Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde lamented his team’s late decline before their humiliating 4-1 defeat to Manchester United and their Europa League exit, while also pointing out that the game on the pitch was evenly matched, but the result was a far cry from the final result.
“We played really well, were in the game for 80 minutes, we were very close to their box, pressuring them but then we were really bad in the last 10 minutes. Football is 90 minutes, not 80 or 75. “
The result was brutal considering we เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย played in their area and tried very hard to go through after doing the most difficult thing, going 1-0 up, but the last 10 minutes were really bad, moments of weakness. “
It’s not an easy task for United, the first game or the second, it’s very different from the score. We tried to give our all but we have to fight until the last minute because these teams are ready to punish you all the time.”
United booked their place in the showpiece event later this month with a 4-1 win over Athletic in the second leg of their semi-final showdown at Old Trafford on Thursday night, sealing a 7-1 triumph on aggregate.
Despite being second best for long periods of the second leg, United, inspired by the introductions of Mason Mount and Amad from the bench, scored four goals in just under 20 minutes to put the contest beyond doubt. It marked the third time in as many Europa League home games that they had scored four goals.