Tottenham claimed their third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League trophy, their first in 41 years, after beating Manchester United 1-0 in Wednesday's final. Here are two stats for each side following the final.
Tottenham Hotspur - the stuff of champions
6 - Tottenham ended a 17-year trophy drought with their victory in Bilbao. A Brennan Johnson finish just before the break ultimately separated the two sides on the night. Spurs are the sixth different side to win the UEL on three or more occasions. They join Inter Milan, Liverpool, Juventus, and Atletico Madrid on three victories. Only Sevilla have more than the quintet, with seven wins.
4 - This was the first time in 37 years that neither side in a European final qualified for a UEFA club competition domestically. However, Tottenham are no strangers on this front. On all four occasions in which they reached the UEFA Cup/Europa League final, the North Londoners failed to qualify for Europe domestically. This means their UEL glory makes them the first team to qualify for continental football solely as a titleholder.
Manchester United - disastrous season complete
3 - Manchester United were on the cusp of completing a spectacular feat. Had they lifted the trophy, the Red Devils would have been the first team to go unbeaten en route to a European title in all three of the Champions League (1998/99), Cup Winners Cup (1990/91), and Europa League. Instead, it is the third time United have lost a European final after going unbeaten throughout the competition. No side can match them in that regard, as they also saw their only continental defeat in a final back in 2008/09 and 2010/11, both in the Champions League.
11 - Everyone always expects to see Manchester United in Europe, especially in the UCL. That will not be the case next term. For the first time in 11 years, United will be without European football next season. The last time they did not play in Europe was in 2014/15 after they finished seventh in the Premier League. Back then, if the cup winners qualified for Europe via the league, the cup runners-up would take the spot instead. Under the current rules, the Red Devils would have been in the Europa League qualifiers.