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All eyes will be on Bilbao now as Manchester United and Tottenham switch focus from their disappointing domestic campaigns and try to win the Europa League.
With both sides languishing in the bottom half of the table, securing a European trophy – and a place in next season’s Champions League – would ensure they finish the campaign on a high.
Having lost their penultimate Premier League fixtures on Friday, there was no winning send-off before their meeting
in Spain.
Manchester United suffered an 18th loss of the campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea, while it was 21 for Tottenham after they were beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa.
But with everything now riding on Europa League success, just how are both sides shaping up ahead of the final?
Friday night’s defeats for United and Spurs continued their dismal run domestically.
Tottenham have now lost 25 games in all competitions this season, the most in a single campaign in their history, while 18 League defeats for Manchester United is their most since losing 20 in 1973-74 – the last season in which they were relegated from the top flight.
United have also gone eight league games without a win (D2 L6) for the first time since an 11-game stretch between December 1989 and February 1990.
Spurs, meanwhile, have won just one of their last 11 Premier League games (D2 L8) since beating bottom side Southampton 3-1 in April.
They have also conceded in each of their last 12 League games, their longest run without a clean sheet since 17 between August and December 2010.
Both sides, though, will look to their form in Europe before Wednesday’s showpiece – which has been in contrast to their domestic struggles.
They are unbeaten in their last five Europa League outings, winning four of those fixtures on their way to reaching the final.
