Amad
Amad was United's most dangerous attacking outlet at Stamford Bridge
Another mea culpa for Manchester United. The sight of a defeated, disgruntled squad standing apologetically in front of supporters who had again given them backing they couldn't live up to has been a familiar one this season.
For the 18th time in the Premier League, United were beaten. This one doesn't even come close to entering the top 10 for embarrassments this term and, in many ways, they will just be happy to have escaped intact. But it was a familiar feeling and a familiar sight.
Having spent much of the game serenading Ruben Amorim and singing about Bilbao, the away end broke into 'We love United' at full-time. It felt telling. It was another reminder that they are sticking with the team despite a league table that makes for painful and shameful viewing. But then, this was never close to being the main event over the next week.
United could have been forgiven for just being glad this game was over. There were no injuries, no damaging loss of confidence, and no damage done. They didn't play like a team with both eyes elsewhere, but their Premier League season has been without a pulse for months.
European adventures have kept the fires burning, and one more awaits on Wednesday. Amorim will protest otherwise, and he is clearly embarrassed about a record of just six wins from his 26 Premier League games in charge, but this was a match Chelsea had to win, and United had to survive - which they did.
The clear blue skies and soaring temperatures made West London feel like Bilbao on Friday night. It was actually hotter in West London than in the Basque Country and the weather will again be better in Manchester next week, not that it will stop the travelling hordes from enjoying them.
You could hear United fans chanting about going to Bilbao from late afternoon around Earl's Court. It was the first song to get an airing once the game had kicked off at Stamford Bridge. The atmosphere from that corner of the Shed End never relented after that.
While Ange Postecoglou had taken the decision to rest some key players at Villa Park, Amorim had gone strong at Chelsea. You would expect at least nine of this starting XI to start the Europa League final.
That made avoiding injuries the priority, and the sight of Bruno Fernandes twice hitting the deck inside the first eight minutes would have been an unsettling one on the United bench. Harry Maguire and Amad also suffered knocks to the face and ankle, but were able to continue without treatment.
It showed the competitiveness was still there for a team whose priority had clearly shifted as this season had gone on. They looked more assured in this game than they have in many Premier League assignments and grew in confidence as well.
They mustered just one first-half shot, a Mason Mount effort on the stretch that drifted well wide. But they were better after the break, got more men forward and posed more of a threat. Mount should have done better after one slick attack with Amad and Fernandes fired over after Amad had again caused problems with his runs down the left.
When Manuel Ugarte and Alejandro Garnacho came on for the final quarter, with Casemiro and Mount making way, it felt like the final auditions for places in Amorim's team next week were underway.
That pair might have felt they were certain starters a couple of weeks ago, but the picture has changed. Amad has returned looking as sharp as he was before his three-month lay-off, and Mount is in the best spell of his form since his £60million move from Chelsea.
Casemiro would appear a certain starter, having saved his best for Europe this season. He has been looking more secure domestically and it was probably no surprise that when he was withdrawn at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea began to turn the screw and took the lead a couple of minutes later.
Ugarte would expect to start as well, even if his own performances recently have dipped, although with Tottenham's three most creative midfielders also likely to be absent, there would be an argument to play only one of Casemiro and Ugarte.
That would allow Amad and Garnacho to start as No.10s. Otherwise, it feels like they are either competing for the same spot in the team, or Amorim goes bold and restores the former to a wing-back role and drops Noussair Mazraoui to the centre of defence.
The fitness of Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt must also be considered, and Amorim will be desperately hoping one of them can get back in time for the final. But in all likelihood, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, and Luke Shaw will start against Tottenham.
When the teamsheet drops in Bilbao, you would expect to see Andre Onana, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Mazraoui, Casemiro, Dorgu, Fernandes and Hojlund. Ugarte, Mount, Garnacho and Amad might be scrapping it out for the other two places.
On this evidence, Amad should be upgraded to a certain starter. He was again United's brightest attacker, both creatively and with testing Robert Sanchez as they chased an equaliser. Mark him down as the 10th starter. Now, it's down to Ugarte, Mount or Garnacho.