Tottenham – Manchester Utd

Manchester United will be the closest rival to the trophy in the main time of the final

Despite the fact that the main match of European tournaments will take place without the participation of English clubs, two representatives of the Premier League will meet in the final of the second continental competition. The current season for Tottenham and Manchester United has turned out in a similar way. The teams very quickly lost interest in completing a failed season on the national stage and focused on the Europa League. The goal pursued was and is not only to win a trophy but also to fulfil the key objective for next season - a Champions League pathway. If not for the prospect of being in the elite European tournament through the Europa League, the leaders of the London club would not have tolerated Postecoglou, who led Tottenham to the worst result in the Premier League for the last dozen years, on the coaching "bridge". Bookmakers have identified the Mancunians as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 2.49 on their victory. Tottenham finished in fourth place in the overall stage of the Europa League. Having started the play-offs from the 1/8 finals, the Spurs misfired in the first two stages in a row, but invariably rectified the situation with victories in the return leg. In the semi-finals, Tottenham had no trouble getting past sensational Budo/Glimt, beating them in both meetings with a two-goal difference. In parallel, Spurs completely "leaked" the championship, where they are close to finishing in seventeenth position - the last safe before the departure zone. The personnel situation before the final at Tottenham is stable. The club has a lot of injuries in the infirmary, but apart from Maddison, all of them can be easily replaced. Manchester United, unlike their upcoming opponents, changed their head coach during the season, but they haven't played much better. In general, it is difficult to judge the transformation of Amorim, if the semifinals of the Europa League "Red Devils" finished with two triumphant victories, and in the last eight rounds of the Premier League scored two points out of a possible twenty-four. A big advantage for Manchester United ahead of the final is the fact that Amorim's men have already successfully tasted the San Mames pitch in the semi-finals of the tournament, where they defeated local Athletic 3-0. The Red Devils have four injured defenders, led by Dalot and De Ligt, but Amorim will be up to the task with tactical and personnel changes. We bet that Manchester United will be closer to success in Bilbao.