Europa League semi-finals: fierce battle, Manchester United fights Athletic Bilbao

(Pre-match prediction analysis, rational discussion, do not criticize if you don't like it)

The Europa League semi-finals are in full swing. At 03:00 am on May 2, Bilbao will face Manchester United at home and start the first leg of the semi-finals.

Athletic Bilbao is known as the Basque lion, with a strong style of play and a tough style of playing. This season, they have defeated Real Madrid and Barcelona one after another. In the UEFA Cup, Athletic Bilbao ranked second in the group with an outstanding performance of 0.8 goals per game, and defeated Rome and Glasgow Rangers in the knockout rounds and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. The team mainly plays a 4-2-3-1 formation, and has achieved 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 La Liga games, and is in a stable state. On the offensive end, Williams and Sanchett are in good shape, especially Sanchett, who has scored 15 goals this season and has amazing combat power. In this game, Manchester United is very likely to have a dream shattered in front of Bilbao.

Manchester United was once the Red Devils of the Premier League, but has gradually become a mid- and lower-level team this season. The Premier League has not won for the last five rounds and its morale is low. However, in the UEFA Cup, Manchester United performed strongly, defeating Real Sociedad and Lyon in the knockout stages and successfully advanced to the semi-finals. Manchester United's lineup is aging, the attack end is not sharp enough, and the defense end is not strict enough. This season, the Premier League averages 0.2 goals per game, and the offensive and defensive strength lacks enough deterrence. Whether Manchester United can escape unscathed when visiting the San Mames Stadium is still questionable.

In-depth analysis of this game: In this match, Bilbao will take advantage of his home court advantage and is very likely to launch a large-scale attack. Manchester United will never sit still and wait for death and will likely fight back. However, Manchester United's ability to resist strikes is not strong, and this away game is undoubtedly a rock with eggs. If you suffer consecutive blows with a 2-goal disadvantage in this game, it seems that the dream of Athletic Bilbao is inevitable.