Europa League on TV: Complete guide to the first leg of the semi-finals. Where to watch the matches

Rome, 30 April 2025 – We have almost reached the final act of theEuropa League: tomorrow the first leg of the semi-finals will take place, then next Thursday there will be the return leg and the finalists will finally be revealed, who will face each other at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao. A great opportunity for the men of Valverde, who, in case of qualification, will be able to play the final "at home", but first they will have to overcome the obstacle Manchester United, grappling with the last real call to save a season that has been largely negative up to now. Similar speech for the Tottenham di Postecoglou, sixteenth in the standings, a stone's throw from the Europa zone. For Spurs, as for Man United, the Europa League represents the last chance to play a European cup next season, but first they will have to eliminate the Bod/Glimt, a true revelation of this edition, who in the quarter-finals eliminated the Lazio di Baroni, and now he's looking for a win against Tottenham too.

Manchester United – Athletic Bilbao

Il Manchester United European format is completely different from what we have seen in national competitions. The championship played by Zirkzee and his teammates has been largely insufficient, as explained by the mere 39 points won in 34 games, given by 10 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats. It was already clear in October that the season was not one of the best, when Ten Hague he was relieved of his duties to make room for Amorim, technician of Sporting Lisbon. The change on the bench, however, did not yield the desired results, and not even the Portuguese coach was able to change the team's pace, which always remained in the right part of the standings. In the Europa League the story is completely different: the red devils closed the league phase in third place, just one point behind. Lazio e Athletic Bilbao, to then overcome the Real Sociedad in the round of 16 and the Lyon in the quarter-finals, with the last match against the French, played at Old Trafford, which saw Manchester United secure qualification in the dying seconds, with goals from Mainoo e maguire between the 120th and 121st minute. In front of them will be an Athletic Bilbao who have immediately shown that they are one of the main candidates for the final victory: the Basques closed the championship phase on equal points with Lazio, qualifying second only on goal difference, while in the round of XNUMX they eliminated Roma di Ranieri. In the next round, they passed the Rangers thanks to the 2-0 at home, and now they want to continue their run towards victory. The first leg between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United will be played at San Mamés, while the return leg will be played in England. Below are the probable lineups. Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1): Simon; De Marcos, Vivian, Alvarez, Lekue; Jauregizar, Ruiz de Galarreta; Berenguer, Sancet, N. Williams; Sannadi. All. Valverde. Manchester United (3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro; Dalot, Ugarte, Casemiro, Dorgu; Garnacho, Fernandes; Hojlund. All. Amorim.

Where to watch Athletic Bilbao – Manchester United on TV and streaming

The match between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United will be visible on Thursday 1 May at 21pm on Sky on the Sky Sport Calcio (202) and Sky Sport (253) channels, but also in streaming on Sky Go and NOW.

Bodo/Glimt – Tottenham

The other semi-final is between the Bod/Glimt and Tottenham: on one side there are the yellow and blacks looking for a dream to realize, while on the other there are the Spurs, obliged to win the trophy if they want to play in a European competition next season. Bodø/Glimt finished the league phase in ninth place, only the goal difference prevented them from entering the top eight, and, between the playoffs, the round of 16 and the quarter-finals, they passed the Twente, Olympiacos , Lazio, with the victory against the Biancocelesti that came on penalties. Tottenham, on the other hand, finished in fourth place behind Lazio, Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, thus avoiding the preliminary round. Its and companions have eliminated the AZ in the eighths and Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-finals. The first leg between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham will be played in England, the return in Norway. Below are the probable lineups. Tottenham (4-3-3): Vicar; Gray, Romero, Davies, Spence; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Solanke, Son. All. Postecoglou. Bodo Glimt (4-3-3): Haikin; Sjovold, Gundersen, Bjortuft, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Saltnes; Blomberg, Hogh, Hauge. All. Knutsen.

Where to watch Tottenham vs Bodo Glimt on TV and streaming

The match between Tottenham and Bodo Glimt will be visible on Thursday 1 May at 21pm on Sky on the Sky Sport channel (254), but also in streaming on Sky Go and NOW.

Where to watch live goals

The Europa League live goals will be visible on Sky Sport Max and Sky Sport 251, but also in streaming on Sky Go and NOW.