For Spurs, the view of a first trophy has also been an opportunity since 2008 to save something from a desperate Premier League campaign, which – like United – has redefined how a domestic failure for a so -called “Big Six” club looks.

In their season, angry fan protests were also presented against a supposed lack of investments by the owner Enic and the approach of chairman Daniel Levy.

“The qualification for the Champions League would be for Spurs and not significantly in the desirable category,” says Maguire.

“They are the best business in the Premier League. They historically have the most profits. They have the ability to generate money from non-football activities to a much greater extent than any other club, so that they always receive this as a support mechanism.”

At United, a second season in a row from the Champions League means that the association has to pay the provider of KIT, Adidas, a penalty of 10 million GBP as part of its deal.

With regard to the condition of anonymity, a former senior united personality predicts that the sponsorship revenue that the club is proud of over so many years could be exposed to the risk of a “collapse” if it is no longer from Europe for the second time in 35 years and that their brand value is now in a crucial moment.

“Not being a European team creates more existential topics in the entire model,” she said to BBC Sport and pointed out the end of the Tezo’s sponsorship of the club’s training kit this summer.

“It’s not healthy and people wonder if they are still a” big club “.

Some United fans traveling to Bilbao 1991 Cup Winner of the Cup Triumph – This contributed to sparking the subsequent Sir Alex Ferguson Ruhm years and showed that the club could reappear at European level.

Others will see 2017 as inspiration if Jose Mourinho’s team won the Europa League final To save the qualification of the Champions League after taking sixth place in the Premier League. In view of the fact that United’s performance has become United’s performance, this feels much more important.

Loose against Spurs, and many will feel that Ineos’ already ambitious mission 21 is planning to transform itself into Premier League master by 2028, could look impossible like mission. However, Senior United Insiders deny the proposal that this is a “profit or bust” and insists that the cost reduction program that the club implements gives flexibility in the summer transfer window and is based on a scenario of “no-European”.

While they accept that the profit of the Europa League would be a big thrust, they say that the key repairs the structure of the club.

Both Amorim and his counterpart, Spurs boss Verzecoglou, have reduced suggestions that the Europa League offers a kind of panacea. In fact, since Spurs is up to date for her worst Premier League season, the victory may not be enough to keep Postecoglou in his job while Amorim seems to be safe, even if his team loses.

And yet it cannot be denied that on Wednesday there will still be a large amount at stake, which makes it the season that is expected to play with tensions.

While the neutral can enjoy the danger, the fans of United and Spurs will long for an urgently needed feeling of hope at the end of a season. Here in Bilbao, a city that is known for your regeneration, is the chance to start revival.

However, if they lose and the path to recovery will feel much longer.