Tottenham Hotspur will play within the Champions League subsequent season after profitable the Europa League for the third time of their historical past due to a over Manchester United.
Who let Ruben Amorim’s facet down and who have been Spurs’ lions of Bilbao?
Tottenham HotspurGuglielmo Vicario
The Tottenham goalkeeper seemed nervous at instances. By no means extra so within the second half when he virtually handed United an equaliser with a desperately dangerous punch. Within the first half, he needlessly patted the ball out for a nook. However he did save from Garnacho and made a vital last-gasp cease. 6
Pedro Porro
It was Porro’s early cross that had Onana in hassle and virtually discovered Richarlison. The correct-back took a lot of the set-pieces and was Tottenham’s most inventive participant within the absence of James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski within the first half. He was much less of a risk when Spurs retreated, however defended effectively. 7
Cristian Romero
A serial winner along with his nation Argentina, Romero was one of many few Tottenham gamers with some actual trophy pedigree on his facet. He needed to lower out a harmful Dorgu cross and, beginning as captain for the evening, was first to argue the case of his team-mates with the referee and the opposition. 8
Micky van de Ven
Received Vicario off the hook with an unimaginable acrobatic clearance to cease Hojlund’s header crossing the road. The Dutchman had been wrapped in cotton wool because the semi-final victory over Bodo/Glimt, with Ange Postecoglou preserving him match for the ultimate. That transfer was justified, as nothing and no person might get previous Van de Ven. 9
Future Udogie
Maybe the toughest job of the Tottenham gamers by making an attempt to maintain Diallo quiet. The Manchester United winger danced his approach round Udogie on multiple event within the first half, however Tottenham’s left-back broke up the pitch successfully when he had the possibility. 6
Yves Bissouma
The midfielder stayed down after being fouled by Mazraoui. No free-kick was given and he didn’t want remedy. That summed up an all-action show from Bissouma, who, together with Bentancur, did his finest to maintain Fernandes quiet. 7
Rodrigo Bentancur
This has been a wierd season for the Uruguayan following a prolonged suspension and accidents. However he has been an necessary presence within the latter phases of the Europa League. In Bilbao he battled laborious for each ball and tried to interrupt up United’s assaults. 7
Rodrigo Bentancur helped to maintain Mason Mount quiet with a tigerish show in midfield – Reuters/Juan Medina
Pape Sarr
With Maddison and Kulusevski each out injured, Sarr was given the position as Tottenham’s superior midfielder. Postecoglou’s crew lacked some craft with out their most inventive gamers, however Sarr made an important contribution with the cross from which Spurs opened the scoring. 7
Brennan Johnson
It’s usually Johnson on the again stick for Tottenham, however this time the ahead made his presence felt on the entrance put up. He was adjudged to have gotten the slightest of touches to assist the ball over the road after Sarr’s cross had hit Shaw. Johnson will go down within the historical past books as Tottenham’s first goalscorer in a last since Jonathan Woodgate in 2008. 8
Richarlison
This was Potescoglou’s large determination. Tottenham have been statistically higher with Richarlison within the crew this season, nevertheless it was nonetheless a shock that he went with the Brazilian over membership captain Son Heung-min. The Brazilian was a bodily presence for Postecoglou’s crew and turned his approach into house a few instances. 6
Dominic Solanke
Held the ball up effectively as Tottenham maintained their Europa League tactic of going lengthy once they wanted to. The striker handed up a terrific probability when he failed to regulate a go from Bissouma that will have put him via on purpose. 6
Substitutes
Son Heung-min (for Richarlison 67)Kevin Danso (Johnson 78)Archie Grey (Sarr 89) Djed Spence (Udogie 89)Subs not used Austin (g), Whiteman (g), Grey, Davies, Scarlett, Tel, Moore, Odobert, Ajayi
Manchester UnitedAndré Onana
The United goalkeeper has had some troublesome moments within the competitors this season, notably towards Viktoria Plzen and Lyon, and also you needed to marvel if he had not been so flat-footed whether or not he would have stored out Johnson’s purpose. 5
Leny Yoro
The Frenchman has been certainly one of United’s few shiny spots in a season to overlook and he outfitted himself effectively once more right here on his return from two weeks out with harm. A troublesome end result for a teen with a shiny future. 7
Harry Maguire
The England defender had joked earlier than the sport that he hoped to be defending a lead, not chasing one, however as soon as once more United fell behind. Maguire has been certainly one of United’s few acceptable performers in a dreadful marketing campaign. 6
Luke Shaw
Till 3½ weeks in the past the England defender had not began a recreation for United for greater than 14 months and, at instances, it confirmed. Nearly claimed a dramatic 96th-minute equaliser with a header, however he is not going to need to see the purpose again in a rush, even when he was completed few favours by Dorgu. 5
Noussair Mazraoui
This was the 56th recreation of a marathon season for the Moroccan, though he has most likely seemed higher on the proper of the again three than at proper wing-back, the place he struggles to present United the offensive outlet they want. 5
Noussair Mazraoui had the higher hand on Richarlison in the course of the first half – AFP/Josep Lago
Bruno Fernandes
The United captain gave the ball away within the lead-up to Johnson’s purpose and, regardless of his efforts, struggled to place his stamp on the sport. It didn’t assist that there was no tempo or tempo to United’s assaults and little motion among the many entrance gamers. 5
Casemiro
A five-time Champions League winner, the shortage of high quality within the recreation was a far cry from what he was accustomed to throughout his trophy-laden days with Actual Madrid. Like Fernandes, he struggled to make an actual mark on the sport. 6
Patrick Dorgu
The Denmark defender – signed from Lecce for £29 million in January – was sluggish to react to Johnson, failing to trace his run for the purpose, and that lapse of focus proved pricey. He did rise up and down the pitch however his supply let him down at instances. 5
Amad Diallo
United’s most inventive outlet in a primary half when it felt like he was the one one in a crimson shirt who seemed like he was going to harm Spurs, however there was so little life to United’s assault that he too struggled after the interval. 6
Amad Diallo was United’s most inventive outlet within the first half however pale after the break – Getty Pictures/James Gill
Mason Mount
Ruben Amorim has made no secret of how extremely he charges the England midfielder, nevertheless it was nonetheless a shock to see him beginning over Garnacho, given how little soccer he has performed this yr and he was largely nameless earlier than being changed. 4
Rasmus Hojlund
He should have thought he had equalised earlier than Van de Ven cleared his header spectacularly off the road. There isn’t any larger precedence for United this summer season than signing a centre-forward who can lead the road and rating objectives. He’s not on the degree United want. 4
Substitutes
Joshua Zirkzee (for Hojlund 71)Alejandro Garnacho (Mount 71)Kobee Mainoo (Dorgu 90)Subs not used Bayındır (g), Lindelöf, Dalot, Ugarte, Heaven, Evans, Amass, Collyer
