Manchester United and Villarreal go head-to-head in the Europa League final on Wednesday night in the penultimate club match of the season. 

The Red Devils, who won the competition under Jose Mourinho back in 2017, come up against serial winner Unai Emery, who has three Europa League titles to his name. 

Unlike the Champions League, the hopes of an all-English final were crushed as Arsenal lost to their former manager Emery, whose Villarreal side progressed with a 2-1 aggregate victory. 

But there will still be a representative from the Premier League, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continued his march towards a first trophy as Manchester United manager, as his side defeated Roma in an 8-5 aggregate classic.  

With the final now quickly approaching, Sportsmail takes you through the all-important information. 

Manchester United and Villarreal go head-to-head for the prestigious Europa League trophy 

When is Manchester United vs Villarreal? 

The final of the 2020-21 Europa League, contested by United and Villarreal, will be played on Wednesday, May 26.   

The match will kick-off at 8pm BST, as was the case with all four semi-finals. 

The final will take place just three days before the Champions League clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, who go to battle on Saturday, May 29. 

Where is the final being played? 

The Europa League final will take place at the Stadion Miejski in Gdansk, Poland. 

Also known as the Gdansk Stadium, the 41,000-capacity build was used as one of Poland’s Euro 2012 venues, having been constructed the year prior. 

It was initially scheduled to host the final last year, before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic enforced a move to the RheinEnergieStadion – or Stadion Koln – in Germany. 

How to watch the Europa League final

As has been the case throughout the tournament in its entirety, the match will be broadcast live on BT Sport.

However, unlike previous matches, BT have confirmed that both the Europa League and Champions League will be available to watch for free. 

The finals will be available to watch on their website, and they will also stream the matches for free on their YouTube channel.   

Both games will also be available on the BT Sport app for all small screen and large-screen devices, which ranges from smart TVs and games consoles to tablets and mobile phones.

Sportsmail will also be running a live blog, so you can keep up-to-date with us. 

Routes to the final

 Manchester United 

Group finish: 3rd (Champions League)

Last-32: 4-0 agg vs Real Sociedad

Last-16: 2-1 agg vs AC Milan

Quarter-finals: 4-0 agg vs Granada

Semi-finals: 8-5 agg vs AS Roma

Villarreal 

 Group finish: 1st

Last-32: 4-1 agg vs RB Salzburg

Last-16: 4-0 agg vs Dynamo Kyiv

Quarter-finals: 3-1 agg vs Dinamo Zagreb

Semi-finals: 2-1 agg vs Arsenal

United have not had the most straightforward of routes to the final, having dropped down from the Champions League after finishing third in their group. 

However, they’ve taken the Europa League by storm since entering the tournament, seeing off one of the tournament favourites in AC Milan, as well as picking up impressive victories over Real Sociedad and Granada. 

And they were involved in undoubtedly the tie of the tournament in their semi-final clash with Roma, which finished 8-5 on aggregate, with Edinson Cavani scoring four goals across the two legs. 

As for Villarreal, they’ve also been impressive en route to the final, particularly as they’ve struggled domestically. 

Having topped their group, they saw off RB Salzburg, Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb, before claiming their most notable victory of the tournament – a 2-1 aggregate win over Arsenal.   

Manchester United vs Villarreal: The key stats 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is searching for his first trophy as Manchester United boss

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is searching for his first trophy as Manchester United boss

Villarreal manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League three times

Villarreal manager Unai Emery has won the Europa League three times

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (left) takes on Unai Emery (right) in Wednesday’s Europa League final

Manchester United 

 League position: 2nd

Europa League top scorer: Fernandes (5) 

Europa League assists: Fernandes (4)

Europa League goals scored: 18

Europa League goals conceded: 6

Form:  LWLLDW

Villarreal 

League position: 7th

Europa League top scorer: Moreno (6)

Europa League assists: Moreno (5)

Europa League goals scored: 27

Europa League goals conceded: 8 

Form: WDLWWL

Team news 

The big question ahead of the final is who Solskjaer will pick in goal, with the Norwegian keeping his cards close to his chest at the moment.

There has been a tussle of late between David de Gea and Dean Henderson, though the former is perhaps the favourite to get the nod.

Solskjaer won’t have such luxury in defence, however, with captain Harry Maguire all-but certainly out of the clash, having only recently started walking without crutches following his ankle ligament injury sustained against Aston Villa two weeks ago.

Anthony Martial is also a major doubt having not played in two months, though Solskjaer hopes he may be involved in some form, while Fred is expected to return to the side, having sat out of the Wolves clash with a minor knock.

As for Villarreal, Emery is hopeful both Samuel Chukwueze and Juan Foyth – on loan from Tottenham – will be involved, with neither player featuring since their respective injuries against Arsenal.

However, Etiene Capoue is unavailable due to a suspension, while Vicente Iborra is ruled out.

How many fans will be in attendance? 

The Stadion Miejski which be just under a quarter full for the Europa League final, with UEFA making 9,500 tickets available for fans, with each spectator required to show proof of a vaccine or a negative coronavirus result beforehand.

Both sides will have 2,000 traveling fans in attendance, while 2,00 tickets will also go to the general public.

The remaining tickets will be given to the local orgnanising committee, commercial partners, broadcasters and UEFA and national associations.

Manchester United vs Villarreal: The odds 

With Manchester Untied finishing the Premier League campaign in style, it comes as no surprise that they are the favourites to win the Europa League.  

The Red Devils are favoured at 2/5 to lift the trophy, while Villarreal are the underdogs at 2/1. 

Meanwhile, United are at 5/6 to win inside 90 minutes, while Villarreal are at 15/4.    

*Odds as per Betfair and correct at the time of publication.  

This post first appeared on Dailymail.co.uk

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