Donkey Derby! The worst final of the UEFA Cup league ranking adds intensity, Manchester United has the advantage of winning the championship

This season's Europa League final is destined to set the worst record in the history of participating teams. Manchester United is currently ranked 16th in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur is 17th behind, just in the top two positions in the relegation zone. In contrast, last season's final teams were Bundesliga champion Leverkusen and Atlanta, the top four in Serie A.

Tottenham are the home team in the finals. They chose the all-white jerseys that they are used to wearing in European games for 64 years, which is different from the white dark blue ball pants in the Premier League. UEFA stipulates that the jerseys, shorts and socks of the two teams must not be the same color, which forces Manchester United to change to wear red, black pants, black socks. They only match this this time once this season, which is in the UEFA Cup where Spain draws Real Sociedad 1-1. However, the Red Devils are familiar with the visiting locker room at the final venue of the San Mames Stadium, who had beaten Athletic Bilbao 3-0 away in the semi-finals.

The Sun calls Manchester United and Tottenham the final "Donkey Derby", a donkey racing game transformed by Europeans and Americans based on horse racing. As we all know, a donkey runs slower than a horse, but he is stubborn than a horse. Therefore, the donkey derby is thrilling and fun, perfectly blending the stimulation of horse racing with the donkey's elusive and often funny nature. The jockey holds the tenacious and elusive mounts tightly, and the donkey derby scenes always bring a pleasant experience to the audience.

British media also gave other titles to Manchester United and Tottenham's finals, such as the Hell's National Derby, the Joker's Derby, etc., but no matter what it is called, the St. Mames Stadium in Bilbao will be the life and death goal of the two teams. The winning team will bring the championship to celebrate and participate in the Champions League next season, and the loser will fall into the abyss of death that will be ridiculed for a summer.

These are two of the five worst teams in the Premier League. Manchester United has only scored 2 points in the last 8 Premier League games, and Tottenham has only 5 points in the last 11 Premier League games. The two teams have lost 44 games in all games this season, and have not even reached the traditional 40-point relegation mark in the league standings. Therefore, the famous coach Wenger previously publicly stated that the two teams do not deserve the Champions League quota. But some people also believe that this reflects the overall strength of the Premier League, and the two worst teams can still top the European Championship podium!

Anyway, this is a unique cup final, perhaps the worst, most illogical but most intense game in European football history. It is also ironic that even if Ang Postkoglu leads the team to win the UEFA Cup, he is destined to be fired; on the contrary, if Ruben Amorin loses, he is likely to continue coaching Manchester United next season.

This is the unpredictability of the cup. You need to be the most stable team to win the league, but winning the cup championship does not necessarily have to be like this. Factors such as good luck, favorable punishment or opponents are distracted may also lead to a cup championship.

Recalling the past, if VAR had not blown up a winning goal from Coventry on the grounds of offside last season, Manchester United might not even be eligible for the UEFA Cup. But they are now in Bilbao, with a chance to rewrite a bad season finale and have a certain advantage in the lineup.

Before the Manchester United team, three major players, Lenny Yoro, Diogu Daro and Joshua Zilkze, made a comeback, only De Rigt and Lisandro Martinez were injured. In contrast, Tottenham will lack at least four main players. Porsche confirmed that although England midfielder James Madison and Swedish international Lucas Bergwal went to Spain with the team, they were sure that they could not participate due to injury, and Kulusevski was also sure to be absent due to a knee injury. Also missing is defender Radu Dragusin, who was reimbursed for a torn cruciate ligament in January.

Although Manchester United performed mediocrely in the league, they have recently won the championship every year. Tenghager won the FA Cup and the League Cup in two years of coaching. If you want to find historical omens for Manchester United's championship, you will find that Mourinho won his first European trophy on May 21, 2003, when he was 40 years old, 3 months and 24 days. If Amorin wins the championship on Wednesday, the day will be May 21, and he will be only one day younger than Mourinho!

Manchester United also won the Champions League on May 21, 2008. Both teams participating in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia are also Premier League teams: the Red Devils' opponent is Chelsea. At that time, Manchester United's core team Cristiano Ronaldo was also a Portuguese, and now the team hopes that captain Bruno Fernandez will perform well.

Of course, Tottenham fans can also find strong reasons to support the team in victory. Especially in terms of recent record, Tottenham has an advantage over Manchester United. Tottenham won all three previous matches this season. Moreover, this year is a year to break the championship drought: Crystal Palace won the first important trophy in team history, Newcastle United ended its 70-year wait... So, why can't Tottenham win the first trophy in 17 years?

But these theoretical analysis will all lose their performance when the referee blew the opening whistle of the UEFA Cup final. The more fighting spirit, the better-playing side will win. This may be the most influential Europa League in recent years. Both teams fight for honor and face, finance and salary at the same time. They can play in the Champions League by winning the championship, with a salary increase of 25%. Last season, Leverkusen and Atlanta are qualified for the Champions League or not; Manchester United, which ranked second in the Premier League in 2021, lost to Villarreal, who can only enter the Champions League by winning the championship.

The famous general of my country's Warring States Period had long summarized the decisive factors of this scenario: the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. As a reminder, the original words of Ma Fujun Zhao She are: "The way is long and dangerous, it is like two rats fighting in a hole, and the brave will win." The two rats fighting in the Europa League this season, who will play the game?