Tottenham and United face off in Bilbao in the Europa League finalTottenham and United face off in Bilbao in the Europa League final
Tottenham and United face off in Bilbao in the Europa League final | Getty Images
Everything you need to know about the 2025 UEFA Europa League final between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
This final provides both clubs with the opportunity to not only win silverware but salvage European football, with the victor receiving a spot in next season’s Champions League. As Spurs and United head off to the Basque Country, we have rounded up all you need to know ahead of the big game.
When and where is the 2025 UEFA Europa League final?
The 2025 UEFA Europa League final takes place on Wednesday, May 21, kicking off at 8pm UK time and 9pm local time. The final will take place at San Mamés in Bilbao, Spain. The stadium has been lauded as one of the best-designed stadiums in Europe, holding 53,289 fans in total.
Europa League final TV channel and live stream details
In the UK, the Europa League final will be shown on TNT Sports. but as part of an agreement with UEFA, all of the European finals will also be free-to-air. Fans can tune in from 6pm on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and discovery+.
The free-to-air channel is discovery+, which also offers a live streaming service for fans to watch through the app. Below is the information on how to sign up, provided by TNT Sports:
- Have TNT Sports via discovery+ Premium, EE, Sky or Virgin Media TV, with the best viewing experience you will be able to enjoy all of the action and build up programming on TNT Sports 1 or TNT Sports Ultimate.
- Have access to discovery+ basic account with EE TV, Sky, Prime Video, you can login or, if you haven’t already, activate your discovery+ account to enjoy all three finals for no extra cost. Prime Video customers with a discovery+ Basic subscription will also be able to watch all three finals on the Prime Video app.
- Are new to TNT Sports and discovery+. Viewers without discovery+ simply need to download the app on their mobile device, web or access via their TV, register their details online, kick back and enjoy the game for free. No subscription required. You can find out how to access the app and register here.
- Have Virgin Media TV, all customers in the UK can watch on channel 527.
Who are the pundits for the final?
Who is the 2025 UEFA Europa League final referee?
The 2025 UEFA Europa League final referee is Felix Zwayer. Zwayer is an experienced referee who recently officiated the Champions League semi-final second leg between PSG and Arsenal.
What has Ange Postecoglou said?
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has said: "For me personally, great, it's another trophy I can reminisce about in my old age. But more importantly for the club, I've always said that it's the significance of what it does to people that really impacts you.
"A lot of the success I've had has been really significant stuff. Yokohama hadn't won the championship for 14 years, Australia had never won a continental championship, and Brisbane hadn't won one. South Melbourne, my first job, hadn't won in seven years and Celtic was one year, but that's a long time in Scotland. They had to wrestle back the dominance they've had for so long.
"When you look at the historical backdrop of this club for the past 20-odd years, it feels like a turning point for how people perceive this club and how this club perceives itself, which I think is the biggest thing. Until you do it, irrespective of what else you accomplish, people are going to say you haven't won anything. In our game, and in life in general, that's the things that matter most when people asses where you are at."
What has Ruben Amorim said?
United boss Ruben Amorim has said: "Personally, for me, I think Champions League (qualification) is more important, for everything. To prepare the next season. We are supposed to be in the Champions League, Europa League here is not enough. You have that feeling here. This is the best way to help us get in the top in a few years, is Champions League, not the title or the cup. So, for me, Champions League is more important."
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