UEFA Europa League
Manchester United booked their berth in the Europa League final after a 4-1 semi-final thrashing of Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, with Mason Mount scoring twice to give the hosts a 7-1 aggregate win and a chance for the beleaguered team to hoist some silverware this season.
United, who are languishing in 15th place in the Premier League, are now one win away from their first Europa League trophy since 2017 and a place in the Champions League next season.
They will face similarly struggling side Tottenham Hotspur in the all-Premier League final on May 21 at Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur avoided any mishaps in the Arctic Circle by easing into the Europa League final with a composed 2-0 win at Norway’s Bodo/Glimt for a 5-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side never looked like relinquishing the lead they established last week in north London and goals by Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro midway through the second half snuffed out any hope of a famous Bodo/Glimt comeback.
UEFA Conference League
Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini celebrated reaching the Conference League final on Thursday, but stressed that securing a Champions League spot in LaLiga remains his top priority.
A decisive extra-time goal from Abde Ezzalzouli secured Betis a 4-3 aggregate win at Fiorentina in the Conference League second semi-final leg, sending the Seville club to its first-ever European final.
Favourites Chelsea, fielding a second-string team, cantered into the Europa Conference League final with a regulation 1-0 second-leg win over Swedish side Djurgarden on Thursday for a 5-1 aggregate victory.
Their 38th-minute goal came from one of the more senior players on the pitch, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 26, who received a neat pass from Tyrique George, rounded two defenders and fired home a left-foot shot.
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