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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🔥 Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao in La Liga finale, see the final table
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here. There was not much pressure, with Barcelona already champion of La Liga, and Athletic Bilbao, with qualification secured for the Champions League – after 10 years. But it's a game, right? So, Barça went up, even away from home, and beat the Basques 3-0, with two goals from Lewandowski, and one from Dani Olmo, on a penalty, already in the end of the second duel in the Basque Country marked the end of La Liga 2024/25, without changes, since Bilbao did not surpass Villarreal in the table, and closed the season in 5th place. In this way, the representatives of Spain in the Champions League 2025/26 will be: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao. Check out how the final La Liga table ended up. Source: OneFootball 📸 ANDER GILLENEA - AFP or licensors
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Robert Lewandowski hits historic Barcelona goalscoring milestone vs Athletic Club
Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has on Sunday evening secured for himself another piece of impressive goalscoring history. This comes owing to the Pole's exploits in Barcelona's final outing of the campaign. Hansi Flick's troops are currently locked in action in the Basque Country, in a La Liga meeting with Ernesto Valverde's Athletic Club. The Blaugrana headed into the matchup with little to play for, having long sewn up the Spanish top-flight title, to make it a domestic treble for the season. This didn't stop Flick's men from emerging out of the blocks in explosive fashion, though. Inside the opening 20 minutes at San Mamés, Barca had raced out into a two-goal advantage. And it was the aforementioned Lewandowski who was responsible for both strikes. In the process, the veteran striker took his tally for the campaign to a hugely impressive 42 goals. Not only that, but Lewandowski has now broken the 100-goal mark in the colours of Barcelona, in just his third season in Catalunya's capital. 100 gols amb el Barça de Robert Lewandowski 🤜🤛 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) May 25, 2025 Conor Laird – GSFN
The Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
‘What did he expect?' – Sir Alex Ferguson looks ‘absolutely disgusted' in new footage from Man Utd Europa League loss
SIR ALEX FERGUSON's face was quite the picture during the Europa League final. The Scot was in attendance at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao on Wednesday to see Manchester United take on Tottenham in an all-English final. 3 3 But it wasn't a happy trip to the Basque Country, with United suffering a 1-0 defeat to the north Londoners. Fergie had one of the best seats in the house for the match next to Sir Jim Ratcliffe. And a footie fan caught the iconic Red Devils manager observing the match with the grimace of all grimaces. Footage of Fergie's clear dismay at United's display went viral, with one footie fan commenting: "He's fuming." Another said: "The Boss is all of us, we're bloody awful." And another said: "All of this started when he chose Moyes. He ruined his own legacy." One remarked: "Damn see they upset the boss agaiiiinnn!!!" Another chimed in: "Sir Alex Ferguson looking absolutely disgusted with what he was witnessing last night." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS One asked: "What did he expect?" Defeat to Spurs saw United fail to secure Champions League football for the next season and has ramped up the pressure on manager Ruben Amorim. Moment baffled Man Utd fan gets trapped in toilet in Bilbao and is left soaked by self-cleaning system And the Portuguese gaffer has sensationally claimed he'll LEAVE THE CLUB FOR FREE if the Red Devils brass don't believe he's the right man for the job. The 40-year-old said: 'In this moment, I am not going to be here defending myself. "It's not my style, I cannot do it. It is really hard for me. 'So I have nothing to show to the fans and say, 'I'm going to improve because of this, I have these problems…' I will not do nothing. 'In this moment, it is a little bit of faith. Let's see. 'I'm always open, if the board and the fans feel that I am not the right guy, I will go the next day without any conversation about compensation. 'But I will not quit. I am really confident in my job. "As you can see, I will not change nothing in how I do things.'
The Independent
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Bilbao shuts down as British football fans clash for Europa League final
British football fans in Bilbao for last night's Europa League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have left a trail of damage, disruption and frayed nerves in their wake, prompting tightened security and widespread closures across the Basque capital. Local authorities had already imposed sweeping traffic restrictions starting Monday 19 May, in anticipation of the arrival of an estimated 80,000 fans. Official efforts included road closures and closed metro stations, which halted normal traffic in the city centre and made it nearly impossible to get anywhere except by foot. Separate fan zones helped with safety issues, but tensions still boiled over on Wednesday evening, with several incidents involving intoxicated fans reported across the city. In the busy Licenciado Poza area, two rubbish bins were set ablaze shortly after kick off, sending a dense black cloud down the street as fans crowded into nearby bars. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control and no injuries were reported, though the origin of the fire is still under investigation. Moments later, further violence erupted. According to El Correo, police arrested three individuals in connection with street fights between Manchester and Tottenham supporters as they made their way to the San Mamés stadium. One man sustained a minor facial injury, and another was arrested after smashing the window of a shopfront. Riot police were dispatched to break up the altercations. In one particularly chaotic moment on Calle Egaña, a brawl escalated into fans throwing chairs and tables across a pedestrian street lined with bars. Several businesses, including the local asador, Rallye, were forced to close temporarily as violence spilled into their outdoor terraces. Bilbao local Ane Fano described the atmosphere as 'sad' and 'tense.' 'Everything is cut off and closed since Tuesday. There are a lot of drunk English people,' she said. 'All I'm going to do is go to the gym and [then go] back home. They're not even letting taxis through.' The city had already closed off major arteries to vehicles, and municipal workers removed rubbish bins across multiple neighbourhoods to prevent vandalism. San Mamés metro station was shut by 3pm on Wednesday 21 (match day), and parking restrictions blanketed the central districts. Despite pre-match plans to keep rival fan bases separated, several groups of supporters disregarded official guidance, converging in key intersections where tensions flared. At one such point, in the Indautxu neighbourhood, a group of Manchester United fans allegedly attacked Tottenham supporters, prompting a police and ambulance response. By Thursday morning, videos were circulating on Spanish social media of various skirmishes from the night before — including scenes of police detaining fans in Simón Bolívar Street and others being dragged from scaffolding they had climbed near the iconic Plaza Nueva in Bilbao's old town. It's not the first time Bilbao has seen disorder from British football supporters. Local authorities have taken increasingly firm measures after previous matches involving Premier League teams turned ugly. Bilbao residents, for the most part, agreed with the measures. 'After what happened with Manchester fans last time, this is for the best,' Fano added. The city's residents have taken to WhatsApp and social media to share updates and vent frustration at the invasions of their daily routines. Anecdotes about the visitors, such as photos of a Manchester United fan sleeping under newspapers in a plaza after failing to find a hotel room, are also making the rounds online. With record-breaking numbers of flights arriving at Bilbao's small airport this week – 195 on Tuesday and 282 scheduled on Wednesday alone – the influx has placed a strain on local services, even before the violence began. UEFA organisers escorted VIP guests, private coaches and reinforced local Bizkaibus units have shuttled supporters nonstop, and taxi drivers have faced queues lining the entire terminal frontage. Basque Ertzaintza police officers have been deployed alongside Guardia Civil patrols – yet despite the frenzy, operations at the airport and surrounding transport network remained on schedule with no major incidents reported. The match ended in a 1-0 victory for Tottenham, but the residents of Bilbao are likely to be the ones truly celebrating the end of this final.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Just SEVEN arrests among 80k Bilbao Brits after Europa League final as Spurs fans partied & Red Devils drowned sorrows
JUST seven arrests were made among the 80,000 Bilbao Brits after the Europa League final. The Basque regional police force confirmed the handful of arrests this morning related to incidents arising after Tottenham ended their silverware drought with a 1-0 win against Manchester United. Five of the detainees had already been released but would be summoned to appear before a judge at a later date, and two remained in police custody but were expected to be allowed to leave later today, a spokesman said. The handful of incidents that marred what was otherwise a good-natured, boozy celebration included a fight between rival sets of fans in San Sebastian last night which cops defused without making any arrests. Skirmishes broke out at the city's San Mames stadium, with one Brit filmed being pinned to the ground by police with batons and guns and marched away in handcuffs after getting into a street punch-up with a rival fan. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
