{"id":46737,"date":"2025-05-02T04:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T03:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=46737"},"modified":"2025-05-02T04:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T03:39:44","slug":"europa-league-bruno-fernandes-leads-united-to-3-0-win-over-10-man-athletic-bilbao-spurs-defeat-bodo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/europa-league-bruno-fernandes-leads-united-to-3-0-win-over-10-man-athletic-bilbao-spurs-defeat-bodo\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League: Bruno Fernandes Leads United to 3-0 Win Over 10-Man Athletic Bilbao, Spurs Defeat Bodo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United produced a dominant first-half display to seize control of their Europa League semi-final tie. The Red Devils claimed a commanding 3&ndash;0 victory over 10-man Athletic Bilbao at the raucous San Mames Stadium. An eventful first half saw United score three quickfire goals and a red card for Athletic player Dani Vivian, which shifted the momentum firmly in United&rsquo;s favour, putting Ruben Amorim&rsquo;s side one step away from the final.<\/p><p>The hosts started brightly and came close to scoring twice in the early stages, with Inaki Williams heading over from a promising position and Victor Lindelof denying Alex Berenguer with a crucial goal-line clearance. However, United weathered the early storm and opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Harry Maguire delivered a good cross from the right wing that was deftly flicked on for Casemiro to nod home.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Advantage United! &#9989;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MUFC<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#UEL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1918046941147017327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>May 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Things unraveled for Bilbao shortly afterwards as defender Dani Vivian was shown a red card for a foul on Rasmus Hojlund inside the box following a VAR review. Captain Bruno Fernandes made no mistake from the spot as he silenced the crowd with a cool penalty. <\/p><p>Just before the break, Fernandes struck again, this time finishing off a clever flick from Manuel Ugarte to make it 3&ndash;0. Casemiro nearly added a fourth in the second half, hitting the outside of the post from a corner, but United settled for a comfortable lead ahead of next week&rsquo;s return leg at Old Trafford.<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/lamine-yamal-shines-as-barcelona-battle-back-twice-to-hold-inter-in-six-goal-thriller\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Lamine Yamal Shines as Barcelona Battle Back Twice to Hold Inter in Six-Goal Thriller<\/a><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RESUMEN | Athletic Club 0-3 Manchester United | Europa League 2024-25 1\/2 IDA\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C0FF9FHcwgQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><\/p><p data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1955\" class=\"\"><\/p><p data-start=\"909\" data-end=\"1461\" class=\"\"><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tottenham Defeat Bodo<\/h2><p>Elsewhere, Tottenham Hotspur also moved closer to a place in the final with a confident 3&ndash;1 home win over Norwegian side Bodo\/Glimt. Brennan Johnson struck in the opening minute to give Spurs the perfect start, followed by a composed finish from James Maddison midway through the first half. <\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/iconic-players-who-donned-both-barcelona-and-inter-milan-jerseys-in-their-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Iconic Players Who Donned Both Barcelona and Inter Milan Jerseys in Their Career<\/a><\/p><p>Dominic Solanke then converted a penalty in the 61st minute to extend the home side&rsquo;s lead to three. However, Bodo grabbed a lifeline late on through Ulrik Saltnes, who netted in the 83rd minute to keep the tie alive. <\/p><p>With both English clubs holding strong leads ahead of the second legs on May 8, the stage is set for a potential all-Premier League showdown in the Europa League final.<br><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United weathered the early storm from Athletic Bilbao and opened the scoring in the 30th minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[5388,4571,4568,4512,3974,4496],"class_list":["post-46737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soccer","tag-athletic-bilbao","tag-athletic-club","tag-bodo-glimt","tag-europa-league","tag-manchester-united","tag-tottenham"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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