Athletic Bilbao Vs Manchester United Highlights, Europa League Semi-Final: ATH 0-3 MUN; Fernandes Brace Powers Visitors In First Leg

Greetings and a warm welcome to all of you who are ready for some late-night Europa League action. We will bring you live updates from the first leg of the last-four clash between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United, so watch this space.

Here's how the two teams line up ahead of kick-off at the San Mames Stadium:

The match will begin at 12:30am IST. The last-four clash between Athletic Bilbao and Manchester United will be live streamed on the Sony Liv app and website in India. It will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network TV channels in the country.

After a minute's silence observed to pay tribute to the departed Pope Francis, action gets underway at the San Mames Stadium. Athletic attacking from left to right and United from right to left. The hosts earn a corner in the second minute but nothing comes of it.

The hosts have made a dominant start to the first leg, though they have no goals to show for it yet. They have been pressing forward via the flanks and seeking a precise final third delivery. Inaki Williams had a huge chance early on, but his header from close range sailed just over the United bar.

Despite all the early running from Athletic Bilbao, it is Manchester United who draw first blood in the opening leg of this semi-final tie. Harry Maguire does most of the hard work, the centre back zooming ahead and delivering a neat cross in for Ugarte to flick it through to Casemiro, who gleefully heads it in.

And just like that, United have eked out a 2-0 lead at Bilbao. Athletic suffer a double blow as Vivian is sent off and MUFC awarded a penalty upon VAR check, and skipper Bruno Fernandes steps up to drive it low, plumb down the centre. The visitors have dramatically seized control of the first leg.

United are rampant in Basque Country. It is that man Bruno Fernandes again, this time with a sublime finish to put MUFC 3-0 up in the 45th minute. It has been quite an extraordinary 15 minutes for the visitors, who go into half-time with the undisputed upper hand in the encounter and perhaps even the tie.

The players are back from the mid-game interval. Bilbao now attacking from right to left and United from left to right. The 10-man hosts really have their backs up against the wall and need something special from here to cut the three-goal deficit, let alone win the first leg.

United very nearly had a fourth goal there. Casemiro first won a corner by having his shot from distance tipped over the bar. He then nodded the resulting corner kick into the Bilbao post. 4-0 could have decisively swung the tie in the Manchester club's favour, one reckons.

It is one-way traffic currently in Bilbao. Manchester United are calling the shots offensively, and 10-man Athletic just about able to ward off the threats. Meanwhile, Garnacho and Dorgu are subbed out for Mainoo and Diallo in the United camp and Mason Mount is booked for a foul.

The referee blows the final whistle and Manchester United emerge victors by a resounding 3-0 margin. After a strong start to the game, Athletic Bilbao suffered a dramatic downturn and nothing went their way after the first half hour. Resultantly, United have a three-goal cushion going into their home leg.

The second leg, which will be hosted by Manchester United at Old Trafford, will be held on May 9. The final is scheduled for May 22 and will feature the winner of this tie against the winner of the other semi-final between Tottenham Hotspur and Bodo/Glimt, where the Spurs have taken a 3-1 lead after the first leg.