- Ruben Amorim said his players should be “prepared” for the second stage of next week
- He warned that Bilbao could stun the crowd of United as his side made them
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Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United opened the way during an incredible night of European football for English clubs.
The united skipper and Talisman marked twice in a 3-0 triumph in Bilbao while United turns his bad form of the Premier League on his head and almost obtained a return to the Basque city for the Europa League final on May 21.
It should be an entirely English affair after Tottenham beat Norwegian wines Bodo / Glimt 3-1 in northern London with goals from Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Dominic Solanke.
In the league of the conference, Chelsea knocked out a 4-1 victory at the Swedish team Djurgarden with Nicolas Jackson Netting twice.
United coach of United, Ruben Amorim, warned against the complacency after a dramatic spell of 16 minutes before half-time to see his team scoring three goals and that Bilbao Athletic makes a man sent.
“No one expected this result but it is not done,” said Amorim. “The same result can occur in Old Trafford, and we must be prepared.
Ruben Amorim warned his players that their work was not done in the semi-finals of the Europa League
Man United won a 3-0 dominant victory against Athletic Bilbao during the first stage of their equality
But Amorim insisted that his team was “prepared” for a return of the second leg of Bilbao
“There are no outside objectives (rule), so everything can change and this is my message to players.
“I think they have to think about the second step, and they have to think more of the first 20 minutes than the rest of the game. We have fought a lot at first, but the goal and the red card have changed the game.
Bilbao’s boss Ernesto Valverde was angry that the Norwegian referee Espen Eskas decided to send Daniel Vivian for a foul on Rasmus Hojlund and attribute a penalty converted by Fernandes – even more because she looked like Alejandro Garnacho managed in construction.
“It was too much a punishment, not only by the fact that we went 2-0, but because we had to play with one man,” said Valverde.
“We challenged Garnacho handball, but it was the referee who needs the referee.
