Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, 02 May 2025, 08:16 / Updated on Friday, May 2, 2025 08:16
Manchester United defeated Bilbao 3-0, in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, but manager Ruben Amorim warned his players. Basques promise revenge!
A 3-0 away might look like an insurance score for return. But not for Manchester United's manager, Ruben Amorim, who warned his players not to sleep on his ear.
Ruben Amorim: “We struggled a lot at first”
“No one expected this result, but we have not qualified yet,” said Amorim: “The same result can happen on Old Trafford, but in the opposite direction, and we must be prepared.”
The Portuguese manager of the “red devils” believes that his “must think of the return match and have to think especially of the first 20 minutes this evening (no – Thursday) than the rest of the match. We struggled a lot at the beginning, but the goal and the red card changed the game”.
Amorim refers to the penalty granted by the “central” Espen Eskas in the 35th minute, to Vivian's intervention on Hojlund and to eliminate the Spanish defender with the direct red. Bruno Fernandes was transformed, for 0-2, so that he then registers again (45).
By Marcos: “We are from Bilbao and we believe in a return”
Anyway, the Basques are not beaten. And announces revenge right on Old Trafford! “It was very cruel the way it happened, but we are from Bilbao and we believe in a return. We have to give everything for it.
We have to get over this match and believe again. We are very grateful to the fans for their reaction at the end of the match, because the pain was great. Because of them, we have hope again. This makes us different, ”the captain of Athletic, by Marcos, told the journalists.
The striker Inaki Williams is dominated by the same feeling: “There is no need to look for excuses. We are able to put serious problems in the return sleeve and return the situation. Our fans never abandon us.”
