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00:00Athletic club are here tonight with our players who have scored 39 goals for them this season,
00:1153% of their seasons total.
00:14Nico and Iñaki Williams joined Ojan Sanchez on the injured list
00:18and haven't even travelled here to Manchester.
00:22Four changes in total from the first leg, Danny Vivian suspended,
00:26captain Oscar Di Marcos left on the bench.
00:28There are only 14 goals in the starting line-up,
00:32not ideal for a team three down from the first leg.
00:39It's a night where you just sit back and savour the atmosphere.
00:42Well, Bruno Fernandes was excellent last week and he's been outstanding in the knockout games in this competition this season.
01:03Athletic club need a footballing miracle tonight and it's a night where they need players to go above and beyond for the course.
01:11One thing is certain, they have to score the first goal here tonight.
01:15Robert, you've been with Manchester United every step of the way in this competition this season.
01:20Surely it's going to be straightforward for them tonight.
01:23Yeah, you would think, especially with that stat you said before, the game, it's important to go up to a good start, but 3-0 up.
01:32Athletic club missing their best attacking, creative players.
01:35You would think it would be easy for Manchester United.
01:37What an atmosphere.
01:39Incredible, wow, I've been in Old Trafford numerous times, you know, as a opponent and as a player.
01:44I've got to say, this is one of the best atmospheres I've witnessed inside the stadium.
01:51So Manchester United back in the familiar red and white tonight.
01:54It's the blue strip this evening for Athletic Bilbao.
02:00Manchester United unbeaten in Europe this season.
02:03Issues in the Premier League have been put to one side in the Europa League.
02:07And if they hold their nerve tonight, then they will be into their ninth major European final.
02:15I just think, Robbie, when you look at the Athletic Bilbao team tonight,
02:19without the Williams brothers, without Sanchez, without Danny Vivian,
02:22it feels like there are too many big players missing for them.
02:26Yeah, United defended quite well, you know, in that Athletic club.
02:30I know they kept a clean sheet, but they were vulnerable at times from their own individual errors.
02:35But without those three players, you would think,
02:37if United don't go through tonight, it will be a shambles, let's be totally honest.
02:42Nice ballroom by Casimiro, who was outstanding last week.
02:45And then Bruno Fernandes on here to Patrick Dorgun.
02:48I thought Hoyland played well, Darren, you know, in Spain, I thought his hold-up play was good.
03:02You know, he got the penalty, didn't he, with the red card follow.
03:06I thought it was one of his best performances in a Manchester United shirt.
03:09That's a foul over there by Alvaro Jallot.
03:15And an early free kick here for Manchester United.
03:18United have only lost one of their last 30 games here in this competition.
03:22They haven't lost any of their last 17 knockout games in the Europa League at Old Trafford.
03:26And the big one, they've never lost a home game in Europe by three or more goals in club history.
03:32So, if you're nervous tonight, Manchester United fans sometimes are, try not to be.
03:38Yeah, I think it'll be a comfortable evening.
03:40I think they can enjoy it.
03:41If they can get that first goal, it can be a night of, you know, where they can enjoy the football.
03:48So, the focus is here tonight.
03:51They're also going to keep a keen eye on the semi-final second leg between Bodo, Glimt and Tottenham.
03:58And we'll make sure that Chelsea can get the job done as well in the Conference League.
04:03So, a busy night of football.
04:04Focus here at Old Trafford with the smoke from the pyrotechnics still.
04:09That's trying to find its way out of the stadium.
04:17Bruno Fernandes going short here to Garnaccio.
04:20Then it's delivered by the Manchester United skipper.
04:23It glances off the head of Victor Lindelof.
04:26And there's Maguire over there.
04:29He's gone from outcast at Old Trafford to superstar and fan favourite almost in the blink of an eye.
04:35This competition has been great for him this season.
04:38Yeah, the header against Lyon.
04:41And then the wide right play to get that crossing which led to Manchester United's first goal.
04:47You know, remarkable turnaround for Harry Maguire.
04:49And he's a great example for anybody, you know, who feels they may no longer have a future at a club to get your head down, to work hard.
04:58And he's been magnificent, especially in this competition.
05:01It's quite a different back four that Athletic Bilbao have got tonight.
05:15It may be a surprise they've left their captain, Oscar De Marcos, on the bench with his experience with Danny Vivian.
05:21The Spanish international suspended after the red card in the first leg.
05:25But it's at the top end of the pitch where they've got to find the answers.
05:27There aren't too many goals at all.
05:30The front three have managed to score four between them in the various competitions this season.
05:38This is Jauri Ghisar.
05:41He's managed to find himself some early space in the middle of the pitch.
05:45But that's a little bit short of Patrick Dorgue.
05:48Defends it well for Manchester United.
05:50And this is Unai Gomez with the cross.
06:07And Viktor Lindelof dumps it away.
06:09And this is Jauri Ghisar.
06:21Now Pérez.
06:23Now Asapal.
06:25Now Jalloh.
06:39Only four players started for Athletic Club on Sunday who started the first leg.
06:46They've struggled in England and struggled to both score and win away matches in European competition this season.
06:55They've started off confidently here and they're trying to get forward and commit bodies forward.
07:00But Manchester United with this priceless aggregate lead from the first leg.
07:09Well Ruben Amory made it clear where his focus is with his team selection against Brentford on Sunday.
07:20The sole focus will be this competition for the remainder of Manchester United's season.
07:32Lindelof.
07:35Derry Gare charging it down for Athletic Club.
07:38Time for Onana to thump it away.
07:42A bit of positive start from Athletic Club though, Darren.
07:45You know, keeping the ball, they've made some good passes through the lines,
07:48but they don't look a threat, do they, when they go forward.
07:51Here's Ernesto Valverde.
07:52Mixed experiences in European semi-finals.
07:55Good with Espanyol, disastrous with Barcelona.
07:58But he has got plenty of experience on nights like this as a player and as a manager.
08:03He had a one by Maguire.
08:12I think everything he does tonight might be cheered by the Manchester United fans, you know.
08:16That's Raui.
08:29Don Accio.
08:31Rani Oro, Casimiro, and now Dorgun.
08:50Clearance from Onana.
08:52Not sure it won't do his confidence that much good.
08:56Garasabal with a chance to get down that side, but Dorgun quickly across.
08:59It looks as though they're going to go long for the first time tonight from the throw-in.
09:18That's Marouane Sanadi, who's the obvious target with a situation like this one,
09:22but that's not the best of throw-ins at all.
09:27It's Di Gallaretta.
09:29That's how he's going to chase this one across, but he's given it up here to Unai Simon.
09:33Berenguer with a chance.
09:35That's a good early chance.
09:37If you think back to last week, Berenguer went close and Lindelof cleared it off the line,
09:41so the same player with an early opportunity for Athletic Club.
09:45Yeah, Berenguer is on his right foot.
09:48He had lots and lots of time to think about.
09:50I think that was the problem, just watch now, as he sets himself so much time,
09:54he gets closed down quickly, but he's got to hit the target there.
09:57Just opened his body of goals for that top corner, but too much on it.
10:02Feels like the kind of night, the circumstances that they're in,
10:05that they've got to take chances like that.
10:07He scored five times this season, Berenguer in the various competitions,
10:11but hasn't yet scored a European goal.
10:15He is back on the ball, but running into Patrick Dorgun.
10:20It's too high for Bruno Fernandes, but Masraou is coming on to it here.
10:33This throw-in being taken right in front of the Bilbao supporters here,
10:52just like last week, they all seem to be wearing a red and white striped shirt
10:56out of some description, I mean, it's a wonderfully colourful scene,
11:00and they do support their team extremely well.
11:04It's difficult to hear them, though, tonight,
11:06due to the Manchester United supporters inside Old Trafford.
11:09Saladi charging forward now.
11:16Four athletic Bilbao, over it goes to Jalloh.
11:20It's a little bit sloppy back for the full-back, Garasabal.
11:23That's where they miss the Williams brothers there,
11:25you know, in the home game, those two out wide with a threat with their pace.
11:29You just see that the first up when he plays it wide,
11:33you know, there was nobody supporting him,
11:35so that's where, you know,
11:36they miss their best players in wide areas, athletic club.
11:42It's a similar start in many ways to last week, isn't it?
11:45On the front foot, the Spaniards taking the game to Manchester United,
11:48had the early chance.
11:50That's Lindelof playing one through his six-yard box.
11:53I think it goes by Leni Yoro towards Rasmus Hoyland,
11:57but they've run it back again.
12:01That's Unai Gomez,
12:03and then clipped out to the full-back, Garasabal.
12:07That's blocked over there by Patrick Dorgou.
12:09Good start, though, from Athletic Club.
12:11Yeah, they're playing with a little bit of a freedom,
12:123-0 down, you know, with the players out,
12:14they're probably thinking, listen, let's just have a go.
12:16If we get beat, let's not get left wondering,
12:20you know, they've started well on the front foot,
12:23they're getting the ball wide, having more possession.
12:30Athletic Club have won a game here in the past,
12:32it was back in 2012 against Manchester United,
12:35Oscar Di Markos, who's still the club captain
12:37and on the bench tonight, scored in the match.
12:42Tackle made on that side by Dorgou,
12:44but quickly dispossessed again by Jalloh,
12:46and there's been a nice energy to Athletic Club's play
12:50in the early stages, that's the free kick conceded by Yoro.
12:53Berenguer, wasn't it, he had that earlier opportunity,
13:04just, you know, gets the ball in front of Yoro,
13:08opportunity now, put the ball in the box.
13:10United practice these, don't they, in the warm-up, Darren,
13:15for people, you know, watching at home, they do this four or five times,
13:20defending set-pieces with the coaches in the warm-up.
13:24And the centre-backs, Nunes and Alvarez, have gone in there.
13:32Sanadi, number 21, there he is, you've got to keep an eye on him.
13:37Free kick taken by Berenguer,
13:39and no chances taken by Onana.
13:48Marouane Sanadi.
13:53Now, Iqisasi, his ball in blocked,
13:56Manchester United might counter,
13:58and they've got Anacho running,
13:59the goalkeeper's in a great position, though,
14:01to see the danger,
14:01probably something they learned about last week.
14:05Aguirre Zabala in a great starting position,
14:07as you say there, Darren,
14:08you know, Ugarte spotted the run of Canacho,
14:11he's inside his own half,
14:12he was onside,
14:14good goalkeeping.
14:18If it's Aguirre Zabala again tonight,
14:21Unai Simon,
14:21the Spanish first choice,
14:24is on the bench.
14:28There's Ugarte,
14:29and now Yoro.
14:32Off goes Hoyland.
14:33Deku with the header.
15:01Not really got going yet,
15:02have they Manchester United at all?
15:05No, in the first game,
15:06Canacho was a threat,
15:07wasn't he,
15:08at wide,
15:08you know,
15:08that ball in behind
15:09caused problems
15:11in that opening half hour,
15:13you know,
15:13not really got him off
15:14and he's into the game yet.
15:15when you look at the absences tonight,
15:27Sanchez, the top scorer, has got 17 for them in all competitions,
15:30the Williams brothers, 11 a piece,
15:47when you think about the players who've come in,
15:50Shallow's got one,
15:51Gomez two,
15:52Sanadi one,
15:54it's whether they can fill the void
15:57and find the game changers,
15:59the potential match winners
16:00to really make it interesting,
16:02that's going to be a free kick to United
16:03for the foul on Maguire.
16:05Give an example,
16:26Canacho,
16:30Canacho,
16:33Cano,
16:33UNTENSIVE LOOK ON THE FACE OF THE MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER,
16:42RUBEN AMERIV, IT'S A NICE BALL FED THROUGH HERE TO FERNANDEZ,
16:46ON IT GOES TO GARNACHO, OUT COMES THE GOAL-KEEPER, AND DID SUPERBLY WELL.
16:51It's a great ball from Fernandes, instinctive from Casemiro,
16:54great first touch from Fernandes, and the run, just thought,
16:58could Garnacho lift it over?
17:00Aguirre, Bazal, Zabala, he's onside, just there.
17:06Oh, I think he's got to try and lift it, Darren.
17:13There's Shallow, straight to Casemiro.
17:16It's the best little passage of play we've seen so far from Manchester United,
17:21and I'm pretty sure the chances will come, the more the Spaniards have to press,
17:25the more space there'll be for the likes of Hoyland and Garnacho,
17:29and maybe at some stage, Ahmad as well.
17:31Here's Patrick Dorghi, brilliant first touch, now they've got an American advantage.
17:35Hoyland, good chance, couldn't get the ball away quickly enough,
17:39Bruno Fernandes can hit it, and that's blocked in there by De Gallaretta.
17:43What a touch it was initially from Dorghi to get him on his way.
17:46Here's Berenguer.
17:48And now Gomez.
17:50And now Gomez.
17:51Yuri.
17:52Casemiro nice and calm at the back, Gugate likewise.
17:54You just see when Dorghi made the break centrally,
17:58Garnacho peeled to the left, Hoyland to the right, whichever way that pass went,
18:04Garnacho or Hoyland would have come back inside as Hoyland showed depth,
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22:07and he's off target with a shot
22:09but they kept backing off there, the Manchester United defenders
22:12Berenguer again, done well in that first game
22:14no power
22:15there was a short back left
22:17there was a good counter attack
22:20just feel that United need a goal
22:22don't they, they'll need a bit of positivity
22:24the atmosphere has been amazing
22:25but they've offered very little going forward
22:37flicked on by Casemiro
22:52there to pick up the second ball as well
22:55Fernandes into Dorgue
22:58Dorgue's got the speed to run in behind
23:00and he's gone over
23:01and the referee says no penalty
23:03Garassoval just had a word
23:05with the Manchester United player
23:07as he ran past him
23:08but he was quite decisive there
23:11Daniel Sievert
23:11my first impressions
23:15where Dorgue went down very easily
23:19we'll see on this replay
23:20it's a fantastic ball
23:21good run
23:21yeah, no foul
23:24Christian Dingett is the video assistant referee
23:29he's having a quick look at it right now
23:31hence why the game is stopped
23:33well it's gone from white to yellow
23:45so it's been escalated
23:46if you watch it
23:48was it Garassoval
23:49when Dorgue's legs in the air
23:53I think the left foot of Garassoval catches him on the foot
23:58I'm not sure there's enough in that
24:00but as you said
24:01Dary's gone to yellow
24:02so they're looking at it very very closely
24:04the next stage would be to tell the referee
24:06to go and look at the screen
24:08so
24:08there's obviously something in this
24:13from a Manchester United perspective
24:14yeah, I don't think it was
24:19as I've said
24:19it took a while
24:21check over
24:22no penalty
24:23Dorgue's been the one though
24:27hasn't he
24:28with his speed
24:30and his directness
24:31to running behind
24:31that's found those spaces
24:33on the counter attack
24:35so far for Manchester United
24:36you can see
24:37as soon as Fernandes
24:38got on the half turn
24:39head up
24:39Dorgue made the run
24:41that initiated the pass
24:42from Fernandes
24:43Sanadi's got a bang on the head
24:45and he stayed down
24:46so they're playing with 10 at the moment
24:47it's an athletic club
24:48but it's not slowing them down
24:49this is Garassoval coming forward
24:51now Jalo
24:52hasn't got the big man to aim at
24:55at the moment
24:55he's joining in
24:56Ryori Giza
25:00Uri
25:03now they've got Sanadi
25:11forward again
25:12so in it goes
25:15towards the big number 21
25:16he's jumping there
25:17with Naz Raoui
25:18now Unai Gomez
25:20another cross into the
25:22Manchester United box
25:23and this one
25:24sent on its way
25:25by Victor Lindelof
25:26and that's a missed kick
25:27and Rasmus Hoyland
25:28has gone in behind
25:30Nunez
25:30and now he's going to be
25:32penalised
25:32by the assistant
25:35down here
25:36right beneath
25:36that commentary position
25:38just handball
25:39and he's actually going to go back
25:42the other end
25:43and show a yellow card
25:44here to Maz Raoui
25:45for
25:45an elbow
25:47that must be the challenge
25:48on Sanadi
25:49Hoyland was penalised for handball
25:56this is one
26:01Hoyland just watched
26:02there
26:04uses his arm
26:05that's what he got the yellow for
26:12Robbie
26:12yeah yellow card for
26:14Maz Raoui
26:15you know
26:16using his arm
26:17dishing
26:18the other end
26:23and Boro
26:24shallow
26:24Garasabel
26:28into
26:29Di Gallareta
26:30now
26:34Jauri
26:34Giza
26:34it's a
26:47The 19th European semi-final for Manchester United,
26:50who lost the final in this competition in 2021,
26:52they won it under Jose Mourinho in 2017 against Ajax.
27:00Ireland not quite able to get there,
27:02for all of this bright play in the early stages here by Athletic Club,
27:05the Manchester United first-leg lead remains intact.
27:10Over-aggressive from Casimiro.
27:12You know, from Athletic Club's perspective now,
27:16I'll be getting the ball over to this left-hand side as often as I could
27:20to draw out Maj Rowie to see if he can commit a foul,
27:23he's on a yellow card.
27:35So the free kick to be taken here by Alex Berenguer.
27:42O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue, O'Donoghue.
27:57O'Donoghue comes and catches it, which is not like him,
28:00he tends to punch, doesn't he, in situations like that.
28:03Yeah, that was a correct decision from the goalkeeper,
28:05I think he would have punched that, there were two Athletic players near him,
28:09he might have punched it onto the head of one, so good decision from the goalkeeper,
28:12they give the ball away again.
28:13Sloppy from Casimiro this time,
28:15I tell you one player who's hardly seen the ball so far is Ugarte next to him,
28:19in central midfield, the game's passing him by at the moment.
28:24They've had 58% of the possession to this point, Athletic Club,
28:27generated the two chances so far, haven't tested the Manchester United goalkeeper.
28:33off goes Jallot, and that's a foul on Jorokhue.
28:52I would think he'd be relatively satisfied at this stage,
28:57only one or two nerves now for Ruben Amarim, we're not sure.
29:01I just think they need...
29:03That first goal for Manchester that ends the tie, ends all doubt.
29:07You know, nil-nil, if Bilbao get the first goal,
29:10you know there will be some nerves,
29:13but if United get it, it's done and dusted.
29:18High-stakes night for Manchester United, this...
29:24opportunity to play in the Champions League next season,
29:28if they can win this competition.
29:30He sits there tantalisingly ahead of them.
29:33They know if they get through tonight,
29:34they've got either Tottenham or Bodo Glimpse in the final,
29:37back in that magnificent stadium, the San Mames in Bilbao.
29:43Just got to get themselves over the line after doing so much hard work
29:46in the first leg in northern Spain last week.
29:48Lindelof to Garnaccio.
30:00You can understand it, Robbie, as well,
30:02if the mindset in the early stages here would be for Manchester United
30:06to play within themselves to a certain point,
30:08because there is no point in taking any chances at this stage.
30:12You can see our possession as well in the 5-4-1,
30:16just making sure they're compact, take no risks,
30:20they haven't taken risks playing out either, we haven't seen so far.
30:24I don't know if Fernandes gets the ball away, Rasmus Hoyland first to it,
30:43did well, Casimiro, now Dorgue's off.
30:45Now he's got Garnaccio in the middle, that's Rau, he's arriving as well.
30:49And that's defended well by Uri, just rushed it, maybe.
30:52Patrick Dorgue, that's a good determined play by Ugarte,
30:58which brings Manchester United to the throw-in.
31:01See, there, you're centre-forward to get in the box,
31:04but he's involved in the build-up play, watch now, does really well,
31:08lays it off, and then you've got one of your 10s running through in Garnaccio.
31:12Dorgue, the left wing-back, the poor cross into the box,
31:16but again, you know, can Fernandes,
31:20we see Maz Raui arriving late, need more red shirts in the box.
31:27Harry Maguire challenged by Sanadi, able to stand his ground,
31:30but it's a sloppy pass, it's straight to Jalo,
31:32he's going to hit one straight at Leni Yoro,
31:34now Jauri Giza with a chance to go, that's brilliant!
31:37Wow, that's brilliant!
31:41What a goal!
31:42Mikel Jauri Giza with an absolute beauty into the top corner,
31:47and there's pandemonium now among the Bilbao supporters.
31:50Well, there's a turn-up.
31:53Wow, what a goal, Jauri Giza.
31:59You know, a long, hopeful ball there, we see it not dealt with.
32:05And then Maguire giving a sloppy pass,
32:09I just said they've made no individual errors,
32:12and then Jauri Giza uses the defender,
32:15he gets a hand to it.
32:17Onana, but just look at that,
32:20has that curl, oh, it's a beautiful finish.
32:24We said about the first goal, the Athletic Club fans to our right,
32:28waving their scarves in the air, it's a beautiful strike, Darren.
32:31Well, he gets his hands to it, Onana, but he can't do enough to keep it out.
32:38It's the first time that Jauri Giza has ever scored a European goal,
32:41and what a night to do it, what a place to do it.
32:46And he placed that quite perfectly.
32:48And they had to score the first goal tonight, Athletic Club,
32:51and they've done that, so that is the first step along the road for them here at Old Trafford.
32:56And if there weren't any nerves in the stadium prior to that goal,
32:59I can guarantee there are nerves in here now.
33:02The moments before you asked me a question,
33:04I said they haven't been sloppy, they haven't tried to play out.
33:07It's a long, hopeful ball just after the opportunity...
33:12for Dogu to find Ganaccio.
33:16But the finish is beautiful, Onana's at full length.
33:22Can't keep it out, there will be nerves now.
33:25Yeah, they need to settle themselves down here, Manchester United,
33:27and have some positive possession of their own.
33:29That's an excellent ball by the captain, to Maj Raui.
33:37On by Bruno Fernandes, Hoyland with a spinning ball in Gerasibel,
33:41across their per-athletic club.
33:43I remember the night we were here for the game against Real Sociedad,
33:48there was a tight affair early on, it took a Sociedad goal to get them started that night,
33:53didn't it? You wonder whether that might be the trigger for Manchester United,
33:56just to click into business.
33:57Yeah, they've offered very little going forward.
34:00You know, they had that one opportunity for Ganaccio, but here, the long ball,
34:05Maguire, who doesn't know who he's passing it to there, then it's the block,
34:11but then that touch there is brilliant, he just puts it onto his right foot.
34:14Onana at full stretch, it's a beautiful finish.
34:17Any criticism of Casimiro for turning to the side and just making himself...
34:21Yeah, possibly, yeah, possibly, Darren, but...
34:23Yauri Guzart has used the Manchester United player just to guide it into that far corner.
34:33Yauri Guzart, Yauri Guzart!
34:35So the Manchester United crowd responding, can the players respond?
34:393-1 the aggregate lead, but it is a tentative step along the road for athletic Bilbao.
34:46Here they come again now with Yauri Guzart, they're finding a lot of space in this kind of area
34:50in this match so far tonight.
34:53Berenguer, Sinani's made the run through the middle,
34:55but I think he would have been offside anyway.
34:59Difficult pass, that, the straight ball to a diagonal run.
35:10I wonder what he's thinking now, Ernesto Valverde, once went to Anfield with a 3-0 lead
35:16from the first leg as the head coach of Barcelona,
35:19and left having seen Liverpool score four to go through,
35:22so he knows that a 3-0 first leg lead isn't always the safest.
35:27And from his perspective, he's hoping that history goes in the opposite direction tonight.
35:33This is Di Gallaretta, and now it's Yuri.
35:37They haven't got started at all Manchester United.
35:48Munai Gomez on the run, Victor Lindelof quickly across.
35:52And then Casimiro, of course, with a challenge on Yauri Guzart.
35:57They're picking up second balls, Athletic Club, you know, on the front foot,
36:01having more possession, more attempts.
36:03I'll tell you what, Darren, it's a big ten minutes for Manchester United here.
36:08Can't concede in another before-half-time.
36:14That was the man of the moment, Yauri Guzart, and it goes to Berenguer,
36:16who's a nice player, he's good on the eye.
36:18Casimiro has dispossessed him, though, and now Manchester United through Yugate
36:22can come charging away, and he's got plenty of options, here's one of them, Garnaccio.
36:30Patrick Dorgu takes it away, Patrick Dorgu hits the defender.
36:33Bruno Fernandes was waiting to pull the trigger,
36:35but it was Dorgu who decided to take the responsibility.
36:40Masraoui's header.
36:47It's Unai Gomez, who's down.
36:52Let's have a look at the Dorgu chance.
36:56I think he's got it the first time, Darren.
36:58The way of the pass is good.
37:02Can he leave it for Fernandes?
37:03He decides to take it on himself, on his right foot, good defender.
37:10That's the injury to Gomez, just caught the elbow of Masraoui,
37:13he was on a yellow card, he actually got a card for something similar,
37:17I mean, I'm not suggesting for any second that he should get a second one,
37:20I was a bit surprised he got the first one, but there you go.
37:26So nine minutes to go in the first half that has gone very well for Athletic Club.
37:32Heavy touch from Borrenguer, Garnaccio, Fernandes.
37:49Well, let's tell you about the game we've got for you on Sunday,
37:51it's an absolute cracker in the Premier League, Newcastle and Chelsea both chasing a place in
37:56the Champions League next season, 11 o'clock on TNT Sports 1, and we're on Sunday the following
38:01week as well, the last ever game at Goodison Park for Everton against Southampton, 11 o'clock we
38:06start, we'll also have a match on the final day of the Premier League season as the race
38:10for the Champions League and the various European competitions goes right down to the wire,
38:15and the Europa League final Wednesday, the 21st of May, the coverage starts on TNT Sports 1
38:22at half past six, at the moment it's Manchester United against Tottenham but
38:27there's work for the two teams to do.
38:30I'd love to know what he's thinking right now.
38:39You can't lose this game or go out if you're Manchester United in the back of the season,
38:43you've had, you have to get to the final, you can't be 3-0 up away from home coming to Old Trafford.
38:50As long as they go through, even if they lose on the night, as long as they go through and achieve the goal of the
38:55final, but you have to go through, you cannot go out and not go to the final.
39:03It's an offside against Patrick Dorgan.
39:07It just feels like they need to get to half-time with no further damage done,
39:11and then just have a bit of a rethink and have a chat about one or two situations United.
39:15Juri's ball was just behind Unai Gomez, I must say, I watched Sanadi last week,
39:26he didn't impress me too much but away from home the ability to play into him and then play off him
39:30has been important for them so far.
39:35As he flicks it straight to a Manchester United player, I mean you could have predicted that Robbie, couldn't you?
39:42There's Casimiro.
39:45Lindelof and now Maguire.
39:52A little wrap on the ankles there for Manuel Ugarte and I think he's going to get the yellow here, Yara Giza.
39:57They just haven't had any control of them Manchester United, you know maybe a half-time if they're 1-0 down the manager might look at putting Bruno Fernandes back one, maybe taking off Ugarte and bringing on a mount or a...
40:04Kobe Maynou just as one of the tens, I think they've had no control Darrell.
40:18I remember saying very early last week, in the first leg before they had the player sent off that...
40:23Berenguer finds spaces out there that Manchester United weren't necessarily dealing with and he's popping into those areas again tonight and getting a lot of freedom...
40:29on the ball, Alex Berenguer...
40:31on the ball, Alex Berenguer...
40:35He's headed away by Casimiro, there's Hoyland and now Masraoui.
40:40It's just not easy possession is it for United, they're not passing the ball with any real authority.
40:52That's why I think, you know, if the scoreline stays the same, maybe Ruben Amri will look at that at half-time, you know 55% possession for Athletic Club here at Old Trafford, 1-0 up.
41:04That's why I think, you know, if the scoreline stays the same, maybe Ruben Amri will look at that at half-time, you know 55% possession for Athletic Club here at Old Trafford, 1-0 up.
41:161-0 up, Robbie, without four certain starters, have they been fit and available or free from suspension, Danny Vivian, Nico Williams, Inyaki Williams and Ojan Sanchez.
41:33But the players who have come in have done really well so far, this is Garnaccio.
41:38And that's a good challenge by Unai Nunez.
41:42A little flick then by Gomez, a flick to Lindelof there for United, now Masraoui, Ugarte.
41:50And he's got it back again, Manuel Ugarte.
41:53Coylan, Ugarte went over, referee's not given the free kick, Ugarte can't believe it.
41:59Here's Dorgou.
42:01No free kick for a foul, but he did let the game continue because they got the ball there, Athletic Club.
42:13I thought the one on Ugarte and Edrobots was a foul.
42:16Here's Masraoui.
42:18Four minutes to go in the first half, the only goal tonight scored by Mikael Jauri-Ghazar.
42:31A beauty from 25 yards into the top corner of the Manchester United net.
42:3660 yards, 60 yards, 60 yards。
42:57There he is.
42:5960 yards.
43:01Oh, you're right.
43:03And he's, there's aבר right.
43:05Romulo Lugate, Casimiro.
43:12Dorgu.
43:22That's why we're looking for Dorgu,
43:24but he was beat relatively easily there by Alvarez.
43:27And it's Sanadi.
43:29On it goes to Jalloh.
43:35The man in the way was Ugarte,
43:37and now they're picking up in a decent area,
43:39through Dorgu.
43:40Garnaccio's in, brilliant ball.
43:42Goalkeeper to Bean, lifting over a large line.
43:46Couldn't finish it.
43:48It was a brilliant ball by Dorgu to get him in.
43:55Once again, Hoyland dropping deep,
43:57that allows Garnaccio with a brilliant run.
44:00Just wonder, can he go round the goalkeeper?
44:02The goalkeeper doesn't go to ground, Darren, does he?
44:05He stays up as big as he can.
44:07See?
44:08I don't think that was on.
44:09I think with his right foot, take it to the side,
44:11go round the goalkeeper, use your pace.
44:13Look, the goalkeeper doesn't commit, he doesn't go down.
44:15It's a big chance.
44:19He's not very confident, is he, in front of goal?
44:21He's found them hard to come by this season,
44:23Garnaccio, recently anyway.
44:26He's only scored the once in the Europa League so far,
44:28but that's a glorious chance just before half-time for Manchester United
44:32to restore the three-goal lead.
44:35I must say, Dorgu's looked the most dangerous attacker for them so far tonight.
44:38He's picked us from fantastic positions.
44:40But again, Hoyland's been coming deep, Darren.
44:43Almost playing as a false man at times, involved in the build-up,
44:47which is allowing runners in behind him, and they've done that well.
44:51Sorry, Darren, but you would favour Garnaccio, his favourite side of that left,
44:59coming inside to great run on his right foot.
45:03What schools do you know in think at half-time?
45:05Should he have gone round the goalkeeper, should he have slid it?
45:08Listen, was there an option because the goalkeeper stood big?
45:14Berger with the pass out to Jallot, that's a nice ball.
45:21Patrick Dorgu defending, supported here by Bruno Fernandes.
45:33Nunes.
45:35Now Juri.
45:46Di Gallaretta.
45:47Garosovo.
45:51Berenguer runs into Leni Yoro, and that's behind for the goal kick.
45:56Just looking at Manchester United when they've not got the ball, Robbie,
45:58would you like to see them be a little bit more aggressive, out of possession?
46:01Yeah.
46:02Yeah, you could do.
46:03The problem they've got is the full-backs, you know.
46:06Fernandes doesn't go over to, you know, go on the full-back, but they're quite narrow.
46:10Can you say then, because you're playing five at the back, one of the wing-backs going to be more aggressive?
46:19Two additional minutes, hands in pockets, lots to think about for Ruben Amerin.
46:24The Bilbao supporters in the background enjoying their night to this stage.
46:29It's amazing, because when Garnaccio went through the first time when the goalkeeper come out and dived at his feet and saved it,
46:43that was the time I think he should have lifted it.
46:45You know, maybe that was in his mind as he's going through there.
46:51Because the first occasion down the goalkeeper did go down early.
46:54It's a ground that's no stranger to nervy nights in European matches,
47:15and it might just be another one here for Manchester United, Sanadi's flick.
47:19He manages to turn well, play it here to Unai Gomez, he slides it through, and that's held onto by Onana.
47:28Dangerous again, Athletic Club.
47:30Yeah, they certainly are, ball across, nobody getting across the goalkeeper,
47:34but they've looked decent in transition.
47:38You know, it's been a good half, you know, they've got the goal.
47:41And just going back to the goal, Darren, you know, Onana was up four stretch,
47:46he went with both hands, if he'd have gone with one hand, would he have had a better chance of saving it?
47:52But it goes towards Patrick Dorgu, Garasabal was over there.
48:07Aguirre Zabala gets it away, Casimiro...
48:11Primo Fernandes challenging Hizugate and now Yoro.
48:15Manchester United almost through to half-time, in fact, they are.
48:19But it's not without the scare, and it's not without the opening goal tonight for Mikel Jaureguizar.
48:25Beautiful goal, top corner, Onana got his fingertips to it but couldn't keep it out.
48:30Manchester United's best opportunities fell to Alejandro Garnaccio, two of them when he was 1v1,
48:38and on neither occasion could he get the nerve-settling goal for Manchester United.
48:43I think he could bring a bit of life.