Man Utd and Spurs meet in seventh all-English European final

Tottenham and Manchester United will attend San Mames to fight for history. The same history that tells that the one in Bilbao on Wednesday at 21:00 will be the seventh European final between English teams in history. The Europa League awaits a winner and, whatever happens, it will return home.

It has become customary to see a Premier League side in a continental all-or-nothing match. But when it's both, it becomes extraordinary. Up to six times that prospect has been enjoyed since, precisely, Spurs' UEFA Cup glory against Wolves in 1972.

The remaining 5, in the present century. In general terms, Chelsea is the club that has been in this position the most times: 4. The last of them, the Champions League that they snatched from Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on May 29th, 2021 with an iconic 0-1 win thanks to Kai Havertz.

The other 3: the European Super Cup on August 14th, 2019 that they took away from Liverpool, the Europa League that they conquered at the mercy of Arsenal months earlier and the final of the Champions League in which they were beaten by Manchester United with that mythical penalty shootout on May 21st, 2008.

Tottenham are hoping for a different outcome to the one they experienced in Madrid on June 1st, 2019 at the expense of the Anfield giants. There have been 6 finals that have framed English football in Europe, but this seventh promises strong emotions between the stands and on the grass of San Mames.