BILBAO, Spain — Destiny Udogie, the Italy international, don talk say injuries wey don affect im season for Tottenham but e dey hopeful say dem go win Europa League as dem face Manchester United tonight.
Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario’s Tottenham don reach di Europa League final wey go hold for Bilbao. Di left-back talk say winning dis title go mean plenty to dem. “It could be my first trophy. It would mean a lot,” Udogie share with reporters.
Di 22-year-old defender continue, “It would be something really important, especially considering di difficult season we’ve had. It would be fantastic. We all want to win. It’s been a long time since di club lifted a trophy; it’s become our goal for dis year.”
Dis season don hard for Tottenham due to injuries, wey Udogie say play major role for di team performance. “It was difficult because of all my injuries and di constant effort to get back to full fitness,” he admit. “I’m trying to finish di season in di best possible way to help di team.”
As dem face di Red Devils tonight, Udogie talk say e no go reduce di special atmosphere wey di players go experience. “It’s a great thing, both teams have had a great run in Europe. We would not deserve to win,” he strongly insist.
When dem ask am whether e go make special arrangement if Spurs win di trophy, Udogie laugh say: “No, but if I win, someone has to do it for me.” He explain who e go want, “A close friend or maybe two…”
For dis season, Udogie don get just one assist in 34 appearances, spending over 2,600 minutes on di pitch. His contract with Tottenham go expire in June 2030. E don also make senior Italy debut last year and don collect 11 caps so far.
As di match dey unfold, Manchester United struggle for di second half, dey find demself 1-0 down after losing to Tottenham just before halftime. Di goal come when Brennan Johnson use opportunistic finish score after United defense mix-up.
United don get plenty possession for di first half but no meaningful chances don come. Amad shine but no goals come from dia effort. Di line-up for United include Onana, Maguire, Shaw, and others, while Tottenham line-up include Vicario, Romero, Udogie, and more.
As di match continue, United don start to turn di pressure on but still dey fight against time to salvage di game and improve from di first 45 minutes, wey no give dem di best performance.”
