Manchester United and Tottenham continued to tune the preparations for the Europa League -final -but first both clubs are back in Premier League campaign on Friday evening.
Charlton defeated Wycombe to reach the Sky Bet League One-Play-off final at Wembley.
Friday will also see the focus turn to the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Crystal Palace.
Ruben Amorim – Focus on Stamford Bridge Not Bilbao
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says that there is still time for players to secure their place in his Europa League-last line-up while watching Bilbao, supported by a moral reinforcement at Chelsea.
This is comfortable the worst season of the Premier League, with the 16th placed side that travels to London in search of a much needed positivity that has lost 2-0 from West Ham the last time-out.
“The best way is to face the game as we have to face the game – it’s to win the game,” Amorim said about Friday night’s collision at Stamford Bridge.
“We have to perform, we have to win points in the Premier League and that is the feeling.
“We have time to recover (after Chelsea). It is best to prepare for the final to play the game and then the players must understand that if you play or do not play against Chelsea, this means nothing for the final. That is important.”
Big Ange set to call the changes
Tottenham -Baas Ange Postecoglou has suggested in wholesale changes for the trip to Villa Park.
Spurs are startled by Dejan Kulusevski who becomes the newest important player who increases an injury prior to Wednesday’s showpiece in Bilbao against Manchester United.
Kulusevski sustained a right knee injury in Sunday’s 2-0 home defeat against Crystal Palace to join Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison to the treatment table.
Postecoglou decided to let Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Dominic Solanke rest after they sealed the progression in the Europa League final.
“Look, in a normal world you use this to sharpen, but we don’t live in a normal world,” said the Spurs boss.
“That is the reality of our existence when we cannot lose another player to an injury. It is just too nice in balance for us, considering what is at stake.”
Addicks Book Wembley date
The late strike of Matty Godden sent Charlton to the play-off final of League One after a 1-0 win over Wycombe in the Valley.
Godden climbed the only goal over the two legs after 171 minutes of Attritional football to secure a Wembley date against Leyton Orient on 25 May.
Addicks boss Nathan Jones sank on his knees while fans invaded the field in emotional scenes after the last whistle.
Lloyd Jones had previously missed a golden chance for Charlton, while Kayne Ramsay made two stunning blocks to deny Wycombe.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce for the cup
Phallon Tullis-Joyce admits that she is ‘nicely surprised’ by the progress she has made when the impressive season of the Manchester United goalkeeper is approaching his conclusion with the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Sunday.
After participating in 2023, the American spent her first year with United as Understudy to Mary Earps, sitting on the bench in the Super League campaign of their wives, as well as their FA Cup-Run that ended with the trophy after a 4-0 win in Tottenham in Wembley.
EARPs then left last summer, and Tullis-Joyce then held 13 WSL-Schone sheets for the third placed United States to take part of the Golden Glove Award and helped them again to make the FA Cup final.
“Personally, there have been a few times when I still watch the video back and we still watch the video,” said Tullis-Joyce.
“But I see the progress that I have made in this season alone and I am quite surprised about how much I have grown.”
What’s today?
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