Man United are preparing to face Spurs in the Europa League final with a place in next season's Champions League and European silverware on the line.
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Jon Aramburu is shown a red card against United
Jon Aramburu is shown a red card against United
Manchester United and Tottenham will be handed the chance to end their miserable campaigns on a high when they face each other in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
The two sides will meet in the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, the scene of United's superb semi-final first leg victory over Athletic Bilbao a little under three weeks ago.
Both sides have injury issues ahead of the final, with United sweating on the fitness of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Diogo Dalot. Joshua Zirkzee has also said he is pushing to return in time for the final.
Meanwhile, Spurs's list of absentees includes James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall.
Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou are both looking to claim their first major trophy since taken over their respective clubs, but do they have any suspended players to add to their troubles?
The simple answer is no. UEFA rules state: "Yellow cards expire on completion of the quarter-finals. They are not carried forward to the semi-finals." That means it is impossible to be suspended for the final due to the accumulation of yellow cards, with three needed to result in a suspension and only two legs played in the semi-final.
The only way a player can be suspended for the Europa League final is if they are shown a red card in the semi-final second leg or dismissed for violent conduct in the first leg.
With no United or Spurs player being sent off in their semi-final clashes, no players are suspended for the Europa League final.
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