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Manchester United booked a meeting with Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final after defeating Athletic Club 4-1 at Old Trafford.
Red devils boasted an impressive three -goal pillow Last week’s semi -final first leg But the excellent opener Mikel Jauregizer had fans who were afraid of an unimaginable return at halftime.
But these worries were twisted in four goals in 19 minutes for United, with the efforts of Casemir and Rasmus Hojlunda twisted between the wonderful goals of Mason Mount.
How the game took place
The Merry Old Trafford audience was an extremely voice from the first minute, but there was little action on the field to further raise decibels during the initial exchange. Athletic, without their best ahead, were unable to collect devastating sequences, while UnitedThe attacking Spark was almost completely absent.
Bruno Fernandes, as is often the case, looked United’s most likely path to the opener, and the skipper forced the first moment of drama in Manchester through the ball. Patrick Dorga collected a passage and broke into the penalty area before being tangled with Andoni Gorosabel, but there was no spot blow after a short check.
United Sleepy Start offered visitors an encouragement to visitors, and Jauregizar fully took advantage of the advantage only after a half -hour mark. The midfielder used the wrong passage from Harry Maguire and bent a great effort to the top corner from 25 meters to offer the Basque side of the glittering hope.
However, the dreams of the return were almost extinguished before the rest, while Alejandro Garnacho cleaned Chist through goal. A 20-year-old, who scored a hit Defeat in Brentford The last time, he delicately rose over Julen Agirrezabal, but his attempt to painfully overturned across the post.
Athletic made a self -confident start of the second period and applied close to the constant pressure on the United Naked. Fortunately for the hosts, foreign Ernesto Valverde struggled to open many clear opportunities, although Unai Nunez set off in an inch width of naked Andre onan, shortly after the trace.
There was a feeling that United, still undefeated in Europe this season, needed an equalizer to alleviate any nerves and replaced the carrier provided one in a clear way. Reminding the iconic strike of Federico Machedo for the Red Devils in 2009, the midfielder turned into an effort into a penalty area before entering the far corner. Then the floods opened.
Casemiro converted Fernandes almost a free kick from Fernandes to finish the turnaround and improve the atmosphere of the party within Old Trafford, with a lot of abused H
Things became just a little worse for a relaxed athletics in stopping time, with an agirrezabal error that represents Gora with an open goal, a gift that the Englishman gratefully accepted as he shot into an empty 50 meters to round up an exciting victory on the home side.
Check out the ratings of players from the Man UTD 4-1 athletic club here.
It was a campaign of misery, disappointment and uncertainty for the red devils, but they found a safe haven in the Europe league. Their catastrophic homemade performances were placed on one side on Thursday night, and their best views under Ruben Amorim were consistently saved for continental opposition.
United ensured that they did not need to deliver the blinding on Old Trafford to reach the exhibition fixing after their first features, an attitude they apparently accepted based on their screen of the first half. Uninspiring in the last third and nervous defense, it was an effect that fits more in their Premier League campaign.
Things were not pink during the first 25 minutes of the second half, but another chaotic ending at Old Trafford ensured that United reached the finals in the style. The four goals of the fast fire had a homemade crowd with enthusiasm – even if the end result was flattered by the hosts – and provided fans with another unforgettable evening in the Europe league.
Amorim, he resisted the temptation to change changes in the interval at halftime after a disappointing performance from his players, but he could no longer wait at the Mark’s hour. Mount, Amad Diallo and Luke Shaw were presented and United’s improvement was immediately.
Mount gave a sublime goal to launch a turnaround and breathe a new life in a team that has not been able to inspire before. The midfielder, which was also targeted by the weekend, continued with the product of another exceptional ending to put the glaze on the cake at the time of stopping.
Amad has also made a huge impact from the bench, and his timely return from the injury will be crucial to United to abolish the Europe League. One of his first actions was to burst outside the athletic defender and in the sentence, raising morality in the field and in the stands quickly. Ivorian aid for Hojlund was a type of service in which the striker was missing this season.
In the end, it was far from the best united view, but they were simply not possible in the final 20 minutes. That shift in the dynamics decreased on the amorim, making the right replacements at the perfect moment.
The Athletic task was almost impossible. They knew they needed to evoke the most prominent European returns to progress, and their unenviable task was even more challenging because of the absence of their three leading forward.
Euro 2024. Star Nico Williams and Brother Inaki Williams lacked both injuries, while midfielder Oihan Svetac was also absent with the foot problem. The trio succeeded in 58 goals and assistants between them in all competitions in this term, while Atletic starters of the Front Four on Old Trafford produced only 22 – of which only four arrived in Europe.
Athletic produced a wonderful attacking account with regard to their key absence list, but he lacked Polish and Tempo in the last third to truly expose United’s nerves. With the Williams brothers and the saints in the initial lineup, things could have been significantly different.
There will be no uncertainty in United when it comes to their opponents in the upcoming finals. Tottenham Hotspur, who triumphed the Bodo/Blimt in the second semifinalsWait for Amorim’s men in a fixture that has already been played three times this season. Unfortunately for red devils, they lost all three.
United’s disappointing record against Spurs extends further. They failed to win any of the last six duels, and Ange Postecoglou remained undefeated against the Red Devils. Even Tottenham’s records of choking on the biggest stage – they are without silver accessories for 17 years – Lilywhites cannot be underestimated.
The All-English finals will be happy to watch for neutral, but United may have preferred the foreign opposition to the biggest match of his season.
