Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will go head-to-head within the Europa League closing later this month with extra than simply the celebrated trophy on the road.
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs beat Bodo-Glimt 5-1 on combination whereas Ruben Amorim’s United eased previous Athletic Membership with a 7-1 victory throughout the 2 legs.
That has teed up a gathering between the 2 Premier League golf equipment, with the winners not simply attending to have a good time with the cup, however incomes themselves a Champions League place for subsequent season to take England’s complement of golf equipment to 6.
When is the Europa League closing?
The Europa League closing is ready to be held on Wednesday, Could 21 in a 8pm BST kick-off (9pm CEST).
The sport due to this fact falls in between the final two video games of the Premier League season for either side.
Manchester United have been already set to go to Chelsea the Friday earlier than the sport, prompting Tottenham to ask for his or her journey to Aston Villa to be moved to match – a request the Premier League granted.
Spurs will then host Brighton on the ultimate day – the Sunday after the ultimate – whereas Man United are at house to Villa.
The place is the Europa League closing?
Bilbao’s San Mames – house to Athletic Membership – will host the ultimate.
The much-admired stadium within the Basque Nation was awarded the ultimate in fascinating circumstances: it was initially slated as one of many grounds for use at Euro 2020, solely to get replaced by Seville’s Estadio de La Cartuja for covid-related causes.
As a comfort, it was introduced that San Mames would host each the 2024 Ladies’s Champions League closing and this yr’s Europa League closing.
Why cannot the Europa League closing simply be moved to England?
The host stadium for every of UEFA’s competitions is set years upfront following a year-long bidding course of and doesn’t change bar some unexpected disaster – regardless which sides make it to the ultimate.
On this occasion, Bilbao was awarded the ultimate in 2021 after the Euro 2020 withdrawal.
It was introduced in 2024 that subsequent yr’s Europa League closing might be held at Besiktas Stadium in Istanbul and the 2027 Europa League closing might be hosted by Frankfurt’s Waldstadion.
