All the big Fantasy Premier League talking points and team news before gameweek 36 with FPL expert Gianni Buttice
Gianni has only finished outside the top 100k twice in the past 13 seasons and is the best-selling author of FPL Diary, a guide to winning at Fantasy Football
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Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
Seems likely, Tom. I'll pre-write the Europa League final live around that result now then.
And Jonny, which team is which?
Manchester United feel pretty stoppable to me, whereas Tottenham are more of the moveable kind.
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The most Man U/Spursy thing to do in the final would be for both sides to have too many players sent off, with each team receiving the fifth red card in a simultaneous melee, meaning both sides simultaneously forfeit the match and the trophy, thereby fulfilling Lee in Norwich's prophesy that both teams will somehow lose.
Tom, Bristol (you heard it here first!)
This final will answer the question: what happens when a stoppable force meets a moveable object?
Jonny, London
Image source, Getty ImagesLast night's victories for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur confirmed that the Premier League are set to have six Premier League clubs in the 2025-26 Champions League.
It's the first time ever that the Premier League will have had that many teams qualify in one specific year.
Not only that, though, it's also the first time that ANY European country will have had more than five clubs in the competition at any one time.
Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (Spurs win 5-1 on agg)
Manchester United and Tottenham final is going to upset a lot of people, isn't it?
Tottenham are 16th in the Premier League after a poor domestic season and are chasing their first major trophy since 2008.
Manager Ange Postecoglou has come under criticism for his team's form, despite losing a number of senior players to injury. They won in Norway without James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall - both out for the season - with Son Heung-min also missing.
At times he has been mocked after stating, accurately, he wins trophies during his second season at a club. And minutes after seeing his team reach the Europa League final, he came out fighting again.
"It's going to upset a lot of people isn't it," Postecoglou said. "The debate's now raging. The latest one is that neither of us will be able to get a trophy if we win, they're just going to take a team photo because we're not worthy.
"I mean, who cares if we're struggling in the league? If it's so easy to get to a final, then why doesn't everyone who finishes in the top three do it? It's a separate thing. It's got nothing to do with league form.
"I couldn't care less who's struggling and who's not. I think both us and Manchester United have earned the right to be there."
Guys, this is live, I swear!
As for those of you just joining us here are the best bits from the early shift so far:
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If this isn't live does that mean it's not really happening and does that mean Arsenal could still win something this year?
Anon
Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (Spurs win 5-1 on agg)
Image source, ReutersTottenham led 3-1 from the first leg and Dominic Solanke broke the deadlock in the Arctic Circle to put the tie further out of reach.
The England striker has been in and out of the team this season through injury but has got back in the goals recently.
Solanke produced a perfect poacher's strike in Bodo to register his fourth goal in five games - and his 15th in 44 games since joining from Bournemouth last summer.
It was also his first goal from open play in 16 games, stretching back to the 2-1 defeat by Newcastle in January, when the 27-year-old headed in the opener from Pedro Porro's cross.
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I agree it would be a very Spursy thing to lose the final, but it would also be a very United-y thing to lose it as well. It could be a long night.........
Will
Fully expect Man Utd and Tottenham to find a way to both lose in the final.
Lee in Norwich
Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (Spurs win 5-1 on agg)
Image source, ReutersTottenham's clean sheet in Norway not only made for a panic-free evening but also meant they pulled off a rare feat.
Bodo/Glimt have played 11 home games in Europe this season and Qarabag are the only other team that has won in Bodo. The likes of Lazio, Olympiakos, Twente, Besiktas and Porto have all been beaten.
What's more, it was only the third time in 22 European games this season that Bodo/Glimt have failed to score.
Spurs also became the first team to stop Bodo/Glimt scoring in 2025, with Thursday's game the 16th that the Norwegian side has played since the turn of the year.
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
Nah, I'm just an AI bot designed by the BBC boffins to maximise audience Get Involveds*.
*I'm not. But I would say that, wouldn't I?
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I guess that "photo" is really you too Joe
Anon
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
I said this last night and I repeat it now, I do not understand the argument over the merits of Manchester United and Tottenham potentially qualifying for the Champions League by winning the Europa League.
That is the prize at the start of the tournament - and has been for quite a while. In 2023 I don't recall anyone complaining about Sevilla dropping out of the Champions League, then winning the Europa League in the same season to qualify for the Champions League again, having finished 12th in the league. All I heard was how amazing it was they were specialists in the tournament.
When West Ham won the Conference League in 2023, amid the elation at winning the trophy and the admiration expressed for David Moyes, I don't recall anyone complaining about them getting into the Europa League the following season given they finished 14th in the table.
The obvious difference this season is that eight third place teams have not dropped into the competition below midway through.
It means that in the Europa League the number of clubs from each country was sealed at two. By their very nature, the two clubs from the biggest countries would be expected to do well.
One side from Germany and another from France didn't even make it out of the first phase. Manchester United have knocked out both sides from Spain and the other one from France in the knockout rounds. Tottenham beat a team from Germany in the quarters and the two Italian teams were beaten by the teams who then lost to the Premier League duo.
The fact is Manchester United and Tottenham have reserved their best performances for the Europa League. Whoever wins it deserves their Champions League place.
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
Sorry Anon, we'll get there eventually!
Why you putting live in quotes, though? We don't prewrite these things the day before. I genuinely am sitting at a desk in an office in Salford.
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90 minutes into your "live" and not a single Chelsea post. We are in a final too!
Anon
Bodo/Glimt 0-2 Tottenham (Spurs win 5-1 on agg)
Image source, PA MediaSo, what about Tottenham? Well they faced a tricky trip to Norway after conceding a late goal in the first leg, leaving them with a 3-1 advantage.
Bodo/Glimt hoped for an early goal but it never came as Spurs managed the return expertly.
They limited energetic Bodo to few opportunities on the artificial pitch, with Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario turning away Patrick Berg's free-kick in the first half.
A tight opening half gave way to a controlled second as fears Tottenham would freeze in the Arctic Circle proved unfounded.
Full-back Destiny Udogie thwarted Kasper Hogh, but Dominic Solanke broke the deadlock on 63 minutes when he poked in from close range from a Cristian Romero knockdown.
Six minutes later Pedro Porro's looping cross dropped in off the post to end any hopes the hosts had of making a comeback.
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I'm a Liverpool fan so had no skin the game last night, but I will say that a beaming smile spread across my face when Mount scored his second goal. I can't imagine the distress of the last year or so for him, the utter frustration. If you love football, there is something wholesome about seeing a player come out the other side of an injury nightmare to do something like that. Good luck to the lad.
Chris
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Can everyone stop pretending that United, and especially spurs are actually the 15th/16th worst teams in England. Both sides have been ravaged by injury and yes, have also played poorly throughout the season. But to suggest that both squads when fully fit are bottom half squads, “undeserving” of European football is frankly laughable
Jon in Eastleigh
Amad returning for United is a huge boost; it gives me much more confidence we'll win the final. He was our best player before he got injured, and we've looked weak in attack without him. I'd say he was the bigger difference than Mount last night, although Mount himself is a big plus.
Anon
#bbcfootball - As a United fan I have a lot of confidence going into the game. Not arrogance, because we're been worse than bad in the EPL this season. But what's the point of supporting a team if you don't think you'll win?
Nathaniel from Darlington
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Image source, Getty ImagesAnybody else immediately remember Federico Macheda's goal against Aston Villa when Mason Mount turned and scored Man United's first?
Man Utd 4-1 Athletic Bilbao (Agg: 7-1)
Simon Stone
BBC Sport's chief football news reporter
Sometimes you forget Leny Yoro is only 19.
A £52m signing from Lille last summer, Yoro was injured during pre-season which meant it was December before he could make his Manchester United debut, by which time Erik ten Hag had already been sacked.
It is understandable Yoro has taken some time to adjust and, given his age, has been inconsistent.
Yet, he has many of the attributes Ruben Amorim seems to look for in his players - and has been taking the advice of United great Rio Ferdinand about how to get better.
"I speak a lot with the coach and I’ve spoken to Rio - not always in front of the cameras," he said.
"Sometimes they just give me advice.
"When a player like Rio gives you advice you need to take it."
Yoro knows the importance of beating Tottenham in the Europa League final on 21 May.
The financial side is not his concern - although United players do have a 25% reduction in salaries if they don't qualify - but Yoro accepts the demand to win.
"When you play for Manchester United you need to feel this - this is a club of trophies," he said.
"It is important to think about this. We are Manchester United and we need to win trophies."
Joe Rindl
BBC Sport
Getting the feeling today's live might be one to avoid if you're an Arsenal fan...
