The 2025 Europa League final may not sound particularly exciting on the surface, but the drastic difference between success and failure on Wednesday night renders the all-English duel unmissable.
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United meet in Bilbao aiming to mask horrific domestic campaigns. While we’ve seen mid-table sides prevail in this competition as of late, such as Eintracht Frankfurt (11th in the Bundesliga) in 2021–22 and Sevilla (12th in La Liga) in 2022–23, the upcoming final will either serve as salvation or one last humiliation for the participants.
These are the Premier League’s two worst-performing non-relegated teams. The scale of their underperformance has made history, and the extent of their domestic misery will be brought to light should they succumb in Bilbao. In the aftermath: a summer of deep introspection and potentially futile reconciliation.
It’s a reality neither fanbase wants to endure, but it beckons for one group. On the contrary, Wednesday’s winners, in the short-term at least, will relish the masking of chasms 2024-25 has explicitly manifested.
It’s all-or-nothing for the Premier League rivals, and here’s how you can tune into the high-stakes affair no matter where you are in the world.
