Man United vs Athletic Bilbao

8 May 2025 · Europa League · Semi-finals, second leg · 2024/25 · Referee Daniel Siebert

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

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

Mason Mount 72’, 90+1’
Casemiro 80’
Rasmus Højlund 85’

Mikel Jauregizar 31’

Match summary

Man United came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao after 90 minutes. Athletic Bilbao led 1-0 at half-time. Man United went through 7-1 on aggregate.

In the first half, Mikel Jauregizar put Athletic Bilbao ahead in the 31st minute. In the second half, Mason Mount equalised in the 72nd minute, Casemiro put Man United in front in the 80th minute, Rasmus Højlund made it 3-1 in the 85th minute, and Mount made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Man United created 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Athletic Bilbao's 0.79 from 11.

Key events

Man United Athletic Bilbao

Kick-off

Noussair MazraouiFoul

25’

31’

Mikel JauregizarRight foot shot

0-1

39’

Mikel JauregizarFoul

Half-time0-1

Second half underway

CasemiroFoul

59’

61’

Óscar de MarcosAndoni Gorosabel

61’

Beñat PradosIñigo Ruiz de Galarreta

Mason MountManuel Ugarte

62’

Luke ShawNoussair Mazraoui

62’

Aingeru OlabarrietaÁlvaro Djaló

Amad DialloAlejandro Garnacho

63’

67’

Gorka GuruzetaUnai Gómez

Mason MountRight foot shot

1-1

72’

73’

Mikel VesgaBeñat Prados

78’

Álex BerenguerArgument

78’

Unai NúñezFoul

Casemiro

2-1

79’

Kobbie MainooCasemiro

81’

Harry AmassVictor Lindelöf

81’

Patrick DorguShot on target

84’

Rasmus HøjlundRight foot shot

3-1

85’

89’

Maroan SannadiFoul

Mason MountLeft foot shot

4-1

90+1’

Patrick DorguFoul

90+1’

Full-time4-1

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.

Man United 2.19 xGAthletic Bilbao 0.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Athletic Bilbao attacking Man United attacking

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Lineups

Man United 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Athletic Bilbao 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


André Onana	90′	0	1	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Victor Lindelöf Taken off	81′	–	2	–	2	1	44	1	–	–	–
Harry Maguire	90′	–	1	1	4	2	37	–	–	–	–
Leny Yoro	90′	2	1	4	10	4	43	2	–	1	–
Luke Shaw Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	–	1	–	12	–	–	–	–
Harry Amass Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	1	1	6	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Noussair Mazraoui Taken off	62′	–	–	27	–	–	–	–	3	–	–
Manuel Ugarte Taken off	62′	–	–	33	–	–	3	–	8	1	2	–
Casemiro Taken off	81′	1	–	50	–	–	7	1	12	1	–
Patrick Dorgu	90′	–	–	38	2	–	4	1	10	2	–
Alejandro Garnacho Taken off	63′	–	–	20	1	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Mason Mount Came on as a substitute	28′	2	–	12	–	–	3	1	4	–	–	–
Kobbie Mainoo Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	3	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


Bruno Fernandes	90′	–	1	2	–	0.17	–	3	11	4	53	–
Rasmus Højlund	90′	1	–	1	1	0.95	–	1	3	2	24	–
Amad Diallo Came on as a substitute	27′	–	1	1	–	0.03	–	1	3	–	16	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Julen Agirrezabala	90′						–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Andoni Gorosabel Taken off	61′								–	–	–
Yeray Álvarez	90′	3	3	1	6	3	58	1	–	–	–
Unai Núñez	90′								–	–
Yuri Berchiche	90′	–	5	1	2	1	49	1	–	–	–
Óscar de Marcos Came on as a substitute	29′	–	–	–	1	–	11	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta Taken off	61′	–	–	34	–	–	1	1	2	1	–	–
Mikel Jauregizar	90′	1	–	43	–	–	–	2	2	2	–
Álvaro Djaló Taken off	62′	–	–	16	1	–	4	2	8	3	2	–
Álex Berenguer	90′	–	–	33	–	–	1	–	7	2	2
Unai Gómez Taken off	67′	–	–		–	–						–
Beñat Prados Came on as a substituteTaken off	29′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Mikel Vesga Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Maroan Sannadi	90′	–	–	1	–	0.06	–	–	5	2	18
Aingeru Olabarrieta Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	–	0.03	–	–	–	–	6	–
Gorka Guruzeta Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	–	0.21	–	–	1	–	4	–

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

Man United D W D W W

Athletic Bilbao L W D W L

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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.