Europa League: Manchester United and Tottenham in the final

Manchester. The Europa League final in Bilbao will feature an all-English clash between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. In the last four, Manchester United beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 (0-1), having already won the first leg 3-0. Frankfurt's quarterfinal opponents, Tottenham, followed up their 3-1 first leg victory with a 2-0 (0-0) second leg victory against Norwegian football club FK Bodo/Glimt.

Bilbao initially had hope for a miracle. Mikel Jaureguizar (31st minute) skillfully curled the ball into the net to give the visitors a long-lasting lead. Only after the break did coach Ruben Amorim's team turn the game around thanks to goals from Mason Mount (72nd/90th+1), Casemiro (80th), and striker Rasmus Höjlund (85th). After 2021 (10-11 on penalties against Villarreal) and 2017 (2-0 against Ajax Amsterdam), Manchester United are in the Europa League final for the third time.

Spurs won the UEFA Cup in 1972 and 1984 and are now in with a chance to triumph in its successor, the Europa League, for the first time. For Tottenham, Dominic Solanke (63') and Pedro Porro (69') sealed the deal after just over an hour of play.

In the Conference League, Chelsea FC, another English club, advanced to a European Cup final. Following a decisive 4-1 victory in the first leg against Stockholm club Djurgården, the London club also won the return leg at Stamford Bridge 1-0 (1-0) thanks to a goal from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (38'). The final will take place on May 28 in Wrocław.

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