bilbao on the field of San Mamés.
Pub. the 08/05/2025 22:54
– Maj the 09/05/2025 00:06
