UEFA Europa League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Final

· UEFA Europa League
  • 42': Brennan Johnson
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1 - 0

Spurs edge past Utd to clinch historic UEL crown

Tottenham Hotspur won a scrappy Europa League final 1-0 against Manchester United in Bilbao on Wednesday to salvage their season and earn a berth in next year's Champions League thanks to Brennan Johnson's bundled first-half goal.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund is caught offside.
  • 2': Corner,Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
  • 3': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 3': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 4': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rasmus Højlund.
  • 6': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 9': Corner,Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 10': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Amad Diallo (Manchester United).
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
  • 11': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 13': Corner,Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 13': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 13': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Maguire following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 22': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 22': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
  • 26': Hand ball by Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 28': Corner,Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Patrick Dorgu.
  • 29': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 35': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
  • 35': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Hand ball by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 38': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 39': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 39': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 42': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 43': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 43': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+1': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 49': Foul by Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 49': Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
  • 52': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 53': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
  • 53': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 54': Mason Mount (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Hand ball by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 57': Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Leny Yoro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung-Min replaces Richarlison because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 67': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 68': Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Leny Yoro (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
  • 68': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Noussair Mazraoui (Manchester United).
  • 71': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 71': Leny Yoro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Rasmus Højlund.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Mason Mount.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noussair Mazraoui with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 74': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 75': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
  • 79': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kevin Danso replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 84': Destiny Udogie (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United).
  • 84': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 86': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 86': Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Offside, Manchester United. Harry Maguire is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 88': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
  • 88': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Archie Gray replaces Pape Sarr.
  • 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  • 90': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Djed Spence replaces Destiny Udogie.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Jonny Evans (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
  • 90'+3': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Leny Yoro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 90'+7': Attempt saved. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham Hotspur). Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Corner,Manchester United. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester United 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 22
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 5
73.3 Possession 26.7
16 SHOTS 3
6 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
433 Accurate Passes 112
514 Passes 184
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
6 Accurate Crosses 3
30 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 41
23 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 9
19 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 9
27 Effective Clearances 48
27 Clearances 48

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 49,224

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven Yellow Card
17 Cristian Romero
13 Destiny Udogie
23 Pedro Porro
29 Pape Matar Sarr
8 Yves Bissouma Yellow Card
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
19 Dominic Solanke
9 Richarlison Yellow Card
22 Brennan Johnson

MAN Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
5 Harry Maguire Yellow Card
23 Luke Shaw
15 Leny Yoro
18 Casemiro
8 Bruno Fernandes
13 Patrick Dorgu
3 Noussair Mazraoui
9 Rasmus Højlund
7 Mason Mount
16 Amad Yellow Card

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