The usual rojiblanco of San Mamés was dyed this time more white, with certain blue nuances, than red. Tottenham was enough and left over with a goal to get rid of United in the Europa League final. Any resemblance to the Manchester team with which he thrashed Athletic weeks ago in this same stage was mere coincidence.
The two English teams knew each other perfectly. Fitting the first was practically equivalent to running out of title and without Champions. And so it was. The Spurs, who had less occasions, took advantage of one of rebound to make a difference.
The Amorim was not the same solid and consistent block that walked through the Botxo. Behind he maintained the guy with his defense of three plants, but halfway up, very little or nothing. Only the awake touched the tie.
Sportsness, in a shock in the purest British style, reigned before, during and at the end of the encounter. The champion's hall to the runner -up made it clear. Fair play above all.
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The old English school
Party in the purest English style, of those who like in San Mamés with certain nuances. Two teams with an idea above all: maintain its own to zero and take advantage of the minimum possible to put ahead on the scoreboard. Easy to say, very complicated to run out of grass with 22 soccer players determined to make the muscle over the technique.
The statistics of this season favored the Spurs. Victoria in Old Trafford by 0-3 and in his own field 1-0 in the Premier and 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the English Cup. United was not seen yesterday as loose as he three weeks ago in this same stage against Athletic. And that Amorim only presented three variations with respect to that sad night in Bilbao code: Shaw for Lindelof, Mount by Garnacho and diallo for Ugarte.
Bruno Fernandes, the captain of the Manchester team, played a few meters more delayed and lost between I want and I can't and his continuous protests to the referee. Euskera already made clear a day before in the press room that he did not speak, German still. Too many complaints and protests for a juggon such as Portuguese.
The Tottenham, who also pressed the referee through the Cuti Romero and Bisoum, did not get out of his script at any time. Fruit of this solidity and this constancy came its first goal to the edge of the break. Johnson, with the help of an opponent, culminated a closed center of Saar before the inoperance of the command command by Maguire.
White, halfway this time at the Athletic rojiblanco stadium, began to prevail over red inside and off the field. The United started the second half with the clear purpose of leveling the contest. The Spurs intensified their withdrawal, tightened their teeth behind and based all their fate offensive to surprise the rival to the counterattack. Vicar and his defense came out with his despite harassment without demolition of the reds and the best to make a Bruno Fernandes who, then, played more than protested. The Europa League 2025 of San Mamés, which for many months dreamed Athletic, flew to London.
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Arrested
Normality prevailed in San Mamés. Before, however, Ertzaintza stopped three English fans in Bilbao: two for a fight and the third for causing damage to a place. After the final will be another story
