Tottenham and Manchester United have set up a date with destiny as they prepare to face off in the Europa League final in Bilbao.
Despite both having terrible domestic campaigns, Manchester United and Spurs are now just one game away from qualifying for next season’s Champions League and winning some silverware in the process.
Tottenham could save their season with a win here, while United are in the same boat too.
In turn, United and Spurs could both be about to make a little bit of history.
Indeed, there’s a record here to be broken as United and Tottenham are both on course to break a record that was set by Inter Milan back in 1994.
Manchester United and Tottenham could set European record
Manchester United and Tottenham are one game away from winning the Europa League, and regardless of which team prevails, a record could be broken here.
Indeed, United or Spurs could become the lowest-ranked team domestically to ever win a European trophy.
Back in 1994, Inter Milan won the UEFA Cup, finishing 13th in Serie A in the same season.
That is the lowest-place any team to win a European trophy has ever finished.
However, with Spurs and United currently sitting 15th and 16th in the Premier League respectively, Inter’s long-standing record may well be broken.
Tottenham and United’s fixtures analysed
Of course, the Premier League season isn’t over yet and Spurs or United could still climb above Inter’s infamous 13th-placed finish in 1994.
However, given the current state of the league table, that does look unlikely.
Wolves are in fine form at the moment, so they could pull even further clear of United or Spurs, while Crystal Palace have been solid recently too and will likely become unreachable for either United or Spurs.
As for Tottenham and United’s league fixtures, they’re not easy.
Spurs still have to play Aston Villa and Brighton who are very much in the hunt for Europe right now, meanwhile United have an even tougher run-in as they face Aston Villa and Chelsea.