Final of the Europa League: Three questions as Man United, Tottenham Battle for coveted in the Champions League
The UEFA Europa League 2024-25 final will take place at San Mames in Bilbao on Wednesday while Manchester United will face Tottenham in one of the most awaited finals in recent history of the live tournament Paramount +. The two English teams had a disappointing spell and only one of them will play football from the Champions League next season. The two managers are also risking their job in the event of defeat on Wednesday, because Manchester United and Tottenham are respectively in 16th and 17th place in the classification of the Premier League.
Here is what you need to know before the UEFA Europa League final:
How to look at the Europa League final
- Date: Wednesday May 21 | Time: 3 p.m.
- Location: San Mames – Bilbao, Spain
- TV: CBS Sports Network | Stream live: Paramount +
- Odds: Tottenham +188; Draw +223; Man United +143
Will any coach save his job?
The two managers risk a lot if they lose on Wednesday. While Tottenham should separate from Angel Postcoglou, regardless of what will be the result of the last, the head coach of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, probably risks much more because his future has not yet been discussed internally at the club, and in the event of victory of the trophy, he expects to stay when he joined the club in November 2024 after replacing Erik Ten Hag. It is clear that the reputation of the two coaches, after such a disappointing season, will depend a lot on the Bilbao final. Tottenham, in particular, won his last trophy in 2008, after winning 2-1 on Chelsea at the Wembley stadium in the League Cup final. The two teams have already raised the trophy while the Spurs won when the tournament was known as UEFA Cup in 1972 and 1984, while Manchester United won it in 2017 under the Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho.
Will Andana avoid mistakes?
Manchester United's goalkeeper Andre Onana had high and descending since he joined the club in the summer of 2023, when the Red Devils signed him for around 50 million dollars, making him one of the biggest signatures in the recent history of the English giants. However, to date, he has still not shown why United decided to sign him as a starting goalkeeper, and also during the season in 2024 to 2024, he showed some difficulties in his performances, as in the quarter -finals of the Europa League against Lyon, when his mistakes have endangered the qualification. This is the ideal chance for Onana to shine and show that the United World has made the right decision to sign it.
Who will deliver Tottenham's attack?
Tottenham Hotspur Striker and Captain Son Heung-Min Will Have to Carry The Team With His Experience and Leadership As He was Injured Over The Past Weeks and Only Made His Comeback in the Starting 11 Over the Weekend, But the Side Coached by Ange Postcoglou has been some Key absences in this roster, Such as Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Timo Werner, Who Are All Ruled before the Bilbao final. It will not be an easy task for Tottenham and the Korean striker, but they have to give everything against Manchester United to bring back to London the first trophy since 2008.
