Premier League 15th 16th final, but Wenger says the Europa League champion is not worthy of playing in the UEFA Champions League

In the early morning of May 9, two matches in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals were held at the same time. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League both defeated their respective opponents and met in the final. Before the start of the match, former Arsenal coach Wenger said that it was "incorrect" to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Athletic Bilbao 4-1, and eliminated its opponent 7-1 in two rounds

After defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 away in the first leg, Manchester United is considered to have entered the final of the UEFA Cup with one foot. However, the Red Devils, who have more losses and less wins, are unwilling to give up every chance to win. Moreover, their first game is based on the opponent being awarded the red dot package shortly after the opening. They need to win the opponent again to prove their strength.

After the opening, Manchester United was indeed the more offensive and threatening side, but it was Athletic Bilbao who scored the first goal. In the 31st minute, Maguire made a mistake in passing, Jaro's shot was blocked, and Joregisar's long shot kicked a very strong corner. Onana unfortunately became the background board of the fairy ball again. After conceding the goal, Manchester United launched a crazy counterattack. Unfortunately, their current forward line has become a thigh, and those who stay will only squander opportunities. Garnacho's single shot is smart enough to choose to shoot, but it's really speechless.

Fortunately, Manchester United still has the great No. 7. In the 17th minute of the second half, Manchester United No. 7, who had not heard of the news for a long time, was replaced. Ten minutes later, Yoro broke into the penalty area and passed the ball. Mount got the ball and shot into the net, sounding the clarion call for Manchester United's counterattack. Next, it was Manchester United's performance time: In the 79th minute, B Fe assisted with a free kick, Casemiro scored a goal; In the 85th minute, Amad scored to the bottom line and crossed the middle, and Hoylen easily scored; The most exciting goal of the game appeared in stoppage time, Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Aguiresawa rushed out of the penalty area to clear the ball, but kicked the ball to Mount. Mount was not polite either. Before he could return to the position, he scored twice with a super long shot near the center line. In the end, Manchester United won another big victory at home, eliminating their opponents with a total score of 7-1 in two rounds and advancing to the UEFA Cup final.

Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 in the Arctic Circle, and eliminated Bode Shining 5-1 in the total score

Compared with Manchester United's home reversal, Tottenham Hotspur's away game challenge to Bode Shining Norway away is a bit calm. For Tottenham, the biggest opponent on this road trip is not Bord Shining, but their high-latitude home court almost within the Arctic Circle.

In this season's Europa League, six European powerhouses including Portugal, Olympiacos, Besiktas of Turkey, Lazio of Italy, Tel Aviv of Israel and Maccabi of Israel were beaten by the Shining Team in Bode City. Among them, except for Twente, the other five teams are all from the warm Southern Europe.

For Tottenham, the good news is that it is May now. Although the temperature in Bode is still single-digit, it is no longer the kind of ice and snow in winter. Moreover, the UK is not warm in Europe. Compared with those Southern European teams, Tottenham players should be more adapted to this venue.

Since Tottenham won 3-1 at home in the first leg, they had the advantage of two goals and played more easily in this game. In the first half, Risalisson made many dangers in front of the goal but none of them turned into goals, and Polo's free kick almost scored.

When the second half reached the 18th minute, Romero headed the ball and Solank scored a tackle in front of the goal to break the deadlock. Six minutes later, Polo's cross hit the post and bounced directly into the goal. In the end, Tottenham defeated Bode Shining again 2-0, eliminated his opponent 5-1 in two rounds, and met Manchester United in the UEFA Cup final.

Winger: The UEFA Cup champion should not qualify for the Champions League, but should participate in the next season's UEFA Cup

Before the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals started, former Arsenal head coach Wenger said when asked whether the UEFA Cup champion was eligible to participate in the Champions League: "No, they should automatically qualify for the UEFA Cup again, but they should not qualify for the Champions League."

Winger's attitude is obviously aimed at the results of the current situation. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur met in the UEFA Cup final. These two teams are currently ranked 15th and 16th in the Premier League, and are definitely relegation teams. If they pass the league rankings, they don’t even have the qualifications to compete in the European Championship, let alone participate in the Champions League.

UEFA revised the rules in 2014 to allow the UEFA champions to qualify for the next season of the Champions League, but Wenger opposed it, saying: "Especially, five teams in the Premier League have already obtained the qualification to participate in the Champions League through the league rankings, and I think UEFA needs to think about it and review it. I know people will say that in order to make the teams participating in the UEFA Cup more motivated, they need to give them that reward (qualify for the Champions League)."

The Premier League has become the beneficiary of this rule in the 2017-18 season, and Manchester United ranked sixth in the Premier League that season, but under Mourinho, they won the UEFA Cup championship that year and qualified for the next season of the UEFA Champions League, and thus added a UEFA Champions League place.

But Manchester United was ranked 6th in the Premier League that season, and no matter who won the championship this season, they broke the lower limit of the domestic league rankings for the UEFA Cup championship.

Since the 2009-10 Europa League changed its name, no team with a league ranking below 12 has entered the finals. Sevilla won the championship in 2023, while Fulham lost the final in the 12th Premier League in 2010. Wenger left Arsenal in 2018 and was appointed as FIFA's global football development one year later. In recent years, he has proposed a series of football reform proposals, including amending offside rules and hosting the World Cup every two years.