PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Manchester United - team news, lineups, predictions

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·19 Mei 2025

PREVIEW | Tottenham vs Manchester United - team news, lineups, predictions

With both sides hoping to rescue something from seasons that haven’t quite gone to plan, Tottenham and Manchester United head to Bilbao for Wednesday’s Europa League final.

For both clubs, winning in Spain isn’t just about silverware; it’s also the only way to secure European football next season.

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Despite how poor things have been in the Premier League, Spurs still have a shot at ending the 2024–25 campaign with a big trophy – something they’ve been chasing for 17 years now.

They’ve won this competition twice back when it was still the UEFA Cup (1972 and 1984), so lifting the trophy again would see them become just the second English club, after Liverpool, to win it three times.

While Spurs are hoping to end a decades-long wait for European silverware, United are looking to recreate their 2017 success, when they beat Ajax in the final.

They also made it to another European final in 2021 but ended up losing to Villarreal on penalties.

The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports 1.

Predicted lineups

Tottenham: Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristián Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke, Son Heung-min

Manchester United: André Onana, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Noussair Mazraoui, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Højlund, Alejandro Garnacho

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Manchester United

Lisandro Martínez - Cruciate Ligament Injury
Matthijs de Ligt - Knee Injury

Last starting XIs

Tottenham ( vs Aston Villa 2025-05-16): Antonín Kinsky, Djed Spence, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Sergio Reguilón, Archie Gray, Pape Sarr, Mikey Moore, Wilson Odobert, Son Heung-min, Mathys Tel

Manchester United ( vs Chelsea 2025-05-16): André Onana, Noussair Mazraoui, Victor Lindelöf, Harry Maguire, Patrick Dorgu, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo, Rasmus Højlund

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FUN FACTS

Spurs have played nine matches against English teams in European competitions, with an evenly balanced record: four wins, one draw, and four losses.
Tottenham are playing a European final against an English team for the third time: in 1972, they won the UEFA Cup against Wolverhampton, and in 2019 they lost the Champions League final to Liverpool.
United have played 11 games against English sides in Europe - theyve done alright: six wins, three draws, two defeats.
United have faced an English team in a final before - in 2008, they beat Chelsea on pens to win the Champions League.
This is the seventh all-English final in Europe, and the third in the Europa League.
The last all-English Europa League final was in 2019, with Chelsea smashing Arsenal 4-1.

MANCHESTER UNITED

Theyre on a three-game winning streak in the Europa League. They havent lost in this seasons Europa League - 14 games, nine wins, five draws. But theyve lost their last two matches overall.
United are in the Europa League final - theyve won it once (2017) and lost once (2021).

TOTTENHAM

In the Europa League though, theyve won their last three games. Like United, theyve also lost their last two Premier League matches.
Their last trophy win in a final was back in 2008, beating Chelsea 2-1 in the League Cup. They´ve lost their last four finals.
Spurs are in the Europa League final for the fourth time - they´ve won it twice (1972 and 1984) and lost once (1974).