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Parallel goods hit the double, Fat Tiger made a contribution! Manchester United broke the curse of 68 years of unbeatable victory, advanced to the final 4-1 to declare war on Tottenham Hotspur

2:40pm, 12 May 2025【Football】

The Red Devils Manchester United, who hired Amorin to take charge of coach Sein in the middle of the season, can be said to be in a defeat in the domestic arena. The FA Cup and the British League Cup have lost hope of winning the championship early, and the league is also ranked in the middle and lower levels in the standings. If they want to get a UEFA Champions League place next season, their only hope is to win the Europa League. Fortunately, they performed well in the European game, not only entered the semi-finals, but also defeated La Liga powerhouse Athletic Bilbao three goals away in the first leg of the semi-finals, firmly grasping the initiative to advance.

The second leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals kicked off on this match day. Manchester United played against Athletic Bilbao at the Old Trafford Stadium in Dream Theater. Athletic Bilbao, who played away in this game, scored the first goal. After joining Manchester United, he performed poorly. Mount, who was criticized as a parallel player by fans, made a double hit. Casemiro and Hoylen also made contributions respectively, helping Manchester United reverse 4-1 to win!

[Match Highlights]

Manchester United, who was leading by 3 goals in the first leg, can be said to have one foot in the Europa League final, but they cannot be careless. Athletic Bilbao will never give up, and they have always performed well in away games with Manchester United. The last time the Red Devils defeated Athletic Bilbao at home was in 1957. Whether they can defeat their opponents again after 68 years has become the biggest highlight of this battle.

In order to successfully advance at home, Amorin did not slacken in this game and followed the three-back system. Onana started to guard the Long Golf, Yoro, Maguire and Lindelov formed the defense, Dogu, Casemiro, Ugat and Mazravi were in the midfield, and the double midfielders were Bruno Fernandez and Garnacho. Hoylen broke out alone and stood in the front.

[Match Review]

With the referee's whistle, the two teams opened up and attacked at Old Trafford Stadium. In the 9th minute, Manchester United defender made a mistake in clearing. Gomez got the ball in the penalty area and then returned to Berenguel. However, the latter's shot from the far corner was not suppressed, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline. Four minutes later, Athletic Bilbao got a set piece opportunity in the frontcourt. Berenguel sent the ball into the Red Devils' penalty area and was hit by Onana.

After bearing the three tricks at the visiting team, Manchester United made a straight pass in the 16th minute, creating a one-on-one opportunity for Garnacho, but the visiting goalkeeper promptly broke the ball. The Red Devils, who missed the opportunity, suffered a blow in the 31st minute. Maguire made a mistake in passing the ball and was intercepted by Athletic Bilbao in the frontcourt, and formed a counterattack. Gisar made a long shot, helping the team to gain a 1-0 lead. Before the end of the half, Garnacho got a one-on-one opportunity again. This time the shot missed and passed the goal again.

Amorin, who was unwilling to lose at home, swept his hand in a row in the 62nd minute, replaced three players in a row. Lukesha, Mount and Amade jointly appeared to strengthen the team's offense, and this substitution also had an immediate effect. In the 72nd minute, Mount got the ball in the penalty area and turned around and shot in one go. He scored consecutive goals to help Manchester United tie the score to 1.

Manchester United, which started, overtook the score in the 80th minute. After B Fee opened the set ball in the frontcourt, Casemiro scored a header and helped Manchester United change the score to 2-1. After only 5 minutes, Hoylen scored another goal and the score came to 3-1. At the last moment, Mount scored another goal, freezing the score to 4-1, helping Manchester United break the curse of not defeating their opponents at home for 68 years.

After double-winning Athletic Bilbao at home and away, Manchester United advanced to the final of this season's UEFA Cup. The championship battle will face Tottenham Hotspur this season's league difficulties. Which team can win the UEFA Cup and win the UEFA Champions League tickets for next season, let's wait and see.