When I watched how they won last night, I thought MU should have stepped into the final. They get big wins away, now they only need a draw, or under 2-goal loss to step it. I thought it was not hard when playing it on Old Trafford, because they have benefited from the Fans. Amorim's ambition to step into Champions League qualification next session almost became a happen. And maybe the All England final could happen at Stadion San Mamés Bilbao, only if MU and Tottenham did not make a mistake or blunder, both just need the "parking bus" strategy to make it happen.
It is a shocked defeat for Athletic Bilbao and it is more shocked because it happened at their home stadium. Manchester United did had an amazing match and this big win in Spain nearly gives them a ticket to the final match. Their task in a second match in Old Trafford stadium is very easy, nail it with a draw and go to the final match.
Athletic Bilbao had an unbelievable bad match and it is completely different than their general performances in UEFA Europa League this season, it's their terrible day but its effects are big and truly harm their chances to beat Manchester United in an aggregated result. Manchester United performed bad in this season and they can lose big but in a very important match next week, with this great advantage, I don't believe Manchester United players will fail to secure it and win eventually.
As expected and I have said before, Manchester United will definitely win and will continue to play as well as possible in this important match because the Europa League is the only option and hope for Manchester United to get a ticket to the Champions League and prove that they can still be relied on.
They did great job today and almost got a slot in the final match but let's wait for their opponent in that final match and no guarantee that they can win it and take the UEFA Europa League trophy. Anyway Amorim and his players actually lit up a lot of hope for Manchester United fans after this big win in Spain. One more semi final match, then one final match, and they can go to Champions League next season, their hope is rising a lot after today.