Manchester United and Athletic Bilbao are set to face each other in the second leg of UEFA Europa League semi-final on Thursday, May 8, at Old Trafford.

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Odds

Manchester United to win: 1.95
Draw: 3.80
Athletic Bilbao to win: 3.60

*All odds are from Bet365 and are subject to change.

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Odds

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Preview and team news

Manchester United form: LWDLW

Brentford 4-3 Manchester United (May 4)
Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Manchester United (May 1)
Bournemouth 1-1 Manchester United (April 27)
Manchester United 0-1 Wolverhampton (April 20)
Manchester United 5-4 Lyon (April 17)

Manchester United injuries/doubts: Lisandro Martinez (knee), Matthijs de Ligt (injury, doubt), Joshua Zirkzee (hamstring), Diogo Dalot (calf), Chidozie Obi (inactive), Jacob Devaney (injury, doubt).

Athletic Bilbao form: DLWLW

Real Sociedad 0-0 Athletic Bilbao (May 4)
Athletic Bilbao 0-3 Manchester United (May 1)
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Las Palmas (April 23)
Real Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao (April 20)
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Rangers (April 17)

Athletic Bilbao injuries/suspension: Oihan Sancet (muscle), Dani Vivian (red card), Nico Williams (pelvis injury).

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Where to watch

USA: Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, UniMás
UK: discovery+, discovery+ App, TNT Sports 3
Canada: DAZN Canada
Italy: Amazon Prime Video

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Facts to know

In the first leg of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League semi-final, Manchester United secured a commanding 3–0 away victory over Athletic Bilbao at San Mamé.
Only once before across all major European competitions has a side lost the first leg at home by 3+ goals and progressed to the next round.
Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United have faced each other twice before in official UEFA competition, both in the 2011–12 Europa League Round of 16, with Bilbao winning 5–3 on aggregate, triumphing 3–2 at Old Trafford and 2–1 at San Mamés.
United boast a 100% progression record on the 20 previous occasions they've won the away first leg in a UEFA knockout tie.
Athletic Bilbao have failed to win their last 3 UEL away matches.
Manchester United remain unbeaten in Europe with 8 wins and 5 draws this season.
Athletic Bilbao have lost 7 of their previous 9 away matches against English opposition.
8 of Manchester United's last 9 UEL home games saw both teams score, including all 4 meetings with Spanish opposition in that time.
United captain Bruno Fernandes should be raring to go having directly contributed to 7 goals in 5 UEL knockout matches this season.
Athletic stalwart Iñaki Williams has netted his side's first goal on all 4 of his UEL scoring appearances this term, 3 of which came on the road.

Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao: Betting tip

Given Athletic Bilbao's urgent need to overturn a three-goal deficit at Old Trafford, an open and attacking game is expected. Manchester United's recent defensive vulnerabilities suggest that both teams are likely to find the net.

Betting tip: Both teams to score (priced at 1.75 with Bet365).