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We are now just a day away from the Europa League Final Game between Manchester United and Tottenham, with the game taking place at a neutral venue in Bilbao.
United will enjoy taking a trip back to that stadium after getting a food result there versus Athletic Club in the semifinal.
Both teams are having something of a nightmare season in the English Premier League, but a win here could make the season a lot better, especially since the prize is a spot in the Champions League next season, which would mean tens of millions of dollars in the pocket of the winning team.
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Before you bet on the Europa League Final, let’s take a look at how both teams got there.
Manchester United Road to the Europa League Final
Spread: -0.5 +136
Moneyline: +142 – Draw +222
Total: O 2.5 -110
United took a minute to get going in this tournament, but they quickly found their form, making it through the group stage without losing a game.
They went 5-3-0 in the 8-game league, scoring 16 goals and surrendering 9 along the way. That was enough to give United the 3rd place spot in the table and an automatic spot in the Eound of 16. In the first stage of the knockouts, United faced Real Sociedad, winning 5-2 over the 2 legs, but the real drama came in the quarterfinals.
After drawing 2-2 in Leg 1in Lyon, United went 2-0 up at home and looked to be cruising before going down 4-2, which included giving up a pair of goals in extra time. United found a way back, though, scoring 3 times in a 7-minute stretch to nab the win.
They then faced Bilbao in the semifinal and made it look easy with a 7-1 win in aggregate. While United has struggled to score in the EPL, they have been offensively solid in this tournament, making them a very good Europa League bet.
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Tottenham Road to the Europa League Final
Spread: +0.5 -183
Moneyline: +189 – Draw +222
Total: U 2.5 -120
If you look at the path to the Europa Leage Final for Tottenham, you see a very similar road to the one that United followed. Spurs finished the league stage 1with 17 points, which was good enough for 4th and an automatic spot in the Round of 16.
They went 5-2-1 over the 8 league games, scoring 17 and surrendering 9. In the Round of 16, they went down 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar in Leg 1, before winning 3-1 in the home leg to move on. It was similarly tight in the quarterfinal, with Spurs winning 2-1 over the 2 legs.
It was a much easier time of things for them in the semifinal, though, where they faced Bodo Glimt, who was very much a surprise team in this tournament.
Tottenham won 5-1 over the 2 games to book their passage into the final. They have also struggled in the EPL this season and need this game to rescue something from what has been a nightmare season.
^Prediction for the Europa League Final Game
In head-to-head meetings, Tottenham are unbeaten in the last 6, which includes a pair of wins over United this season.
Both teams are coming in on the heels of back-to-back losses where they failed to score, but both were also resting players ahead of this game, so take that with a pinch of salt.
United remain unbeaten in this tournament, and I think they keep that streak alive in a close one.
Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham
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Europa League Semi-Finals 2025
The UEFA Europa League semifinals are down to the second leg on Thursday. Bayer Leverkusen hosts AS Roma in one of the semifinals, looking for revenge from a eyar ago, when they lost to the same team in the same round. Roma had sent Leverkusen out after a scoreless draw in the second leg, falling 1-0 on aggregate.
Leverkusen has turned things around in historic fashion, shedding their “Neverkusen” moniker for good.
They currently have a 48-match unbeaten streak and took the Bundesliga title, ending the 11-year run that Bayern Munich had posted.
They could complete a treble as they are also in the German Cup final, set to face Kaiserslautern. In the other Europa League semifinal, Atalanta is vying for its first European final, but Marseille will provide a stiff test.
The teams drew in France, and Atalanta snagged a key away goal that would help them advance even in the case of a scoreless draw in their own stadium. Let’s look at the Europa League betting odds and predictions for each match.
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Bayer Leverkusen Odds +105 vs AS Roma Odds +230
Leverkusen leads aggregate, 2-0
When: May 9, 3:00 pm ET
Europa League Lines: Draw +240, O/U 2.5
They took a huge 2-0 win at Stadio Olimpico in the first leg, although Roma could easily have scored first as Romelu Lukaku pounded a ball off the crossbar in the early minutes.
However, Leverkusen righted the ship and generated multiple chances before Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored. Leverkusen has nine wins in 11 Europa League fixtures in this campaign.
In their last action, they routed Eintracht Frankfurt, 5-1, on Sunday. Roma would make it three straight Europa League finals with a win.
They won the title in 2022 and fell to Sevilla in the championship a year ago. Daniele De Rossi took the helm from Jose Mourinho in the middle of the season; since he took over, Roma has lost just four times in 22 matches.
They got off to a quick start under De Rossi, but they now have scored just 11 goals in their last 11 matches and have fallen to sixth place in Serie A. Can they get what would be a major upset on Thursday?
UEFA Europa League Pick: Leverkusen to win
Atalanta Odds -138 vs Marseille Odds +350
Aggregate tied, 1-1
When: May 9, 3:00 pm ET
Europa League Lines: Draw +275, O/U 2.5
Atalanta now has an 11-match unbeaten streak away from home, including a 3-0 result at Anfield. At home, Atalanta has won 11 of 14. In Europa League play (as well as its predecessor, the UEFA Cup), Atalanta has only lost twice in 17 home matches with 10 victories and eight clean sheets.
They are also set to meet Juventus in the Coppa Italia final and are likely to advance to the Champions League next year thanks to their performance in Serie A.
They are fifth in the table with four matches left, and the top five in Serie A will go to the Champions League. Marseille has a much more robust tradition in continental tournaments.
They won the European championship in 1993 and also advanced to the UEFA Cup / Europa League final in 1999, 2004 and 2018. They have won three straight semi-final ties in Europa League play. However, they have only won once in six tries in away games in the Europa League. In Ligue 1 play, they have only picked up 11 points away from home.
That’s tied for the worst point total in away matches in Ligue 1, although they are just five points back of Lens for sixth place. Marseille has its third manager of the season in Jean-Louis Gassett, and his shot at removing the “itnerim” label from his title would improve with a win here.
