Athletic Club vs Manchester United, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 1st Leg
FT
0 - 3
1st Leg
0 - 3
1st Leg
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.
Match Commentary
- 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.
Statistics
 MAN |
ATH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,980
Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 51,980
Line-Ups
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray  |
| 3 | Dani Vivian  |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 23 | Mikel Jauregizar |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 21 | Maroan Sannadi |
| 10 | Nico Williams |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 15 | Leny Yoro |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 25 | Manuel Ugarte |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 13 | Patrick Dorgu |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 9 | Rasmus Højlund |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
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