Manchester United barely beat Lyon in 120 minutes and were matched with Atletico Bilbao in the semi-finals. Atletico Bilbao is a team that comes after Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the league and is a very difficult team compared to Manchester United. United, who are in 14th place in the Premier League, are experiencing inconsistency in their home performances. Considering their inability to maintain their 2-0 lead in the Lyon match and their weaknesses in defense, it is very difficult for them to get past Atletico Bilbao. Athletic, who are already in the Champions League pot in La Liga, will be comfortable here and will rest their good players and come out on the field fresh.
Atletico Bilbao are having a better season in theory domestic league than Manchester United but this doesn't disrupt the fact that Manchester United can be a better team than them except their usual inconsistency kick in.Let's see how their games will go, I won't judge Manchester United because of their position in the EPL because that is also from the poor management and his choice of players. Ruben Amorim has done well to brought them to this point Erik Ten Hag didn't do well in European competitions all his spares at United.
Is it true that Manchester United sacrificed its position in the EPL, in order to perform optimally in the UEL, or is the Premier League better than other leagues, so that clubs that were almost relegated in the domestic league, namely Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, were actually able to go further in other competitions and even reach the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League.
The first match will take place at the San Mames stadium, the stadium that is the home of the Athletic Bilbao club, we'll see whether in that match Athletic Bilbao will burn Manchester United or the hosts will be embarrassed by the Red Devils. Interestingly enough, in an official competition, this is the first time they have met again, because the last time they met was in the 1956/1957 Champions League competition. It's been a long time since they met except in friendly matches in the last few seasons. This will be quite an interesting match to watch.
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