Athletic Club vs Manchester United FC, Europe 2024-25 SEMI FINALS
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Overview
Match Preview
Athletic Club vs Manchester United FC — Europe at San Mames.
- Athletic Club 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Espen Eskas (Norway)
10 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 May Manchester United FC H 0–3 L 23 Apr UD Las Palmas H 1–0 W 20 Apr Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L 17 Apr Rangers FC H 2–0 W 13 Apr Rayo Vallecano de Madrid H 3–1 W 10 Apr Rangers FC A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 May Athletic Club A 3–0 W 27 Apr AFC Bournemouth A 1–1 D 20 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L 17 Apr Olympique Lyonnais H 5–4 W 13 Apr Newcastle United FC A 1–4 L 10 Apr Olympique Lyonnais A 2–2 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Athletic Club to score. At the same time, Manchester United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ruiz de Galarreta suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 396 games and scored 601 goals.
- 30' Manchester United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Casemiro on 30.
- 35' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Vivian.
- 36' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Yuri Berchiche gets a card.
- 37' Goal! Bruno Fernandes scores his 123 goal in 120 matches.
- 42' It is a substitution in Athletic Club team. De Marcos is replaced by Andoni Gorosabel on 42 minute.
- 45' Bruno Fernandes with the second goal in the match!
- 46' Benat Prados has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ruiz de Galarreta on 46 minute.
- 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 56' Alejandro Garnacho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 35 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 58' The referee calls foul for Unai Simon. He receives a card.
- 60' It’s a booking for Athletic Club player. Yeray Alvarez gets a card.
- 65' The whistle greets Harry Maguire as he departs to be replaced by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Leny Yoro made 455 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 74' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Luke Shaw on 74 minute.
- 77' Bruno Fernandes was booked on 77.
- 79' Athletic Club manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Unai Gomez is hanging Nico Williams on the field on 79 minute.
- 84' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 84 minute. Alejandro Garnacho leaves to be changed by Amad Diallo.
- 87' The Athletic Club manager makes a substitution. Inaki Williams departs to be replaced by Alvaro Djalo.
- 90' Manchester United FC player sees a card in front of him.
- The final score is 0-3.
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Lineups
Athletic Club Lineups
Starting XI
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De Marcos ↓ Andoni Gorosabel 42'
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Inaki Williams ↓ Alvaro Djalo 87'
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Nico Williams ↓ Unai Gomez 79'
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Bench
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Andoni Gorosabel ↑ 42'
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Alvaro Djalo ↑ 87'
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Unai Gomez ↑ 79'
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Benat Prados ↑ 46'
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Coach Ernesto ValverdeManchester United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Luke Shaw 74'
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Manuel Ugarte ↓ Mason Mount 65'
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Patrick Dorgu ↓ Kobbie Mainoo 84'
Bench
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Luke Shaw ↑ 74'
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Mason Mount ↑ 65'
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Matthijs de Ligt ↑ 65'
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Amad Diallo ↑ 84'
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Kobbie Mainoo ↑ 84'
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Coach Ruben Amorim -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Casemiro 2 Bruno Fernandes 2 Mason Mount 2 Rasmus Hojlund 1 Mikel Jauregizar 1 Head to Head
Athletic Club Form
Manchester United FC Form
2025-05-01 Athletic Club 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2025-04-27 AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-04-20 Manchester United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-04-17 Manchester United FC 5–4 Olympique Lyonnais W 2025-04-13 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Manchester United FC L 2025-04-10 Olympique Lyonnais 2–2 Manchester United FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.07 Athletic Club xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.61 Manchester United FC xGI would bet for: Manchester United FC or Draw 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.68Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Athletic Club or Draw 56%Draw or Manchester United FC 72%Athletic Club or Manchester United FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.7%0 – 1 10.1%1 – 2 9.2%0 – 0 8.8%0 – 2 8.7%1 – 0 6.3%2 – 1 6.1%1 – 3 4.9%2 – 2 4.9%0 – 3 Actual2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Athletic Club
Handicap Athletic Club covers Push Manchester United FC covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 15% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 23% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 15% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Athletic Club keeps clean sheet 21% ✓Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.