Amorim says 'worst season' could finish with European title in Man Utd news conference
Champions League reaction as Inter beat Barcelona in extra time to reach final
Thrilling match ends 7-6 on aggregate after two pulsating ties
Inter looked to be heading out before scoring late on and again in extra time
Get Involved: WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
PSG v Arsenal (20:00 BST, Agg 1-0)
Image source, Getty ImagesOnly two teams have reached the Champions League final having lost the first leg of their semi final at home, with Ajax overcoming Panathinaikos in 1995-96, and Tottenham doing the same against Ajax in 2018-19.
Arsenal have won their past four away games in the competition - however, they have never won five in a row on the road in Europe before.
WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
Arsenal fans, we want to hear from you.
If you are in Paris, making your way to the Parc des Princes or just soaking up the atmosphere, tell us how your day has gone so far.
And feel free to send in pics.
Those remaining in the UK, or wherever you call home, tell us how you are preparing and how you plan to watch the big game.
Get in touch via:
For the first time in almost 20 years, Arsenal fans have taken the journey across the English Channel to Paris for a knockout tie in the latter stages of the Champions League.
Remember, the Gunners lost the 2006 final in Paris, 2-1 to Barcelona.
This time they head to the French capital with a 1-0 deficit from their semi-final first leg to overturn, as they prepare to face Ligue 1 champions Paris St-Germain tonight at the Parc des Princes.
Image source, PA Media
Image source, PA Media
Image source, PA MediaMan Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesRight, we are moving back to the Champions League next as we build up to Arsenal's huge semi-final second leg in Paris.
But first, here is a summary of what Ruben Amorim and Alejandro Garnacho had to say this lunchtime before Manchester United's Europa League semi-final second leg clash against Athletic Bilbao:
Chelsea v Djurgarden (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca thinks Chelsea, with all their financial advantages, need to win the Conference League this season.
Effectively, his side have avoided the only other team with anywhere near comparable resources in Fiorentina or Real Betis but one of the two will face Chelsea in the upcoming final in Wroclaw, Poland.
Maresca has previously won the Championship at Leicester in his short managerial career.
He also memorably won the Europa League twice in back-to-back season, beating Middlesbrough in the initial final, as well as winning the Super Cup during a glorious spell as a player at Spanish club Sevilla.
In the Conference League, Chelsea take a healthy 4-1 advantage into the second leg of their semi-final against Swedish side Djurgarden at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night...
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
I’ve been a Spurs fan long enough now to expect the unexpected. A 2-0 win wouldn’t surprise me, but neither would a 2-0 defeat and being ousted on penalties. I’d like to see Ange put Kulu in for Madders and get Spence back in the defence. Ideally, for Porro, who looks all at sea positionally (but is great going forward). Keep it tight, be pragmatic and don’t concede early to set the nerves off.
Anon.
Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the Aspmyra Stadion
Image source, Getty ImagesBodo/Glimt head coach Kjetil Knutsen has dismissed fears defender Fredrik Sjovold has given Tottenham any extra edge.
The full-back criticised Spurs after the first leg of their Europa League semi-final last week - which Tottenham won 3-1 - and believes the hosts will be able to exploit the visitors, ahead of their second leg in Norway on Thursday.
"I think their pressure will collapse pretty quickly. Then we can cause trouble," Sjovold told the VG newspaper.
“It is a very good team and they are good with the ball, but the pressure is no better than an okay Eliteserien team. It is possible to play it out.”
But, speaking in his pre-match press conference, Knutsen played down the comments.
He said: "That was an inexperienced player who didn’t mean it like that. He probably felt what we wanted to do against teams who press like Tottenham, we should be doing better.
"Put that down to inexperience. We’ve not spoken about it but I trust the inner justice in the player group."
WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
Scott, NI: RE Joe at 14:14 - Champions League football also boosts Tottenham's chances of bringing in elite players? How is it different. United and Spurs are in a similar place with poor seasons and new managers. Both need it.
Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the Aspmyra Stadion
Image source, BBC SportHosts Bodo/Glimt usually have room for 20 in their press box at the Aspmyra Stadion but need to install 50 more seats and desks, such is the interest in the game 75 miles into the Arctic Circle.
Bodo are the defending Norwegian champions, having won the Tippeligaen in four of the last five years, and have beaten Twente, Lazio, Braga and Porto in the Europa League this season.
It is recognised their semi-final second leg with Tottenham is the biggest game in their history but the club does not need telling that, they are becoming used to big occasions - even if this is their first European semi-final.
Their Aspmyra Stadion may only hold just over 8,000, with a main stand built in 1966, and it is a world away from the stylish Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but it means there is a quiet confidence Bodo can overturn the two-goal first-leg deficit.
WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
Man Utd need this Europa League more than Tottenham. Champions League football next season will boost their chances of bringing in elite level players in the summer. It will also be a sweet revenge for the 3 straight defeats suffered at the hands of Tottenham.
Joe, from Nigeria
Bodo/Glimt v Tottenham (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the Aspmyra Stadion
There's a growing atmosphere in Bodo, more and more yellow flags are appearing in the windows of the town's buildings.
They are braced for a big night against Tottenham on Thursday. On Tuesday the local sports bar was quiet, those who were in cheered Inter's extraordinary Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona.
Yet staff were warning that if any fans without a ticket for the Europa League semi-final second leg wanted a seat they would need to arrive six hours before kick off.
When Lazio's fans descended for their quarter-final first leg last month - which Bodo won 2-0 - the bar took almost 1m krone, just over £70,000, on the day of the game. Although at almost £10 a pint it will hit the wallet hard.
Talking of Tottenham and Bodo/Glimt, let's check in on BBC Sport reporter Nick Mashiter, who is out there in Norway sampling the atmosphere before Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg between the two sides...
Man Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesWhile Manchester United suffered yet another setback in the Premier League on Sunday, they are two games away from securing major silverware in Europe.
Ruben Amorim fielded United's joint-third youngest XI in Premier League history, with an average age of 22 years and 270 days, and fell to a 4-3 defeat at Brentford.
They remain 15th in the table with only 39 points from 35 matches and are winless in six league games.
But the Red Devils have enjoyed contrasting fortunes in the Europa League this season.
While they are 24 points off fifth place and Champions League qualification via the league, reaching Europe's top-tier club tournament is looking more and more likely through the Europa League.
Amorim's side are yet to suffer a defeat in the competition and overcame Real Sociedad and Lyon to reach the last four. They will now hope to confirm a title showdown with either Tottenham or Bodo/Glimt.
WhatsApp 03301231826, text 81111 (UK only, standard rates apply)
No one has a problem with the "back door" rule of Europa winners playing in Champions League. The problem people have are who stands to benefit from it. When Sevilla finished 12th and won it in 22-23, no one complained. Likewise Frankfurt finishing 11th and winning it in 2021-22. Sour grapes by anyone that isn't a Spurs or United fan, I just hope one of them (ideally United) wins it and finishes 17th, just to rub it in.
Stuart, Manchester
Man Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
Manchester United advancing from a European semi-final should not come as much surprise.
Dating back to 2008, this is United's seventh last-four clash.
They have only lost once, against Sevilla in the COVID-affected 2020 Europa League.
Only two of the previous five finals ended in victory though, against Chelsea in the 2008 Champions League final and Ajax in the 2017 Europa League final under Jose Mourinho.
Providing Ruben Amorim's side complete their job tomorrow, United will be reaching their first European final since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were beaten on penalties by Unai Emery's Villarreal in the Europa League final in Gdansk in 2021.
Image source, Getty ImagesMan Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim looking back at his comments that this is the worst team in the club's history: "You have to see the quotes in the moment. Things can change. If you look at the Premier League, I think we are the worst [Manchester United] team in terms of results since I arrived. That is my idea.
"At the end of this season, we can be the worst team in Premier League history with a European title. So it will change nothing. We know this season was really disappointing for everybody. Nothing is going to change that.
"In that moment, sometimes I have to think a little bit more, but I felt that and I still feel that this season was the worst, I don't know in history, but maybe the last 15 years. I don't know."
Image source, Getty ImagesThere was an underlying debate between readers throughout that news conference about the rights and wrongs of Europa League winners earning a Champions League place.
Ruben Amorim had his say there, acknowledging that he believed the champions or best teams in a league should play in the Champions League, but added that he was happy to follow the current rules, as they are.
We have one more line to bring you from Amorim on the club's current plight, and how a European title would not change that...
Man Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim on Arsene Wenger's comments that Europa League winners should not qualify for Champions League: "I have nothing to say about that. I know the rules. If people want to change the rules, fine. But these are the rules. And the rule is that if you win the Europa League, you go to the Champions League. I don't think a lot about that.
"I know the Champions League should be for the teams that are champions or the best teams in the league. But they find these ways of promoting this competition, so we just follow the rule.
"So if we cannot go to Champions League with Premier League, we follow the rule and try to do that through Europa League."
Man Utd v Athletic Bilbao (Thu, 20:00 BST)
More from Ruben Amorim on Manchester United's Europa League opponents Athletic Bilbao missing key players, including Nico Williams, Inaki WIlliams and Oihan Sancet, for the second leg of their semi-final: "For us, it doesn't matter. For us, it is the top team of Athletic Bilbao. I understand it is hard to play without key players. But for us, it doesn't matter.
"We need to go to the game - it's a final for us. So we need to go and try to win the game.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 21 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 18 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
| |
14 PSV | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 14 |
|
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| |
16 Benfica | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
|
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| |
18 Brest | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 |
|
19 Feyenoord | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 13 |
|
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 |
| |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| |
23 Sporting CP | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
|
24 Club Brugge | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
|
25 Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 11 |
|
26 Stuttgart | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
|
27 Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 7 |
|
28 Bologna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
|
29 Red Star Belgrade | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -9 | 6 |
|
30 Sturm Graz | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 6 |
|
31 Sparta Prague | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 |
|
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 |
| |
33 Girona | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 3 |
|
34 Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 3 |
|
35 Slovan Bratislava | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 0 |
|
36 Young Boys | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
|
