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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
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🗞️Today's front pages: Season ends in La Liga with new arrivals
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. The sports press highlights Barça's victory over Athletic to close a great season, but there's much more and it's not just about football. End of the 2024-2025 season in the First Division with Barcelona's victory over Athletic or Levante's return to the First Division once again. However, there's also room for a king who has left his mark.📸 ANDER GILLENEA - AFP or licensors
IOL News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Manchester United must 'take risk' and rotate players as they target European glory, says Ruben Amorim
Ruben Amorim wants to take risks Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim reacts during their Europa League semi-final first leg clash against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday evening. Photo: Ander Gillenea/AFP Image: Ander Gillenea/AFP Ruben Amorim said Manchester United must "take a risk" by rotating players as he prioritises Europa League glory over improving their woeful position in the Premier League. United have one foot in the final after an impressive 3-0 win at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, with Tottenham their likely opponents if they reach the showpiece match, also in Bilbao. Winning the Europa League guarantees a place in next season's Champions League, bringing with it a financial windfall and making it easier to attract top players. United are unbeaten in Europe this season but are a lowly 14th in the Premier League with four games to go — heading for their lowest league finish since they were relegated in 1974. Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Next Stay Close ✕ They travel to face mid-table Brentford in London on Sunday. United manager Amorim said it was tough to balance the demands of the Europa League and Premier League but he made it clear that players at risk of getting injured would not play "no matter what". "In this moment it is hard," he said. "It is hard to separate. We know that we have always a responsibility but in this moment we have to take a risk. "There are some positions that we don't have more players," he added. "For example, (defender) Noussair Mazraoui (who featured against Athletic) cannot play (on Sunday). He is in the limit to get an injury." Amorim acknowledged that the club must be competitive in every game, regardless of their league position. "We have to be careful because we are Manchester United and we cannot go to a game without thinking we can win this game," he said. "So the process is going to be like that, it is going to be tough. But we passed so many things this year, this one more." Amorim was able to bring Amad Diallo off the substitutes' bench in Spain for his first appearance since he suffered an ankle injury in February, admitting that the return of the forward was "massive". AFP Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel.
IOL News
02-05-2025
- Sport
- IOL News
Man Utd seize control of Europa League semi against 10-man Athletic Bilbao
SUCCESS Manchester United's midfielder Bruno Fernandes celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the UEFA Europa League semi final first leg football match against Athletic Club Bilbao at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao, on May 1, 2025. Picture: Ander Gillenea/AFP Image: Ander Gillenea/AFP Bruno Fernandes struck twice as Manchester United put one foot in the Europa League final with a clinical away performance to beat 10-man Athletic Bilbao 3-0 on Thursday. The fervent home fans were enraged when Athletic defender Daniel Vivian was sent off for pulling back Rasmus Hojlund and Fernandes slotted home the resulting penalty, after Casemiro had opened the scoring against the run of play in the semi-final first leg. Fernandes rolled in a third before half-time as Ruben Amorim's side moved a step closer to the final, to be held at Athletic's San Mames stadium. The hosts have been dreaming of winning a first European trophy on their own soil but their hopes were demolished by United's professional display in the north of Spain -- and Athletic's supporters argued, the refereeing. Thrilling Europa League Victory Keeps United's Champions League Hopes Alive "I think it's the best result (of my tenure) because nobody expected this result -- but you saw two games today," Amorim told reporters. "The first 25 mins, then (another one) after the goal and the sending-off." Languishing in 14th in the Premier League, Champions League qualification for United is only possible with a Europa League triumph, as is access to the £100 million ($133 million) honeypot it entails. Despite regularly crumbling under pressure this season, the Red Devils -- who produced a stunning comeback against Lyon in the quarter-finals -- first survived and then thrived in a hostile environment. "We looked a little bit nervous at times in the first 20 minutes... we weathered the storm and we knew we'd get our chance," Man United's Harry Maguire told TNT Sports. "It was a clinical first half, professional second half... It's a great victory in the end but there's another big game next week." With May 1 a bank holiday in Spain the streets of Bilbao were filled with red-and-white striped shirts from the morning onwards, in party mode. The San Mames was rocking as fans greeted their heroes, all of them born or raised in the Basque country, as per the club's century-long policy. Beyond an Alejandro Garnacho goal ruled out for offside, the early stages for United were about gritting their teeth and holding off the hosts. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕
