UCL or Bust for Man United!…

Hold onto your soccer socks, folks, because the Manchester United rollercoaster is about to hit loop-de-loop territory in the wacky world of European football with a semifinal showdown against the Spanish gladiators, Athletic Bilbao! Kicking off at the unsaintly hour of 8pm, quick-footed Ruben Amorim’s squad, who are currently more lost than a toddler in a candy store in their domestic league, are eyeing this Europa League like a lifebuoy in an endless ocean of Premier League drudgery!

Wes Brown, the legendary tough nut of the Red Devils, claims it’s “do or die” — a more intense situation than a soccer ball stuck between a rock and a defender’s shins! “It’s been one wild ride this season, but here’s our golden ticket!” he twinkled in nostalgia, with hopes that snatching the Europa crown might just save their season faster than a goalkeeper can say ‘offside!’ If United want moonwalk into the Champions League next season, this is their spotlight moment.

For those itching to bask in the drama minute-by-minute, just tune into TNT Sports 1 or do the old digital dance over on the Discovery+ app! Don’t forget to roll on over to the Manchester Evening News for your post-game gossip debrief and subscribe to their newsletter before the news-cartoonist runs out of pixels. Or better yet, hang with the cool cats in their ‘Manchester is Red’ podcast to digest the latest drama over a cozy listen. So, pop the popcorn, fluff the couch cushions, and get ready for a footy fiesta straight from the fantastical San Mames turf!