After the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals, as predicted, Tottenham and Man United have qualified for the final, promising an "all-English" final in the European Cup in the context of both sides thirsting for titles this season.
The Europa League final in Bilbao on May 21 will be the sixth time that English teams have met in the final of a European Cup. Both Tottenham and Man United are clubs with experience in big events, so the confrontation between these two "giants" promises to be very attractive.
Let's look back at five "all-English" European Cup finals to see the fierceness of the "fratricidal" battles transferred from the domestic arena to the continental arena.
Man City 0-1 Chelsea (Champions League, 2020-2021)
After many efforts, especially since being taken over by Arab owners and injected with money for the journey to conquer the Premier League, Man City reached the Champions League final for the first time in 2021.
Their opponents in the final in Porto (Portugal) at that time were Chelsea, a team that also went through a similar journey after Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. After losing the 2008 Champions League final to Man United, Chelsea won the European title for the first time after defeating Bayern Munich in the 2011-2012 season.
Kai Havert scores the only goal for Chelsea against Man City
Interestingly, in all three times they reached the Champions League final, Chelsea had a "mid-season change of general" while the season was in progress. In the 2020-2021 season, Thomas Tuchel was appointed to replace Frank Lampard and this "replacement" helped the team defeat Pep Guardiola's ambitious army in the final with a score of 1-0. The author of this goal of a lifetime was Kai Havertz.
Tottenham 0-2 Liverpool (Champions League, 2018-2019)
A year after the bitter 1-3 defeat to Real Madrid, Liverpool returned to the Champions League final, where they faced fellow countrymen Tottenham. If this was the first time the "Roosters" participated in the final, Liverpool participated for the 9th time with 5 championships won in the previous 8 competitions.
Son Heung-min has yet to win any titles with Tottenham
Tottenham's journey to the final under Mauricio Pochettino included memorable and dramatic victories over Man City in the quarter-finals and Ajax in the semi-finals. However, just two minutes into the final, Tottenham's hopes were dashed when they conceded an early goal from Mohamed Salah's penalty.
Divock Origi, the hero of the thrilling semi-final against Barcelona earlier, continued to shine with a goal that sealed a 2-0 victory in the final, helping Liverpool win their 6th European Cup/Champions League title.
Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal (Europa League, 2018-2019)
For the first time, two London teams met in the European Cup final and the epic clash in Baku (Azerbaijan) between Chelsea and Arsenal brought about an unbelievable result. It was also a rare season in which English football "dominated" the Old Continent with 4 teams reaching the finals of 2 European Cups.
Olivier Giroud and Eden Hazard with the championship trophy
Chelsea won the Europa League in 2013, while Arsenal lost their previous final in the same tournament in 2000, against Galatasaray. Manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League three times with Sevilla, so the Gunners are hopeful of winning the tournament for the first time.
Chelsea won both the Champions League and the Europa League
After a goalless first half, both sides scored five times in the second half, with Chelsea winning 4-1. Eden Hazard scored a brace in the match before leaving Chelsea to join Real Madrid in a huge deal. Coach Mauricio Sarri also left Chelsea after this season with his first European title.
Man United 1-1 (6-5, pen) Chelsea (Champions League, 2007-2008)
The first all-English final of the Premier League era was a clash between two powers, Man United and Chelsea. At this point, Man United were aiming to win the European Cup for the third time, after two previous victories in 1968 and 1999. Chelsea were in the final of Europe's most prestigious tournament for the first time.
The fate of the final in Moscow (Russia) had to be decided by a penalty shootout after Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea's Frank Lampard scored in the first half and Didier Drogba was sent off in extra time, leaving Chelsea without a man.
Goalkeeper Van der Sar saves Nicolas Anelka's decisive penalty kick
Ronaldo was the first to miss in the shootout, giving Chelsea the advantage and John Terry, who took the fifth kick for Chelsea, had a chance to win. The fairy tale in real life did not happen when the "The Blues" captain slipped on the rain-soaked pitch, the ball hit the post.
Man United escaped and then won the penalty shootout with goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar's successful save from Nicolas Anelka's final shot.
Wolverhampton 1-1 (2-3) Tottenham (UEFA Cup, 1971-1972)
The UEFA Cup final was played over two legs until 1997 and the clash between Wolverhampton and Tottenham was the first time two teams from the same national football association had met in a European final.
Tottenham were the first team to win the UEFA Cup
The match was all but sealed in the first leg when Tottenham beat Wolves 2-1 at Molineux thanks to two goals from Martin Chivers, the club's all-time leading scorer in Europe with 22 goals (until Jermain Defoe broke that record in 2013).
A 1-1 draw in the second leg at White Hart Lane saw the North Londoners become the first team to win the UEFA Cup (the precursor to the Europa League) with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
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