Europa League final: Manchester United and Tottenham have "magic signs" before the game, who can laugh to the end?

"magical sign" of Manchester United and Tottenham's Europa League final: favoured by fate, or rebirth in desperate situations?

In the upcoming Europa League final, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, the two teams that are struggling in the Premier League, will meet in a narrow road. This showdown is not only seen as their last hope to save the entire season, but is also full of drama by a series of "mysterious coincidences" and "auspicious omens".

The two teams on the verge of brink have had their last chance

This season, Manchester United and Tottenham's performances are disappointing. So far, Tottenham is only ranked 17th in the Premier League, while Manchester United is slightly better, ranking 16th. However, it is precisely these two teams that struggle in the domestic league that unexpectedly entered the Europa League finals and won the golden opportunity to compete for the championship and directly qualify for the Champions League next season.

Although their condition is sluggish, the various "good omens" in history and reality have injected a shot of a heart-warming shot into the two teams.

Tottenham: Is the hope of breaking the curse right in front of me?

Spurs have missed any major trophy for 17 years since winning the League Cup in 2008. Head coach Ang Postkoglu also suffered huge public pressure, and even frequently heard calls for dismissal.

But history seems to suggest another possibility: the past two coaches who brought trophy to Tottenham - Juander Ramos (2008 League Cup) and George Graham (1991 FA Cup) are not traditional "star coaches". This shows that sometimes miracles often come from the least favored people and moments.

In addition, in recent seasons, many teams have ended the embarrassing record of long-term championship failures: In March 2024, Newcastle defeated Liverpool to win the League Cup, ending the championship drought since 1969;

Also recently, Bologna defeated AC Milan to win the Italian Cup, ending the 51-year championship window period;

Harry Kane finally won the Bundesliga championship with Bayern, and his long-cherished wish was fulfilled for many years;

Crystal Palace defeated Manchester City to win the FA Cup, and won the top event championship in the team's first history.

All of this is sending a signal: this is the era of "new kings"! Tottenham has a full chance to be the next team to write a miracle.

Manchester United: History is surprisingly similar, and fate seems to have been arranged in advance.

Manchester United's situation is equally difficult. Eric Tenhach was fired early due to his poor record. Although Amorin, who took over, had a brilliant resume, he only won 6 in his 26 Premier League games since coaching Manchester United, and the outside world still has doubts about him.

But Red Devils fans can still hope for a "metaphysical" history: In 2017, Manchester United defeated Ajax 2-0 in Stockholm, Sweden, and won the UEFA Cup championship. The team was led by Portuguese coach Mourinho, who took office after taking over Dutch coach Van Gaal.

Now, the plot is surprisingly repeated: Amorin, the Portuguese coach, replaced the Dutch coach (Tenhach).

What is even more surprising is that Mourinho won the first European championship trophy in his coaching career on May 21, 2003, when he was 40 years old, 3 months and 24 days; and this year's Europa League final happened to be held on May 21, and Amorin will also be 40 years old by then, only one day younger than Mourinho that year!

Not only that, there is also a "good" signal that has been widely mentioned:

This season, Manchester City has no results in a single season for the first time, and they lost to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final;

The last time Manchester City won nothing in the 2016/17 season, and it was that season that Manchester United won the UEFA Cup championship.

So many seemingly coincidental but meaningful "signs" can't help but make people think a lot.

Who is the destined winner?

Judging from the current situation, both Manchester United and Tottenham are trying to seize this "life-saving straw" to cover up the failures of their respective domestic leagues.

But as a saying in the football world is often said: "Sometimes, fate has already written the script."

In the early morning of May 22 (), at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, who can grasp the so-called "good omen" at this moment and truly transform good luck into glory? Let's wait and see.