The 2024-25 UEFA Europa League season will reach its conclusion as Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will fight it out to claim the trophy and reserve a spot in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, May 21, at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao.
Learn more about the odds, team news, picks, and predictions for the thrilling UEFA Europa League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United:
Here is when and where to watch the clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United:
Date: 21/05
Time: 9 pm CET
Location: San Mames Stadium, Bilbao
Where to watch: The match can be watched on TNT Sports 1 in the UK
In the three fixtures between the two English sides this season, Tottenham has come out on top, defeating the Red Devils thrice across two competitions. In the first meeting in the Premier League, Ange Postecoglou’s men defeated Erik ten Hag’s United 3-0 before the two teams met again in the EFL Cup, where Spurs defeated Ruben Amorim’s men 4-3 in a topsy-turvy encounter. The Lilywhites then defeated United for the second time in the league season as James Maddison’s solitary strike helped the London-based club bag three points at home.
Postecoglou was expected to build on a fifth-placed Premier League finish with a return to Champions League football for the club, but the Lilywhites have struggled due to injuries and abysmal form as they currently sit 17th in the Premier League standings. While Spurs were eliminated from the EFL Cup semi-final with a 4-0 defeat in the second leg at Anfield, Postecoglou’s men finished fourth in the Europa League standings and defeated teams like AZ Alkmaar, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bodo/Glimt to make it to the Europa League final.
While Tottenham secured 20 wins last season to finish fifth, the Lilywhites have suffered 21 losses in the ongoing league season, and such a monumental downfall may force Daniel Levy & his think tank to part ways with their Australian manager if the result doesn’t go their way on Wednesday evening.
Like Tottenham, the Red Devils have been plagued with injuries and poor form in the ongoing season, with Erik ten Hag also relieved of his duties back in November after he had the team placed 14th in the Premier League and failed to win any of the first three Europa League matches. Under Ruben Amorim, the side has further slipped to 16th in the league but threw all their eggs in a single basket as a revival of form was noticed in Europe, where United trumped many teams between last week of November and the first week of May to reserve their spot in the final of the continental competition.
The Red Devils lost 1-0 to Chelsea on Friday as Marc Cucurella scored the solitary goal of the match to put more misery on a struggling side that has lost 18 matches in the season and is currently on an eight-match winless streak, their longest winless run in PL history. The pressure is certainly high in both camps, but Amorim must ensure a win on Wednesday if he wants to attract top players for his ongoing project in Manchester.
The Playoffs aim to facilitate the safest bets for the game. Have a look at the predictions for the game below.
Total goals Over 2.5 @ -110 (MGM Bet): The two teams have conceded 115 goals in total in the Premier League this season and while that could be down to injuries and replacement players playing out of positions or adapting to a new playing style, the attackers are in for a treat on Wednesday evening. With Manchester United missing Matthijs de Ligt, Lenny Yoro, Lisandro Martinez, and Diogo Dalot due to their respective injuries, the Red Devils would be relying on Andre Onana to be at his best if United wants to lift the coveted trophy in Bilbao.
Dominic Solanke (To Score a Goal @ +240 as per Fan Duel): The leading goalscorer for Tottenham in the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League season, Dominic Solanke has scored 5 goals and contributed 4 assists, leading in both charts for the North London club. The striker would be expected to lead the line with skipper Heung-min Son and Brennan Johnson flanking the former Bournemouth target man.
Bruno Fernandes (To Score a Goal @ +230 as per Bet MGM): The Manchester United skipper has scored and assisted more goals than any Tottenham player in the ongoing Europa League season. Bruno Fernandes is the clutch player for Amorim’s side and always steps up to the occasion whenever his team requires him to put in a shift in midfield or supply high-quality crosses and passes into the final third.
In the cup final on Saturday, the team from London shocked the team from Manchester as the blue half of Manchester remained trophyless in the 2024-25 season. But, the red half of Manchester would be expecting at least one trophy after a disastrous season, which could lead to greater ramifications for Spurs and Postecoglou.
Our Final Prediction: A 3-2 win for Manchester United would be typical of how the Red Devils have played expansive football in the Europa League this season and always edged out opposing teams irrespective of their defensive performance.
