Tottenham and Man Utd to face off in historic Europa League final this month

Tottenham Hotspur will face Manchester United in the Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21 after the pair came through their semi-final ties.

Both sides protected their advantages from the first legs, with Spurs running out 2-0 winners over Bodo/Glimt in Norway thanks to second half strikes from Dominic Solanke and Pedro Porro, securing a 5-1 aggregate success.

United were less impressive for much of Thursday night, but after beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg in the Basque Country they completed the job at Old Trafford as 's brace and Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund's strikes secured a 4-1 win on the night as they won 7-1 on aggregate.

The final will be just the sixth time a major European final has been contested by two English teams, with Spurs taking their place in an all-English final for the third time in their history and United the second.

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beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 on aggregate in the 1972 UEFA Cup final in the only all-English European final of the 20th century, with United beating on penalties in the 2008 final to win their third European Cup.

This month's meeting in Bilbao will then be the fourth all-English European final since 2019, when Chelsea beat in Baku to win the and beat Tottenham in Madrid to secure Champions League glory. Chelsea then beat in the 2021 Champions League final in Porto.

Both sides have earned their place in the Europa League final despite dire Premier League form. The pair have lost 35 league matches between them this season, with United down in 15th place in the table and Spurs in 16th.

They have met three times this season, with Spurs winning on each occasion. Ange Postecoglou's side ran out 3-0 winners over United at Old Trafford shortly before the sacking of Erik ten Hag, while they also beat them 1-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to a goal.

Shortly before Spurs beat United 4-3 in an entertaining Carabao Cup tie.

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