Tottenham’s Brennan Johnson, centre, celebrates after scoring his facet’s opening aim in the course of the Europa League last match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United on the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, on Could 21, 2025.
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Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League last and raise its first European trophy in additional than 4 many years on Wednesday (Could 21, 2025).
It’s the first main title for Tottenham because it gained the English League Cup in 2008, and first European triumph because it gained its second UEFA Cup — the equal of the Europa League now — in 1984.
Brennan Johnson squeezed within the winner on the finish of the primary half to assist Spurs salvage a dismal season wherein it can end close to the underside of the Premier League standings.
The title ensures Spurs a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League, and brings some much-needed reduction for coach Ange Postecoglou after he struggled to maintain his group on observe all 12 months.
The victory comes six years after Tottenham fell brief towards Liverpool within the Champions League last.
The defeat provides stress on United coach Ruben Amorim, whose group sits in sixteenth place — simply forward of Tottenham — within the Premier League. The membership gained’t play in any European competitors subsequent season.
Printed – Could 22, 2025 03:00 am IST