No. 16 Tottenham → No. 14 Manchester United meet in the final and humiliate them in the EPL, and a big twist in Europa...The joy of SON's return clock gets faster
May 02, 2025
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Tottenham and Manchester United cooked Bodo/Glimt (Norway) and Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 3-1 and 3-0, respectively, in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals of the 2024-2025 season held on the 2nd (Korea time). The second round of the semifinals will be held on the 9th.
Tottenham will play the final match on the road and Manchester United will play the final match on their home turf. Even if Tottenham loses by one goal and Manchester United by two goals, they will be on the final stage. He has preoccupied the position of maintaining that much.
The two teams have been on the path of hardship in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. Manchester United ranked 14th (39 points) and Tottenham 16th (37 points).
If it ends like this, Tottenham is the worst in the EPL era, which was launched in 1992. Tottenham's lowest ranking in the EPL was 15th in the 1993–1994 season. He also recorded his 19th loss (11 wins and 4 draws) this season, tying the most losses in a season (1993-1994, 2003-2004).
Manchester United is also expected to record its worst first division ranking since being relegated in the 1973-1974 season. Manchester United's 'Captain' Bruno Fernandes said ahead of the match against Bilbao "It's not a reward, but winning the Europa League is really important. But that doesn't mean you're going to be exonerated."
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Coach Enze Postecoglou reported Son Heung-min's absence ahead of the match, saying, "We are training, but we are still away from the team. However, it is steadily improving, and we hope to be able to return soon."
Son Heung-min wore plain clothes and watched the game with injured players such as Radu Dragusin and Lucas Beribal right next to the bench. If you make it to the finals, you'll buy time.
The return clock can also be accelerated.If Tottenham and Manchester United pass the semifinal gate, they will play the final match on May 22 at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.
Son Heung-min has not won a single championship since his professional debut. Tottenham is aiming to escape from the spectatorship for the first time in 17 years since winning the League Cup in the 2007-2008 season. In the case of the European competition, he is dreaming of becoming the top in 41 years after winning the UEFA Cup, the predecessor of the Europa League in the 1983-1984 season.
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In the 34th minute of the first half, James Maddison scored his second goal. After calmly controlling the long pass ball by the prisoner, he shook the net with his right foot. In the 16th minute of the second half, Dominic Solanke calmly succeeded in a penalty kick obtained by Christian Romero after an on-field review (VAR).
However, there was a 'T' in the jade. It was a situation that could have widened the gap, but it was a deep regret to allow Ulric Saltes to score a comeback goal in the 38th minute of the second half due to the momentary decline in concentration.
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The next is Bilbao, with 53.8% going to the finals and 28.5% chance of winning. Manchester United ranked third with 46.2% → 24.2%, while 33.4% → 12.4% was predicted.
Manchester United was not expected to be an easy first leg, but it gave a big turnaround with a three-goal victory. I followed my luck. Manchester United, which took the lead with Casemiro's first goal in the 30th minute of the first half, took a chance to dominate the numbers with the direct exit of Bilbao defender Dani Vivian in the 36th minute of the first half.
Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty kick from Vivian's foul in the 37th minute of the first half and scored a net in the 45th minute of the first half. Manchester United scored all three goals in the first half and won relatively easily.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
