Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to meet in UEFA Europa League final - how many all-English finals in Europe have there been?

Manchester United recorded an impressive 7-1 aggregate victory over Athletic Club and Tottenham Hotspur stormed to a 5-1 win over Bodo/Glimt across two legs in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals. They will now lock horns in an all-English final on May 21. Ahead of the mouth-watering match, we have taken a look back at every all-English final in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League.

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After an exciting Thursday night of football, Premier League giants Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur will go head-to-head in the UEFA Europa League final.

The Red Devils recorded an impressive 7-1 aggregate victory over Athletic Club, while Spurs stormed to a 5-1 win over this season's surprise package Bodo/Glimt across two legs.

The results mean that these two iconic English clubs will collide in the final at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao - which will be live on TNT Sports and discovery+ on May 21 - despite their difficult campaigns domestically.

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With that in mind, we thought the time was right to look back at every all-English final in the history of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

How many all-English Champions League finals have there been?

Fans of English football had to wait until the 2007/08 season to see the first all-English UEFA Champions League final.

A Manchester United side featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney edged a closely-fought encounter against Chelsea, winning on penalties in Moscow after the game finished 1-1.

It gave United their third European Cup, following previous successes in 1968 and 1999.

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The floodgates have opened since then, and we have been treated to two more in recent years.

The second all-English Champions League final took place at the end of the 2018/19 campaign, with Liverpool beating Tottenham 2-0 in Madrid.

The third all-English final was in 2021, and on that occasion Chelsea edged Manchester City 1-0 in Porto to win the competition for a second time.

How many all-English Europa League finals have there been?

The first UEFA Cup final was in 1972 - the tournament was the forerunner to the UEFA Europa League - and was contested between English clubs. Tottenham were involved that time around too.

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Spurs faced Wolves, and they triumphed 3-2 on aggregate to become the first winners of the competition.

Two English clubs would not face each other in the final again until the 2018/19 campaign.

The final that year was a London derby between Arsenal and Chelsea, but the evening ended up being one for Gunners fans to forget as Maurizio Sarri's side ran out 4-1 winners in Baku.

United and Spurs fans will be desperate to see their side win the 2024/25 Europa League final, with the considerable added bonus of UEFA Champions League football next season for the victors.

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