Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham had three shots, just 27.7% possession and completed 115 passes in the Europa League final, which are all the lowest figures Opta has on record by any team in a major European final (since 2009-10).
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham goalscorer Brennan Johnson, speaking to TNT Sports: "I'm so happy right now. This season has not been good at all, not one of us players care about that now. This team has not won a trophy for 17 years, it means so much.
"All the fans get battered, we get battered for not winning a trophy. We had to get the first one. I'm so happy. Ever since I came here it has been 'Tottenham, good team but can't get it done', but we got it done.
"I knew I touched it a bit [for the goal], but not clean, then I looked up and the ball was trickling in the goal.
"[In the last five minutes] I couldn't watch. I was just asking 'how long left?' When we defended that corner, I was getting told it was done and the relief is something I can't describe.
"Tottenham Hotspur being 17th in the Premier League is not good enough. We had an unbelievable Europa League run. The fans have been so good, home and away, and they had the edge over the United fans. They were all here an hour before the game, they got us through the game."
On manager Ange Postecoglou: "He has done his job. He said he wins in the second year and he has, if there's ever a time for a mic drop, it's now [when he speaks to the media].
"I can't thank the manager enough for how much trust he has in us and he has a really good way of getting us up for it."
Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter in Bilbao
Image source, PA MediaThe winning goal was scruffy, with some debate over whether Brennan Johnson got the last touch - and was totally in keeping with the tepid domestic seasons of these two underperforming sides, but no-one at Spurs will care about that.
On a night of clear tension and nerves, evident from both sides from the first minutes, and afflicting even the most experienced performers, it was always likely to require a little bit of luck to claim victory.
When Pape Matar Sarr floated over his cross as the first half ticked to its conclusion, Johnson got ahead of Luke Shaw to get the first touch.
It was not a particularly good touch and looked unlikely to trouble Andre Onana. But once the ball hit Shaw at close quarters, the Manchester United goalkeeper was scrambling. Johnson lunged at the ball a second time. Whether he got there was debatable. But the damage was already done. Onana could not keep it out.
Up to that point, Tottenham had not had a shot on target. They were not to have another. It did not matter a jot.
In his 100th game as Spurs boss, Ange Postecoglou got his second-season trophy, just as he did with South Melbourne and Brisbane Roar in Australia, Yokohama F Marinos in Japan and Celtic in Scotland. The first English club to win a European competition had become the latest to do so, beating a English opponent for the second time after overcoming Wolves in the 1972 Uefa Cup final.
Postecoglou also won the Asian Cup two years after becoming Australia boss - and the Scottish league title in both seasons with Celtic.
Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, speaking to TNT Sports: "It is unbelievable. We have written history, this group of players has written history.
"There was also one Micky van de Ven save. On the line. We knew before the game we needed the help from everyone and we did it. Now we celebrate."
Tottenham Hotspur have won the Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao.
The 17-year wait for silverware is over!
Brennan Johnson's first-half goal not only secured the trophy, but also a place in next season's Champions League.
Roy: A great atmosphere and a good turn out.
Marc: We got here on Monday and the city is incredible. We are having the best time. Hala Spurs!
Paul: Help! Spurs supporters here, we have just broken down in our coach on the motorway about 30 miles from Bilbao. Will we get to see the match?
Johnny: Come on you Spurs!
Christopher: I left London last night. I arrived in Caen, north France this morning. Now I'm rushing towards Bilbao to cheer on the very mighty Spurs.
Tottenham Hotspur are bidding for a fourth straight victory over Manchester United this season when they meet in the Europa League final. But does that record count for anything in a one-off game?
Former Spurs midfielder Michael Brown believes it does but tells The Football News Show why United's record in big games counts in their favour too.
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesThe big question for Ange Postecoglou tonight is whether he gives captain Son Heung-min a start despite his lack of fitness.
The Korean has only just returned from injury but on the biggest night of the club's season you'd imagine Postecoglou would be tempted to select Son, who is one of his genuine match-winners.
Without the creativity of James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Dejan Kulusevski - Son's attacking spark could be crucial for Spurs tonight if selected.
Additionally, having Richarlison to cause havoc off the bench could also influence Postecoglou's decision. It is a dilemma that will be Postecoglou's biggest selection call ahead of tonight's clash, with Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson expected to play in attack.
In Maddison and Bergvall's absence - Pape Matar Sarr is available after coming off against Aston Villa. Sarr will be hoping for the nod alongside Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur in the middle of the park.
Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester United need this trophy win to ensure they have financial stability going into the summer.
They have a lot of big plans. They want to sign a lot of players, including attacking players which are expensive to obtain.
Getting into the Champions League next season would certainly help that, and give them that financial firepower to go and execute the deals that they want to execute.
The club are also in the process of a redundancy scheme. It is a shame because people are losing their jobs - and no one at Manchester United wants that to happen.
To have this financial boost, an estimated £100m if they qualify for the Champions League, would be significant for them.
In terms of Tottenham, we all know about their trophy drought - 2008 was the last time they lifted a trophy. They want this so badly. The fans want this so badly.
The major issue is Ange Postecoglou's future. Whether Wednesday's outcome has any baring on his future remains to be seen. I think the direction of travel is that he will probably leave the club, regardless of the result.
The euphoria of victory could change things - but that's the jeopardy we have got here.
If Postecoglou does leave Tottenham this summer with that European trophy in his belt, that would help him get another top job in European football.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe previous head-to-heads between Manchester United and Tottenham no longer matter.
Maybe, Spurs can take some confidence in the previous results but they have not played them in a cup final before.
There is a trophy on the line this time so all of the previous history is neutralised and it becomes a one-off, showpiece, game.
Both teams in the Premier League have struggled to manage games but in Europe it has been slightly different. We will see two domestic sides meet in a European setting, but what we can expect from that, I am not actually too sure.
Neither side are in a position where you can see them controlling the game for long periods of time, so that may lead to some nervousness around making a mistake which could cost them the game.
I expect it to be quite a tight game and come down to who can have the big moments and take them.
We saw it at the weekend in the FA Cup final, Crystal Palace had that moment and Eberechi Eze took it, and then they made good blocks and had a penalty saved.
That is probably what this Europa League final is going to come down to.
You could talk yourself into backing either Tottenham or Manchester United but neither team have impressed enough for you to fully commit to knowing they will do well.
It will come down to those gritty moments and taking those chances when you get them.
This is not just an average game, it is a final and a defining moment in the season. It is not about style and formation. This is simply about winning.
You don't remember how someone played in the final but you do remember who lifted the trophy.
And given how this season has gone for both sides, it literally is make or break.
Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Nicola Pearson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson tells The Football News Show why losing to Manchester United in the Europa League final would hit Spurs harder, and why they should not let the result change their decision on Ange Postecoglou's future.
Tottenham Hotspur will be without James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall and Dejan Kulusevski for the Europa League final against Manchester United.
Former Spurs midfielder Michael Brown tells The Football News Show why their absence will be so keenly felt and why United captain Bruno Fernandes holds the key to the midfield battle in Bilbao.
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Tottenham fans have officially taken over the streets of Bilbao before Wednesday's Europa League final against Manchester United at San Mames Stadium.
The sun is shining, the supporters are gathering and the anticipation is building.
We know plenty of you have had to get a bit inventive with your travel to the Spanish city - whether that be a 33-hour ferry, a 13-hour coach ride, flying via Dublin, Paris and Rome, or driving the whole distance - but it looks like most of you have reached your final destination now.
So let's have a look at the current scenes in Bilbao...
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One game stands between Tottenham Hotspur or Manchester United salvaging a trophy and Champions League football from an otherwise disastrous season.
There is a lot on the line for both clubs and it will be a nervous watch for fans in the stadium in Bilbao and elsewhere.
With the countdown to kick-off underway, we asked our fan contributors from both clubs why their team will win the Europa League and what it will mean if they don't.
This is what our Tottenham supporter Anna Howells from Spurs XY, external had to say...
And this the view of Dale O'Donnell from United In Focus, external...
Manchester United are winless in their last six meetings with Tottenham Hotspur in all competitions (D2 L4). United have never gone seven without a win against Spurs before, and have also never lost four successive matches against them.
Image source, Getty ImagesSeeing teams ending trophy droughts will give Tottenham "belief" that they can break their's when they face Manchester United in the Europa League final, says former winger Andros Townsend.
It has been 17-years since Spurs last won a trophy - the League Cup in 2008 - and 41 since they lifted European Silverware.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast, Townsend said: "There will be a belief. I think they will be saying 'if those guys [Crystal Palace and Newcastle] can do it, then why can't we do it?'.
"You look at Bologna in Italy and Go Ahead Eagles [in Netherlands], they have broken droughts as well, so all these things will give those players belief that they it can be their day and will be their day.
"The three games they have already played against United [can also give confidence]. How well they played in those games and how they controlled those games - especially in the last game at Spurs. For the first half they were all over United, United couldn't get five passes together, they absolutely dominated them. So I'm sure they will be watching those clips again and identifying where they can win the game.
"They will be going into this game with massive confidence."
However, Townsend also feels the final could also force Spurs to move away from their usual style.
"Postecoglou will set them up in the same way to be font-foot aggressive and high line. But, sometimes the game and occasion forces you into a lower block," he added.
"Frankfurt, the Europa League game, that was the first time I have seen Spurs abandon this high-line, abandon the passing and abandon the high press. They were flat out, Antonio Conte [style] low-block, let's not concede. I don't think that was Ange, I think that was the players thinking 'this is a massive game, this is our season right here, I can't be the one to make a mistake' and slowly, slowly everyone just retreats.
"I fear that might be the case [on Wednesday]. The weight of the occasion may play on the Spurs players' minds and and these players individually will not want to make the mistake and so it forces them into something they are not used to."
