Europa League final build-up: Man Utd & Spurs fans in Bilbao, team news, predictions, updates

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Two hours to kick-off

Tottenham v Man Utd (20:00 BST)

We're just 120 minutes from kick-off between Tottenham and Manchester United in Bilbao.

Fans of both clubs who are lucky enough to have tickets are making their way over to San Mames - and we're ramping up our build-up over here, where you can also follow all the match action and reaction.

That's it for this particular live text. And don't forget, we'll be back at 07:00 BST on Thursday with all the reaction and fallout. Here's a few bits of pre-match reading:

How is Bilbao coping with up to 80,000 Spurs and Man Utd fans

Spurs and Man Utd meet in worst-form European final

Preparing for a cup final of this magnitude

Quiz: Who should you support in Europa League final?

The £100m final that you cannot afford to lose

Enjoy the game!

'It's a very open game'

Tottenham v Man Utd (20:00 BST)

Henning Berg

Former Manchester United defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

It’s difficult to say [who will win]. Tottenham are an offensive team that concede a lot of goals, but they do score some. Manchester United are a team that don’t concede too many, but they don’t score too many either.

So if United were to defend well, and then hit on the break, they could do well.

Yet if Tottenham straighten up their defence they have a really good chance. It’s a very open game.

'We didn't want to miss Spurs being in a European final'

Tottenham v Man Utd (20:00 BST)

BBC Radio 5 Live

Spurs fan Hannah has been speaking to the 5 Live Drive team from Bilbao:

"We are here in Bilbao and we're here supporting Spurs. I'm here with my brother. We have just polished off some steak in a lovely restaurant. It's a big night tonight. Maybe the steak was a mistake because our stomachs are going to be churning with nerves later.

"We've been out since half-past eleven, and have kind of been hopping from bar to bar.

"We have been chatting to the locals, having some fun chats with Athletic [Bilbao] fans. A lot of them are wearing Bilbao shirts, and quite a few of them said they are supporting Tottenham tonight, so it's always nice to have extra fans in the city.

"I think we will head over to the fan park later, neither me nor my brother have tickets, but we thought we'd come out here because we didn't want to miss it. We didn't want to miss Spurs being in a European final."

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