Athletic Bilbao

Man Utd, Tottenham to meet in all-English Europa League final

Man Utd, Tottenham to meet in all-English Europa League final

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will face off in the UEFA Europa League final at Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames on Wednesday, 21 May, in a crunch battle between two English clubs. United navigated their way through Bilbao on Thursday, beating the La Liga club 4-1 at Old Trafford and 7-1 on aggregate, while Spurs go through 5-1 on aggregate after a 2-0 win at Bodo/Glimt. Your...

‘Anything can happen’ –  Bilbao boss Valverde upbeat ahead of UEL semi-final second leg

‘Anything can happen’ – Bilbao boss Valverde upbeat ahead of UEL semi-final second leg

Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde is upbeat about his team's chances of overturning their three-goal deficit against Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg at Old Trafford on Thursday night, Afrosport reports. The Basque giants lost the first leg 3-0 at San Mames last week and have been dealt a major blow with the influential Williams brothers Inaki and Nico, ruled out of...

UEL: Williams brothers to miss Man Utd 2nd leg clash as Athletic Bilbao suffer double injury blow

UEL: Williams brothers to miss Man Utd 2nd leg clash as Athletic Bilbao suffer double injury blow

Athletic Bilbao's attempt to overturn a 3-0 first-leg deficit against Manchester United in the semi-final of the Europa League just got harder as the Spanish side will be without the Williams brothers – Nico and Inaki – for their trip to Old Trafford on Thursday. Both Nico and Inaki were not included in Bilbao's travelling squad for the second leg encounter in Manchester due to injury....

Europa League: Mainoo, Osimhen, Traore & Williams score on league phase final day

Europa League: Mainoo, Osimhen, Traore & Williams score on league phase final day

The final matchday of the UEFA Europa League 36-team league phase provided exciting action as teams booked their spots in the last 16, while some settled for a place in the knockout phase play-offs. English midfielder Kobbie Mainoo starred with a goal and an assist in Romania as Manchester United beat FCSB 2-0 to finish third in the Europa League standings and end the league phase...

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UEL: Solskjaer reflects on ‘incredible atmosphere’ in first win as Besiktas boss

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke highly of the "incredible atmosphere" in his first game as Besiktas head coach in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Athletic Bilbao, Afrosport reports. The former Manchester United boss was appointed by the Black Eagles after the dismissal of Giovanni van Bronckhorst. It was Solskjaer's first appointment since he was axed by November in 2021 and made a good first impression with Milot Rashica's...