UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, May 1, 2025
Manchester United DLWLD 3
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Athletic Club DWWLW 0
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1st Leg · San Mamés · 51,980 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Man United run rampant in Bilbao to close in on Europe final

Three first-half goals helped Manchester United put themselves on the cusp of the Europa League final on Thursday, with the Premier League side earning a 3-0 semi-final first leg win away at Athletic Bilbao.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
19
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
72.6
Possession
27.4
14
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
563
Accurate Passes
161
631
Passes
228
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
3
18
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
47
28
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
11
18
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
10
22
Effective Clearances
16
22
Clearances
16

Head to Head

ATH leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Julen AgirrezabalaG
  2. 5YerayCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 7Álex BerenguerAM
  7. 23Mikel JauregizarLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 21Maroan SannadiF
  10. 10Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

MAN · 3-4-2-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 5Harry MaguireCD
  3. 15Leny YoroCD-L
  4. 2Victor LindelöfCD-R
  5. 25Manuel UgarteCM-L
  6. 18CasemiroCM-R
  7. 13Patrick DorguLM
  8. 3Noussair MazraouiRM
  9. 9Rasmus HøjlundF
  10. 8Bruno FernandesCF-L
  11. 17Alejandro GarnachoCF-R

Timeline

  1. 30' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 1. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte following a set piece situation.
  2. 35' Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the red card.
  3. 36' Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 37' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 42' Substitution, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes replaces Alex Berenguer.
  6. 42' Substitution, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Óscar De Marcos.
  7. 45' Goal! Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 3. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Ugarte with a through ball.
  8. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  9. 58' Unai Simón (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 61' Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 65' Substitution, Manchester United. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Harry Maguire.
  12. 65' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Manuel Ugarte.
  13. 74' Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  14. 77' Mason Mount (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 79' Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Nico Williams.
  16. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  17. 84' Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 84' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  19. 87' Substitution, Athletic Club. Álvaro Djaló replaces Iñaki Williams.
  20. 90'+3' Leny Yoro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.

UEFA Europa League News

All news
News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.