Athletic Bilbao vs Man United

1 May 2025 · Europa League · Semi-finals, first leg · 2024/25 · Referee Espen Eskas

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

Aggregate: Athletic Bilbao 1–7 Man United. Man United go through.

Casemiro 30’
Bruno Fernandes 37’ (pen), 45’

Match summary

Man United won comfortably, 3-0 away at Athletic Bilbao after 90 minutes. Man United led 3-0 at half-time. Man United went through 7-1 on aggregate.

Casemiro put Man United ahead with a header in the 30th minute, Bruno Fernandes made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 37th minute, and Fernandes made it 0-3 in the 45th minute.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.55 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 1.11 from 9.

Key events

Athletic Bilbao Man United

Unai SimónArgument

0’

Kick-off

Álex BerenguerShot on target

7’

Álex BerenguerShot on target

19’

30’

CasemiroHeader

0-1

34’

Rasmus HøjlundVAR: No penalty

Dani VivianProfessional foul last man

35’

Yuri BerchicheArgument

36’

37’

Bruno FernandesPenalty

0-2

Andoni GorosabelÓscar de Marcos

42’

Aitor ParedesÁlex Berenguer

42’

45’

Bruno FernandesRight foot shot

0-3

Half-time0-3

Beñat PradosIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

46’

Second half underway

Yeray ÁlvarezFoul

61’

62’

Manuel UgarteShot on target

63’

CasemiroShot on target

65’

Mason MountManuel Ugarte

65’

Matthijs de LigtHarry Maguire

74’

Luke ShawNoussair Mazraoui

77’

Mason MountFoul

Unai GómezNico Williams

79’

81’

Bruno FernandesShot on target

83’

Alejandro GarnachoShot on target

84’

Kobbie MainooAlejandro Garnacho

84’

Alejandro GarnachoTime wasting

84’

Amad DialloPatrick Dorgu

Álvaro DjalóIñaki Williams

87’

90+3’

Leny YoroTime wasting

Álvaro DjalóShot on target

90+5’

Full-time0-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Athletic Bilbao 1.11 xGMan United 2.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Man United attacking Athletic Bilbao attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Athletic Bilbao 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Man United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Julen Agirrezabala	90′	4	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Óscar de Marcos Taken off	42′	1	–	–	5	2	8	4	–	–	–
Dani Vivian Sent off	35′	2	–	–	3	1	13	2	–	–
Yeray Álvarez	90′	–	2	–	–	–	28	2	–	–
Yuri Berchiche	90′	4	1	–	7	3	23	2	–	–
Andoni Gorosabel Came on as a substitute	48′								–	–	–
Aitor Paredes Came on as a substitute	48′	–	–	2	–	–	17	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Taken off	45′	–	–	12	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Mikel Jauregizar	90′	–	–	23	1	–	2	–	2	1	–	–
Iñaki Williams Taken off	87′	–	–	12	–	–	–	2	1	1	1	–
Álex Berenguer Taken off	42′	–	–	13	2	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Nico Williams Taken off	79′	–	–	15	–	–	2	2	3	–	–	–
Beñat Prados Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	8	–	–	1	3	1	1	–	–
Unai Gómez Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Maroan Sannadi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	8	3	20	–
Álvaro Djaló Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	1	0.03	–	–	1	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


André Onana	90′	2	0	22	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Victor Lindelöf	90′	1	1	1	2	1	99	–	–	–	–
Harry Maguire Taken off	65′	1	1	1	4	1	69	2	–	–	–
Leny Yoro	90′	–	2	–	1	–	67	1	–	–
Matthijs de Ligt Came on as a substitute	25′	1	–	–	1	–	29	–	–	–	–
Luke Shaw Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Noussair Mazraoui Taken off	74′	–	–	34	1	–	4	1	7	–	1	–
Casemiro	90′	1	–	87	–	–	4	1	9	–	–	–
Manuel Ugarte Taken off	65′	–	2	44	2	–	2	1	6	–	1	–
Patrick Dorgu Taken off	84′	–	–	34	1	–	2	–	8	2	4	–
Alejandro Garnacho Taken off	84′	–	–	29	–	–	–	–	7	–	4
Mason Mount Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	3	1	2
Kobbie Mainoo Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Bruno Fernandes	90′	2	–	4	3	1.59	–	3	6	3	59	–
Rasmus Højlund	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	5	2	18	–
Amad Diallo Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	9	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Athletic Bilbao W L W D W

Man United W D W D W

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.