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  May 8, 2025 Bodø/Glimt - Tottenham  On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt will host English club Tottenham Hotspur in the return leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinal. The London team enters the match with a two-goal advantage after a 3-1 home victory and is close to their first European final since 2019. History is on Tottenham's side. In the era of the UEFA Europa League since its rebranding ahead of the 2009-10 season, there have been 92 instances of a team winning the first leg of a knockout match on home soil by a 2+ goal margin. Only nine of them eventually failed to progress in the tie. All eight previous semifinalists who achieved this feat advanced to the final. The Norwegian club has a poor record against English opponents. Bodø/Glimt has lost all four matches against English opposition in major European competitions, including their only home fixture against Arsenal in October 2022 (0-1). In each of the other three defeats, the Norwegian side c...

  May 8, 2025   Manchester United -  Athletic Club   On Thursday, May 8, 2025, Manchester United will host Basque side Athletic Club in the return leg of the UEFA Europa League semifinal. The "Red Devils" enter the home fixture with a luxurious three-goal advantage from the first leg in Bilbao, which they won 3-0, and are well-positioned to advance to the European competition final. European cup history is clear in this regard. In major European competitions, only one team has ever won the first leg away from home by three or more goals and still failed to progress. This unfortunate distinction belongs to Maccabi Tel Aviv against Olympiacos in the 2023-24 Conference League round of 16, when after a 4-1 away win, they lost 6-1 at home after extra time. Matches between Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao promise an offensive spectacle. In the five previous meetings between these teams, a total of 22 goals have been scored (average of 4.4 per game), with the "Red ...