Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United: Europa League semi-final, first leg
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Athletic Club finished second in the mega-group, one place behind Lazio, one place ahead of Manchester United. Given Spurs are contesting the other semi-final tonight, and Lazio were knocked out on penalties in the quarters, this table proved to be quite the harbinger on the whole. (For the record, Lazio’s quarter-final conquerors, and Tottenham’s opponents this evening, Bodø/Glimt, finished ninth in the table.)
Anyway, Bilbao subsequently did for Roma and Rangers, while United have seen off Bilbao’s arch-rivals Real Sociedad and Lyon. And here we are.
