Athletic Club vs Manchester United, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

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.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
• 3': Attempt missed. Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
• 4': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 4': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
• 5': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
• 6': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
• 6': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 7': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maroan Sannadi.
• 7': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by André Onana.
• 8': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
• 8': Attempt missed. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
• 9': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
• 9': Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 11': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
• 13': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
• 13': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 13': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
• 13': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 14': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
• 14': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 19': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
• 19': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 20': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 20': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
• 21': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
• 21': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 22': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
• 22': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 23': Foul by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
• 25': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 25': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
• 28': Offside, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho is caught offside.
• 29': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
• 29': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 30': Attempt missed. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Maguire with a cross following a set piece situation.
• 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.
• 32': Penalty Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 32': Penalty conceded by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester United.
• 35': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the red card.
• 36': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
• 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.
• 39': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 39': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
• 40': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Jauregizar following a corner.
• 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Óscar De Marcos.
• 42': Substitution, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes replaces Alex Berenguer.
• 42': Substitution, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Óscar De Marcos.
• 44': Offside, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu is caught offside.
• 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.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 45'+2': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
• 45'+2': Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+4': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
• 45'+4': Attempt missed. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
• 45'+4': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
• 45'+5': First Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 3.
• 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 3.
• 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
• 57': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 57': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
• 58': Unai Simón (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
• 61': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
• 61': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 62': Attempt saved. Manuel Ugarte (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
• 63': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui.
• 63': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Julen Agirrezabala.
• 64': Casemiro (Manchester United) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
• 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Matthijs de Ligt replaces Harry Maguire.
• 65': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Manuel Ugarte.
• 67': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United).
• 67': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 69': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Dorgu.
• 69': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
• 69': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 72': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
• 72': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 74': Substitution, Manchester United. Luke Shaw replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
• 77': Foul by Mason Mount (Manchester United).
• 77': Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 77': Mason Mount (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 77': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Andoni Gorosabel.
• 79': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Gómez replaces Nico Williams.
• 80': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
• 81': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 81': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
• 82': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
• 82': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 82': Attempt blocked. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
• 83': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
• 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Amad Diallo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
• 84': Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
• 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
• 86': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross.
• 87': Substitution, Athletic Club. Álvaro Djaló replaces Iñaki Williams.
• 88': Offside, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
• 89': Foul by Beñat Prados (Athletic Club).
• 89': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 90': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
• 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Unai Gómez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andoni Gorosabel with a cross.
• 90'+3': Leny Yoro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
• 90'+3': Hand ball by Amad Diallo (Manchester United).
• 90'+4': Foul by Leny Yoro (Manchester United).
• 90'+4': Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+5': Attempt saved. Álvaro Djaló (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 3.
• 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 0, Manchester United 3.