Manchester United is preparing for the second stage of his Europa League semi-final against Bilbao sport, knowing that only a calamity will prevent a probable force test with Tottenham later this month. The men of Ruben Amorim came out of the first stage of northern Spain last week with a foot firmly in the final, also in Bilbao, after an impressive 3-0 victory. It was an extraordinary result in a season of incessant troubles in United and the club returned Sunday, crashed to their 16th loss of the Premier League of a miserable season in Brentford.
United has now undergone its greatest number of championship defeats during a campaign for 35 years.
They are 15th in the Premier League – on the right track for their worst finish since they were relegated in 1974, although this time, they are safe from gout.
Amorim did not hide his priorities for the rest of the season, making eight modifications to his starting team in Brentford, appointing the third part of the history of the Premier League.
“ Most important game ”
“We lose first League matches, we are fighting for the Europa League, so we have to accept this and consider Thursday as the most important match for us,” said the Portuguese boss.
“Thursday is the most important match. The end of this season is very important.”
This season and the next hang on whether United can end the work against Athletic and continue to win the final against Tottenham or the Norwegian champions Bodo / Glimt, with 3-1 Spurs after the first leg in London.
Winning the competition would not compensate for a disastrous first league campaign, but that would bring a place in the 2025/26 Champions League – a potential change of play for financially and their ability to attract the best players.
The former boss of the sportsman of Lisbon Amorim admits that even if the victory of the Europa League is crucial, his team is not ready to balance the requests of the Premier League and the Champions League.
“We know it, but we have to win, and we have to fight to win this competition (Europa League), to give something to our fans and go to the Champions League,” he told Sky Sports.
“Then we will have time to prepare the team to face these two competitions. So, it’s a dilemma, but we want to win, of course.”
AMORIM made a nightmare start for its united reign – only the relegated teams Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton won fewer Premier League matches than the total of six of United since he replaced the Limot Eric Ten Hag in November.
The fact that they are even on the verge of the Europa League final thanks to the inspiring captain Bruno Fernandes, who scored two goals in Bilbao in a match in which United was helped by the first half’s dismissal of the sports defender Dani Vivian.
The 31 goal objectives of International Portugal in 32 appearances at stadium with direct elimination in the Europa League (19 goals, 12 assists), are the largest number of players in the history of competition since its rebamper in 2009.
If Tottenham finishes work in Norway and United Progress, they would participate in the sixth entirely English final of the Champions League or the Europa League.
The Spurs themselves have had a traumatic season in the Premier League – they are a place under United with 19 catchy defeats in 35 games.
But Ange Postcoglou has always had the possibility of making his statement that he still wins a trophy in his second season in a club by collecting the first silverware in Tottenham since 2008.
If one or the other English club won the Europa League, there are six Premier League teams in the Champions League next season.
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