Tottenham beat Manchester United in Europa League final: Live updates and reaction after Johnson winner

 

Tottenham Hotspur have ended their 17-year wait for a trophy with victory against Manchester United in the Europa League final. Brennan Johnson scored the game’s only goal, with an inadvertent touch from Luke Shaw, in the 42nd minute. https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 It was backs to the wall for Spurs in the second half with Micky van de Ven making the stand-out defensive contribution, soaring high to clear Rasmus Hojlund’s goalbound header off the line. https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Son Heung-min became the first Tottenham captain to lift a trophy since Ledley King in 2008 and, as a result of this evening’s triumph, will lead his side out in next season’s Champions League. https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Manchester United, meanwhile, will go without European football next season after their worst ever Premier League campaign. Europa League final: Spurs 1 Man Utd 0 – Tottenham’s 17-year wait for a trophy ends in Bilbao GO FURTHER https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Europa League final: Spurs 1 Man Utd 0 – Tottenham’s 17-year wait for a trophy ends in Bilbao Connections: Sports Edition Logo May 22, 2025 Connections: Sports Edition Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle https://trucestaff.com/ad1v8rmhm?key=3c17f25c6a7dcb732026ea694c3eb6a0 Chris Weatherspoon 27m ago

Chris Weatherspoon · Football Finance Writer Silver lining on a dark night for Arsenal fans Arsenal fans doubtless never wish to speak of this evening again, but there is a small sliver of compensation from their North London rivals ending a 17-year trophy drought. Literally. For all Manchester United's travails in recent years, Arsenal still trail them in UEFA's coefficient rankings. Those rankings dictate, at least in part, how a tranche of Champions League prize money is disbursed to competing clubs. Had United won, they'd have earned more from this tranche than Arsenal. Since they didn't, and Arsenal's coefficient is higher than Spurs', the red half of North London gets a positive from tonight too. But maybe not one to shout too loudly about. Max Mathews 42m ago Max Mathews · Live Reporter More from despondent Luke Shaw More from despondent Luke Shaw Luke Shaw continued. 💬 “It's hard to put into words the season, but I think for a club like Manchester United it's not really good enough. “I think definitely me and all of us have to question ourselves tonight. Are we good enough to be here? Because this club, this season, it's not acceptable. We know that and it's down to us. “So like I said, I think it's really tough to take. It's hard to say anything else really apart from what I've just said. I think we have to look at ourselves.”