Bangkok: The Red Devils beat Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home and advanced to the Europa League final. Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admitted that the team still has weaknesses that need to be fixed in order to win the Europa League after beating Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home last night.
According to Thai News Agency, in the Europa League semi-final second leg, Manchester United from England opened Old Trafford to meet Athletic Bilbao from Spain. In the first leg, the Red Devils won 3-0. Athletic Bilbao took a 1-0 lead in the first half from a long-range shot by Miguel Jaureguiza in the 31st minute. In the second half, towards the end of the game, Manchester United pressed on and scored 4 goals in a row from Mason Mount in the 72nd minute, Casemiro in the 80th minute, Rasmus Hojlund in the 85th minute, and Mason Mount's long-range shot in the 90+1 minute, which was his second goal of the game and the final goal for Manchester United, defeating Athletic Bilbao 4-1 at home and advancing to the final round with an aggregate score of 7-1.
After the game, Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim revealed that even though the result seemed easy, in reality it was a very difficult game because the team still has many weaknesses that need to be fixed and hopes to win the championship so that everything they have done this season is not in vain.
Another pair, Bodo Glimt from Norway, hosted Tottenham Hotspur from England, with Spurs winning the first game 3-1. In this game, it was the Golden Spurs team that still played better, despite being at a disadvantage in visiting on an artificial turf field. Dominic Solanke took the lead 1-0 in the 63rd minute, with Pedro Porro scoring the final goal in the 69th minute, giving Tottenham Hotspur a 2-0 win over Bodo Glimt and advancing to the final round with a combined score of 5-1.
After the game, Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou admitted that reaching the Europa League final was an achievement to be proud of, as it was the first time in the team's four years playing in Europe that they had reached the final. He also thanked the players, staff and fans for their overwhelming support.
For the final, Manchester United will face Tottenham Hotspur at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, Spain on May 21.
In the UEFA Conference League semi-finals, second leg, Chelsea beat Djurgardens 1-0. Chelsea advanced to the final with a score of 5-1 on aggregate. Fiorentina drew 2-2 with Real Betis and Real Betis advanced to the final with a score of 4-3 on aggregate.
For the UEFA Conference League final, Chelsea will face Real Betis at Wroclaw Stadium in Poland on May 28.