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Tottenham play their biggest game of the last six years this evening when they face Manchester United in the Europa League final.

Ange Postecoglou has been handed three injury blows in the lead up to the showpiece clash which has left him with several big decisions to make. Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski all being unavailable means at least one replacement needs to be selected.

With Yves Bissouma filling in excellently for Bergvall and Kulusevski initially as Maddison's replacement, Postecoglou just needs to decide who fills that creative void.

Pape Matar Sarr is perhaps the most natural replacement but that would leave Spurs lacking a real driving threat from midfield. Wilson Odobert was trialled in the role against Aston Villa last Friday night but mostly struggled to impact proceedings.

There are also decisions to be made in the wide areas with five players fighting for the two spots either side of Dominic Solanke.

Brennan Johnson and Richarlison started the two semi-final games but Odobert, Mathys Tel and club captain Son Heung-min, now back from injury, are other options.

The latter, despite his inconsistent form, appears destined to start as he is one of the only players that can pull of a piece of magic from nothing.

Johnson is the most likely option on the right given his reliability, and knack for scoring important goals, especially when factoring in the explosiveness that Tel and Odobert can potentially provide from the bench.

The two French attackers started at Villa Park and while they mostly found it difficult to make a difference going forward, impacting the action up against tired legs is the best way to use their traits. However, Tel has hinted he will be getting a little bit more than that.

On Instagram, the Bayern Munich loannee has uploaded a pre-match graphic which certainly suggests he will have a prominent involvement in proceedings.

A spot in the squad is guaranteed and even if he is on the bench, an early introduction is plausible given recent decisions made by Postecoglou.

The back five, meanwhile, picks itself with Guglielmo Vicario, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie, barring any late shocks, guaranteed to start after all being rested against Aston Villa.

Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur, given the options available, are expected to be deployed in front of them and the midfield duo will be needed to stop Bruno Fernandes from controlling the game.

Tottenham Hotspur have the dream chance to lift silverware and secure a place in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Spurs are due to take on Premier League rivals Manchester United in the Europa League final with a place in the elite European competition up for grabs. Both teams have had poor seasons in the Premier League, as they sit in 17th and 16th place in the table respectively.

But for one of those sides, the season will seem a whole lot better with victory in the Europa League.

Tottenham have come out victorious in all three matches against United so far this campaign. Most recently James Maddison’s goal was the difference between the two sides, despite travelling with the squad the midfielder will be forced to sit out the final through injury.

Here's everything you need about following the final;

What time does Tottenham vs Man Utd kick-off?

The match takes place on Wednesday, May 21 with kick-off coming at 8pm. The meeting will be played at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.

Is Tottenham vs Man Utd being shown live on TV?

Yes, the game is being shown live through TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Discovery+ subscribers will also be able to stream the game via the Discovery+ website and app.

For fans overseas the game will be available on various different channels, depending on where you are watching from. In Canada, for example, the match will be available on DAZN Canada.

In the USA, the game will be shown on Paramount+ and fuboTV.

Meanwhile, over in Ange Postecoglou's native Australia, it will be on Stan Sport.

How else can I follow the Europa League final?

Live national radio commentary of the game will be available on both talkSPORT and BBC Radio Five Live.

Welsh football icon Gareth Bale is set to resume his punditry role for TNT Sports tonight, more than two years after hanging up his boots.

The 35-year-old will join the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Glenn Hoddle, Robbie Savage and Paul Scholes in analysing the Europa League final between Manchester United and his former side Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao. Bale has previously lent his expertise to TNT Sport's Champions League coverage earlier this season and will be back behind the microphone this Wednesday evening.

Bale retired from professional football at 33 in 2023, leaving a legacy as one of the most decorated players of his generation and, in the eyes of some, the greatest British player ever, boasting 18 major trophies.

Internationally, he earned 111 caps for Wales, netting a record 41 goals and guiding them to three significant tournaments, including their first World Cup appearance in 64 years in 2022.

On the club front, Bale rose through the ranks at Southampton before making a name for himself at Spurs and securing a then-record £85 million transfer to Real Madrid in 2013, reports Wales Online.

His stint in Spain was marked by five Champions League victories and three La Liga titles, before concluding his illustrious career with an MLS Cup triumph with Los Angeles FC.

Even after hanging up his boots, Gareth Bale continues to bask in the limelight, keeping fans updated with snapshots of luxurious holidays, star-studded events, and rounds of golf on world-class courses.

Here's a glimpse into the Welsh wizard's post-retirement life, from his remarkable physical transformation to his blissful family life with his childhood sweetheart.

Gareth Bale net worth

Bale's financial clout remains formidable even in retirement.

The ex-Real Madrid star was known to rake in a staggering £600,000 weekly during his peak playing days, but he's also made savvy business decisions to maintain his wealth.

In 2017, Bale launched 'Elevens', his own bar in Cardiff, followed by the opening of a mini-golf themed bar, Par 59, expanding to a second location in Bristol five years later.

Despite being teetotal, Bale has made a "significant investment" in Penderyn Distillery, securing a minority stake, and has put money into Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's TGL golf league.

His bank balance has been further bolstered through lucrative endorsement deals with big names like Adidas, Playstation, and BMW.

While estimates vary, some suggest Bale's net worth hovers around the £115 million mark.

The latest Sunday Times Rich List has notably omitted Gareth Bale from its 40 Under 40 list, hinting that his wealth may be below the £100 million mark.

Hairdresser wife

Bale wed his childhood sweetheart and former hairdresser Emma Rhys-Jones in 2019. By the time they exchangTed vows, the couple had already welcomed three children - Alba, Nava, and Axel - with their fourth child, Xander, arriving in 2021.

The family is frequently spotted travelling to exotic locations worldwide, with Bale sharing snapshots of their holidays to Abu Dhabi, Lapland, and the United States on social media.

Their romance began at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff, leading to an engagement in July 2016 during Bale's birthday weekend, culminating in a wedding on the secluded Spanish isle of Tagomago in the summer of 2019.

The intimate wedding was attended by just 60 guests, who were only informed of the exact location 24 hours prior and were required to surrender their mobile phones to ex-SAS security personnel.

The nuptials followed a postponement due to "family turmoil" on Emma's side, which saw her father imprisoned and her brother-in-law pass away.

Emma's sister Katie is married to Welsh rugby icon Taulupe Faletau, making him Bale's brother-in-law.

Body transformation

At 35, Bale has undergone a remarkable transformation from the young talent who first emerged at Southampton nearly two decades ago.

Starting his career as a "skinny and shy" lad on the South coast, Gareth Bale quickly bulked up and gained confidence, eventually reaching his physical zenith after his move to Madrid. Images of his massive muscular thighs and bulging biceps went viral on social media.

Even in retirement, Bale has maintained his remarkable physique, flaunting his toned torso and six-pack while hitting the beach in Abu Dhabi last year.

But it's not just his body that's transformed over time; Bale reportedly had cosmetic work done on his ears. Subjected to teasing for his protruding ears in his youth, the Mirror reported in 2013 that the Welsh wizard had "discreetly" visited a top plastic surgeon's clinic during the summer to have his ears pinned back.

His hairstyle has seen its fair share of evolution too, with his iconic top-knot now replaced by a neater trim compared to his playing days.

£4m home and new career

Bale's illustrious career, spanning the Championship, Premier League, La Liga, and Major League Soccer, has seen him acquire properties across the globe.

Last year, reports emerged that his lavish Madrid mansion was snapped up by football sensation Kylian Mbappe for an impressive £11 million.

Gareth Bale's love affair with golf is no secret, but his £4 million abode in the Vale of Glamorgan takes it to another level, featuring six bedrooms, a dressing room and study, and notably, a bespoke three-hole golf course within its grounds.

The garden's miniature course is a golfer's fantasy, boasting recreations of three iconic holes – the 17th at Sawgrass, Royal Troon's 'postage stamp' 8th hole, and the 12th at Augusta National.

Renowned for integrating golf into his very active footballing days, Bale has been reported to play off an impressive two handicap.

With his retirement from football, he has pivoted even more towards golf, rubbing shoulders on the green with golfing royalty like Rory McIlroy, who praised Bale's prowess. "He has the potential to get to scratch [a handicap of zero], the way he hits the ball he could be a scratch player, but he's only played for the last few years," McIlroy remarked following a round together at an event last year.

McIlroy noted that while Bale strikes the ball with skill, refining game management and course navigation are the aspects he's currently mastering. "There is a difference between being able to hit the golf ball well and getting yourself around the golf course and managing your game – that's the part he's learning now."

Bale's affinity for the green also extends beyond playing; he became a figurehead for the Underrated Golf European Tour, initiated by basketball luminary Steph Curry and has collaborated with Adidas on their golf-related content.

Tottenham may have a good omen on their side when it comes to the Europa League final in Bilbao tonight.

Spurs are playing in their second European final in six years, but will be hoping to banish the memories of that night in madrid when they went down to a 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Once again in Spain, this time in San Mames, Bilbao, Spurs will take on another English side in Manchester United for the right to be crowned Europa League champions. With it comes a spot in next season's Champions League.

It will be the third time in six European finals that Tottenham have faced another English team, having beaten Wolves in this competition - then called the UEFA Cup - in 1972.

Spurs last lifted a trophy in 2007/08 season, when club legend Ledley King lifted the League Cup. That's a 17-year trophy drought that any Spurs supporter reading this will not need reminding off.

The last time Spurs held a European trophy aloft was much longer ago. It was 41 years ago in 1984 - they year this journalist was born - that stand-in captain Graham Roberts held the UEFA Cup aloft.

It has been far too long for one of England's biggest clubs not to have won any sort of silverware, either domestically, or internationally.

And the omen on Spurs' side tonight is that a number of English clubs have already shown them the way this season.

Newcastle United ended a 56-year trophy drought by winning the Carabao Cup this season. Then, three months later, Crystal Palace went and ended a trophy drought that stretched back to their formation, by winning their first ever trophy, beating Manchester City to lift the FA Cup.

Two English teams have gone on and ended trophy droughts in the two competitions open to them. Tottenham can now do the same by beating Manchester United in Bilbao tonight.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United will duel it out at the Estadio de San Mames in Bilbao, Spain, this evening in a high stakes game that will have an impact on the coming seasons for both clubs.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have, like their opponents tonight, endured a thoroughly miserable domestic campaign, with both still potentially finishing the season one spot above the relegation zone in the Premier League. For two clubs that form part of the so-called ‘big six’ that is a woeful underachievement.

There have been arguments made in recent weeks, including from former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, that the winner of the Europa League should not be afforded qualification into the league phase of next season’s Champions League. But the rules are the rules and tonight’s Europa League final offers both clubs the opportunity to qualify for European football’s elite club knockout competition despite faltering badly domestically.

Both clubs need the financial hit that Champions League qualification brings, too. For Spurs, who don’t have issues around profit and sustainability rules (PSR), it is around improving the balance sheet and providing funds to improve cash flow ahead of a summer that could see them have to sell to buy due to the heavy transfer debt and limited receivables that are due to arrive.

Much of Spurs’ transfer debt has been on credit in recent years, and as of the 2023/24 accounts, published last month, the transfer payables, which is the money the club owes to other clubs still for transfer fees, stood at £337m, an increase of around £250m from the £88m it stood at back in 2019, the year they moved into their new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium home. Sitting behind only Chelsea’s £479m, Spurs’ transfer debt is the second largest in the Premier League.

In terms of what is coming the other way, Spurs are owed £58m in transfer receivables from clubs, meaning that there is a £279m difference between the two, and that is not insignificant.

Given the way that PSR looks at allowable losses of £105m with permitted deductions for investment into infrastructure, the women’s team, the academy and community initiatives, Spurs’ heavy debt, much of it attributable to the new stadium, means that they are still in a good PSR spot, especially given their significant commercial and matchday revenue, and the low wages to revenue ratio that they have.

But cash in the bank as of March 31, 2024, stood at £79m, down from £198m the previous financial year. Spurs have been eating into the cash reserve in the past 18 months, and with the potential of another lean year if they miss out on the Champions League through failure to win the Europa League, that could have to continue.

For Manchester United, they are close to the PSR threshold and missing out on the Champions League this summer would also see them have to suffer some pull back from commercial partners in terms of what deals are worth, with the likes of kit supplier Adidas having a clause in their deal with the club that sees the annual sum due fall by £10m for failure to qualify for the Champions League. With United needing a rebuild, a significant one at that, having additional funds would accelerate that process.

For Spurs, winning the Europa League final this evening would be worth £125m more than what it would be worth for Manchester United.

Europa League success, through participation fees, prize money and the value pillar that dishes out funds based on league market size and coefficients, is worth £35.4m to Spurs and £35.6m to Manchester United. Taking into account matchday revenue for the home games played in the competition, average ticket income per home game of £4.3m for Manchester United and £4.9m for Spurs, as per City AM, provides additional revenue of £30.1m and £34.3m respectively.

That brings the total prize pot for Europa League success to £69.7m for Spurs and £65.7m for Manchester United. Another benefit of Spurs’ move to a new stadium back in 2019.

Qualification for the Champions League yields enormous success. With participation alone worth £15.6m and every victory and draw in the revamped competition’s league phase delivering an additional £1.7m and £580,000, just making it to the league phase can bring in, conservatively, around £20m, and that is before factoring in any progression to the knockout stages, where the money continues on a steep incline. The Champions League value pillar is more lucrative than that of the Europa League and is worth another £20m to clubs.

Matchday revenue then plays another significant role. Playing in the league phase guarantees four home games for each team, adding an extra £17.2m and £19.6m, respectively, to Manchester United’s and Spurs’ finances, bringing the total for both Europa League success and a conservative estimate at performance in next season’s Champions League to £124.9m for Spurs and £118.5m for Manchester United.

The additional funds for Champions League qualification could reach higher figures, as much as £120m, for a deep run in the competition. But whoever triumphs this evening will receive money that will be transformational and allow for a rebuilding process to accelerate and be delivered ahead of time, with both clubs in need of making significant changes to improve on what has been a disastrous domestic campaign that has been saved by a run in European football’s second tier knockout club competition.

There was a clear difference between Tottenham Hotspur off the pitch in Bilbao and when they stepped on to it.

When Spurs arrived at the beautiful San Mames Stadium, Son Heung-min and Pedro Porro were immediately swept into its big press conference room, filled with media from across not only the continent but the world. For Son with his experience, this was just another day of answering questions about trying to win his first trophy after 10 years at Tottenham and what the future holds beyond the current end of his contract in 2026.

For Porro, the amiable Spaniard back in his homeland, he decided to shelve his rapidly improving and impressive English skills in order to speak in his native tongue. Perhaps it was a touch of nerves on such a big stage - he did need one question repeated to him because he was so entranced by Son's initial answer - but it was also likely a worry about anything being misconstrued if he attempted to respond in his more constricted English.

There was no such constriction for Ange Postecoglou. The Tottenham boss treated his press conference within the Spanish stadium as he would a normal weekly one, mostly because they were similar questions to those he's asked each week at Hotspur Way about his future and the fitness of Lucas Bergvall or Son Heung-min.

The emotion of the occasion did show in a couple of moments. The first was in responding to a question from one reporter whose article that day had suggested this one game and the gravity of it after such a disastrous Premier League campaign had left Postecoglou 'teetering between hero and clown'.

It was that last word that had upset Postecoglou and he was clearly waiting to see if the journalist asked him anything at the press conference. It came and it was whether the Australian was conscious of the infamy vs legendary status on the table if he won or lost the final?

"That depends on your outlook, but I’ll tell you one thing: irrespective of what happens tomorrow, I’m not a clown and I never will be, mate," he said. "I’m really disappointed that you would use such terminology about a person who for 26 years without any favours from anyone has worked his way to a position where he’s leading out a club in a European major competition [final]. For you to suggest that somehow us not being successful means that I’m a clown, not really sure how to answer that question."

There was genuine emotion in Postecoglou's voice and to be called, potentially, a clown on the eve of becoming the first Australian and Greek to manage a team in a European final was too much.

'Hero or failure' is clunky and not as catchy but would have been more apt as Postecoglou himself has admitted his disappointment at failing to unify the north London club as he hoped he would.

It was a shame that the press conference ahead of a European final ended up being defined by one moment, ensuring that the word 'clown' was then used in headlines across the media with some articles even mocking up Postecoglou in face paint as a clown.

While the 59-year-old's disappointment with the term was understandable, bringing it up in the biggest press conference of the season on the grandest stage only had a snowball effect that detracted from whatever other messages he was looking to get out there.

In keeping with the emotion, the Spurs head coach also had a little catch in his voice when he later spoke about his pride in being the first Greek, as well as Australian, to manage in a final and mentioned his late father Jim on the eve of such a big occasion.

Postecoglou also spoke well about his future and made it clear that he certainly has no intention of walking away from this job and into the sunset, even if Tottenham win in Bilbao.

"No, because I don’t think my job is done here. I really feel like we are building something and what a trophy does is hopefully accelerate that," he said. "I still think there is work to be done. It is quite obvious with the challenges we’ve had this year, which I think are well chronicled but there is some reasoning in the context of that, but also there has been some growth and I would like to see it through.

"Whether that happens or not is not that important right now, but I don’t think, far from it, that this job is finished. I certainly feel there is some growth there that we can take this club to where it needs to be."

That will be decided in the coming days but one thing is clear and that's that this group of Tottenham players are still playing for Postecoglou and he has their full attention.

He and his coaches led them in a final training session on the grass at the San Mames Stadium, mostly going through patterns of play - Richarlison looking especially sharp with his finishing into all the corners - and when that was done Postecoglou called the group together just outside one of the penalty areas.

Postecoglou spoke passionately for a couple of minutes, gesturing with his hands and whatever he was saying had every member of the squad and his coaching staff entranced, Son with his arm around Richarlison, Romero's with his around Bissouma. Nobody looked away, not even for a moment and when the head coach stopped, they all applauded. He clearly said the right words and the Australian's speech on Wednesday night will need to be even better.

It looked to be that at some point during the speech or after it, Postecoglou had told the players to go out and enjoy the rest of their session - just have a bit of fun on the grass. That was quite a clever move to demystify the turf and the stage ahead of what would take place there the next day.

The players certainly took him up on the suggestion. Cristian Romero appears to have struck up a bromance with Yves Bissouma and during Postecoglou's speech, the Argentine could be seen massaging the Mali international's neck with one of his hands. After the speech was done so the duo had a bit of a wrestle, pushing each other during a game of keepy uppys, which had Postecoglou laughing and pointing at them. They weren't the only ones having a wrestle for Djed Spence and Richarlison grappled and Wilson Odobert sent Pape Matar Sarr to the ground.

Mathys Tel embarked on a pitch long sprint with the ball at his feet before firing the ball into the net at the empty end of the stadium and then dived full length, face first and Jurgen Klinsmann-style across the grass to celebrate the goal against no one to nobody in particular.

It was a really relaxed way to spend their time in the big stadium and it would have removed some of the nerves before such a season-defining game.

There were also those who could not take part. Lucas Bergvall watched a portion of the session from the side-line, sat sadly on a ball while juggling another one in his hands. He was seated between the standing Spurs' chief football officer Scott Munn and technical director Johan Lange until James Maddison came over and chatted with the teenager.

Postecoglou spoke to all four men at various points, giving Maddison a hug and patting him on the chest while Bergvall was signing things for some fans. The Australian will know how disappointed all the injured players currently are and it was a nice touch that all of them have been brought to Bilbao to be part of something they helped get Spurs to.

One injured player has returned to the fold at just the right time though and that is Dane Scarlett, who was taking a full part in training after his groin surgery. It would be a wonderful narrative if the Tottenham academy product, who scored against Elfsborg, were to return in time to come on late in the final and have a crucial part to play.

Elsewhere on the sidelines, Son and Ben Davies were clearly delighted to be reunited with former Tottenham striker Fernando Llorente, who was part of the club's run to the 2019 Champions League final. They hugged and chatted for a while in the early evening sun.

When most of the others had gone inside, Porro, Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur stayed out for a long time doing keepy uppys with Kevin Danso joining them for a while before clearly letting the side down with one poor touch and being shoved affectionately away and down the tunnel by Romero.

In another part of the pitch was one other Spurs player. Yves Bissouma was sat on a ball getting what looked like a pep talk from coach Mile Jedinak - one midfielder to another. Bissouma is going to be key to this match against United. If the 28-year-old plays well then likely so will Tottenham.

The approaches of Spurs and United have been very different before this final. Postecoglou rested most of his players ahead of the game and the club flew out on Monday to start their preparations.

In contrast, Ruben Amorim used many of his starting players in the defeat at Chelsea and they trained in Manchester on Tuesday morning before flying to Bilbao later that day. They of course have experience of playing in this stadium from the semi-finals.

This Europa League final is going to bring a clash of two clubs struggling in the league but with different mindsets for the big stage. For United, this is just another final. For Tottenham it's an opportunity to change the narrative.

For Postecoglou, Son and the Spurs players it's a chance to silence the jibes and the doubts and end that long wait to parade a trophy around N17. It's time to step up and make history.

Manchester United are set for a kit switch-up ahead of their crucial Europa League final against Spurs in Bilbao come Wednesday evening.

It's a significant fixture for both Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou, providing them with an opportunity to clinch silverware after tough seasons, not to mention securing a coveted Champions League spot for next season. Preparations are underway as both teams have already touched down in Spain for the much-anticipated match.

However, there will be a twist for United fans as their team will sport a different look at San Mames stadium. Official reports confirm that Amorim's squad will don black shorts instead of their regular white, complementing their iconic red jerseys and black stockings.

This change stems from Tottenham's long-standing European tradition. Dating back to 1961, Tottenham began wearing all-white kits in continental games under the influence of then-manager Bill Nicholson.

With Tottenham assigned as the 'home' side for this encounter, they earn preference in the kit department. The historic roots of Spurs' pristine all-white strip trace back to attempts by Nicholson to improve the visual acuity for his players during night matches where lighting was inadequate, reports the Mirror.

The tradition famously started during an away confrontation against Polish team Gornik, as recalled by ex-Tottenham star Cliff Jones: "We just turned up in the dressing room for the game and there was the all-white kit," he recounted. "No-one said anything; nothing was said to us. We just focused on the game coming up."

Ricky George, recalling his days as a young apprentice, shared: "The all-white kit was for visibility. It was Bill Nick's way of looking for those marginal gains. Those nights at White Hart Lane, under the lights, were just very special.

"We loved playing in all-white," added Jones. "I honestly cannot say for certain it made any difference in making us see each other better under the floodlights, but we did love playing in it. European nights we felt fresher, the air was different."

The upcoming Europa League final isn't the first instance where Manchester United have deviated from their standard kit this season. They sported black shorts during their away draw with Real Sociedad back in March—a match that finished 1-1 with goals courtesy of Joshua Zirkzee and Mikel Oyarzabal.

For the return fixture at Old Trafford, they reverted to their classic white shorts—a decision that perhaps paid off as United clinched a 4-1 victory, with Bruno Fernandes netting a brilliant hat-trick. Irrespective of their attire, United are eager to triumph in the final and guarantee their spot in next season's Champions League.

Tottenham and Manchester United will lock horns in the Europa League final tonight with both clubs' seasons on the line and a Champions League spot at stake.

The two sides have endured torrid seasons across this Premier League campaign. With one game remaining in the season, Spurs sit 17th, one spot above the relegation zone, while United are only marginally better placed in 16th. However, despite their league performances, they both find themselves on the verge of silverware - and a place in next season's Champions League.

"That opportunity is to provide something special for the football club - and for the supporters - and for everyone who has worked so hard," Spurs' manager Ange Postecoglou said before the European final. "Not just this year, but for the 15, 16 years, however long it has been without a trophy and the 41 years without a European trophy."

Both managers' futures have been questioned following their poor league returns. Ruben Amorim looks to be in a safer position than his Spurs counterpart, but the Portuguese knows how important this trophy could be.

He said: "A new future for me I think is not the case, but is going to help us to finish the season. People will look at our team in a different way because winning a European title is really important."

With the final now just hours away, football.london have taken a look at everything you need to know and how you can follow all the action;

What time does Tottenham vs Man Utd kick-off?

Tottenham will play United in the Europa League final at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao tonight with the game kicking off at 8pm.

If the two teams are tied at the end of 90 minutes, the match will continue into extra-time, with the possibility of penalties if both sides still can't find a winning goal.

How to watch Tottenham vs Man Utd on TV for free?

Supporters will be happy to know that the Europa League final will be available to watch for free. The match will be shown on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate and discovery+.

To watch the game for free, viewers will need to register an account with discovery+. No subscription is required. Once you have signed up, you will have access to all three European finals at no cost.

Any viewer who watches discovery+ through Amazon Prime Video will, also, be able to watch the Europa League final on the Prime Video app.

How else can I follow Tottenham vs Man Utd?

The Europa League final will be broadcast on radia via talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Tottenham Hotspur are just one victory away from European silverware and a place in next season's Champions League. They take on Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.

The game is taking place in Bilbao, Spain, with kick-off coming at 8pm. Both squads have made the journey.

Spurs and United find themselves in a similar situation, having endured poor domestic seasons. Tottenham sit in 17th place in the Premier League standings, while United are just a place and a point above in 16th.

In the build-up to the final, both sides suffered defeats on Friday night. Spurs fell to a 2-0 loss against Aston Villa, while United lost 1-0 away against Chelsea on the same evening.

Concentration will, though, have been on tonight's game. After travelling to Spain, Spurs' boss Ange Postecoglou has given the latest on his squad.

There was one surprise inclusion in the travelling squad with injured James Maddison making the journey over with his teammates, but the midfielder isn't expected to be available for the game. It has also been confirmed that Lucas Bergvall has not recovered in time from an ankle injury.

Delivering the latest news, Postecoglou said: "Team news is pretty much the same, Lucas is not available, so we're pretty much the same as we were last week."

There was also some concern over the availability of midfielder Pape Matar Sarr. He was substituted in their match against Aston Villa with a back problem, but Postecoglou has confirmed that he is 'fine' ahead of the final.

Following the latest update, football.london takes a look at Tottenham's squad available for the final;

Goalkeepers: Guglielmo Vicario, Brandon Austin, Alfie Whiteman.

Defenders: Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Micky van de Ven, Ben Davies.

Midfielders: Yves Bissouma, Archie Gray, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mikey Moore.

Forwards: Son Heung-min, Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobert.

Ange Postecoglou must name a Tottenham team without any creative central midfielders as they take on Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.

The two sides have had torrid times in the Premier League this season but one can redeem that all if they triumph in Bilbao to land the European trophy and gain qualification to next season's Champions League. Postecoglou's side have won three times against United during this campaign, home and away in the league and in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

However, this time Spurs will have to do it without their creative midfielders with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Lucas Bergvall all unable to take part in the final in Spain.

That could force Postecoglou into a formation switch if he does not want to go for a more industrious midfield trio of Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr, who is available for selection after his back issue in the second half at Aston Villa on Sunday.

The alternative is a 4-4-2 that can also become a 4-2-3-1 with either Dominic Solanke playing behind Richarlison up front or skipper Son Heung-min playing off of Solanke with Richarlison or Mathys Tel on the left. Postecoglou did appear to be taking a look at the 4-4-2 albeit with different players on Sunday.

The rest of the team mostly picks itself from the players that Postecoglou was looking to protect by leaving them out of the starting line-up at Villa Park.

Here's the Tottenham starting XI that we reckon Postecoglou could select to face Ruben Amorim's side in Bilbao.

(4-4-2/4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Johnson, Bentancur, Bissouma, Son; Solanke, Richarlison.