UEFA Europa League: Who will Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur meet in the semi

UEFA Europa League: Who will Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur meet in the semi-finals? Draw, opponents for Premier League teams set

Updated 18/04/2025 at 00:36 GMT+1

On Thursday, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur progressed from their UEFA Europa League last-eight ties, with each of them live on TNT Sports and discovery+. United beat Lyon in a nine-goal thriller following extra time, while Tottenham went toe-to-toe with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany and came out on top to ease pressure on Ange Postecoglou.

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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both narrowly progressed from their respective UEFA Europa League quarter-final ties to reach the last four.

United beat French outfit Lyon in stunning fashion, scoring three times in extra time after the Ligue 1 side had fought from two goals down to lead 4-2 at Old Trafford.

It was slightly more straightforward for Tottenham, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in Germany after drawing 1-1 in the first leg in north London.

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United, who are languishing 14th in the Premier League table with a negative goal difference, need Europa League glory to get back into the UEFA Champions League.

Meanwhile, Ange Postecoglou is determined to maintain his record of always winning a trophy in his second season.

Here are all the details of the British duo's path to a potential final.

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Who will Man Utd and Spurs face in Europa League semi-finals?

Bodo/Glimt squeezed past Serie A side Lazio on penalties to set up a tie with Tottenham, who will be aiming to reach their second European final in six years following their Champions League run in 2019, where they lost to Liverpool in Madrid.

It could be another all-English final for Spurs, with United set to come up against Spanish side Athletic Club, who knocked out Rangers in the quarter-final.

Full Europa League knockout phase draw and path to semi-finals

Last 16:

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 AZ Alkmaar

Eintracht Frankfurt 6-2 Ajax

Bodo/Glimt 4-2 Olympiacos

Lazio 3-2 Viktoria Plzen

Rangers 3-3 Fenerbahce - Rangers won 3-2 on penalties

Athletic Club 4-3 Roma

Lyon 7-1 FCSB

Manchester United 5-2 Real Sociedad

Quarter-finals:

Tottenham 2-1 Eintracht Frankfurt

Bodo/Glimt 3-3 Lazio - Bodo/Glimt won 3-2 on penalties

Athletic Club 2-0 Rangers

Manchester United 7-6 Lyon

Semi-finals:

Tottenham v Bodo/Glimt

Athletic Club v Manchester United

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