I believe Manchester United will bottle the only opportunity they have to qualify for the champions league next season even as they seem to be more interested in the Europa league. It was a narrow escape against Lyon and I believe Manchester United will always be the same when they play Bilbao because they might not have same luck as they had with Lyon.
Yes, with the level of inconsistency Manchester United is displaying this season, I don’t also think they can confidently win the Europa League despite the fact that it is their easiest route to the Champions League because they don’t have any hope in the Premier League as they are below the top tenth position in the Premier League due to their inconsistent performance in the Premier League.
Manchester United can still win the Europa League if they can defeat Atletico Bilbao in the semifinal, because they can defeat Tottenham in the final even though they are of the same level of performance this season.
The most anticipated Europa League semifinal match is Bilbao vs Manchester United. The reason is, this match can be said to be a balanced match because both teams have almost the same quality. Manchester United in the domestic league is very bad, even in the previous match they only got a draw against Bournemouth, unlike Bilboa who managed to beat La Pasmas in the domestic league. This will be a good capital to face Manchester United, especially since the first leg will be played at home, of course they will take advantage of this home game well.
However, what makes this match even more interesting and still difficult to predict is because Manchester United's performance in the European league is very epic, they have never lost so far. Manchester United's performance this season is very strange, bad in the domestic league but very convincing when playing in the European league. So I said in this match each team has the same 50:50 chance to qualify and enter the final.