Europa League: Meet the last four

Thirty-six teams lined up on the start line for the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League proper, and this number has been whittled down to four following the conclusion of the quarter-finals.

UEFA.com profiles the remaining contenders.

Athletic Club (ESP)

League phase position: 2
Quarter-finals: 2-0 agg vs Rangers
Round of 16: 4-3 agg vs Roma
League phase record: W6 D1 L1 F15 A7
How they qualified: Fifth in Spanish Liga
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Runners-up (1976/77, 2011/12)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 75

Simon Hart, UEFA.com Athletic Club reporter: "Road to Bilbao" runs the final tagline and for Athletic Club the dream of playing the final in their home stadium, is now just one step away. The 3-1 last-16 home victory against Roma, overturning a 2-1 first-leg loss, showed how impressively they tap into the passion of the noisy San Mamés – and in Nico Williams they have a brilliant talent who can deliver in the big moments.

Bodø/Glimt (NOR)

League phase position: 9
Quarter-finals: 5-5 agg, 3-2 pens vs Lazio
Round of 16: 4-2 agg vs Olympiacos
KO play-offs: 6-4 agg, aet vs Twente
League phase record: W4 D2 L2 F14 A11
How they qualified: Champions League qualifying play-offs (2-3 agg vs Crvena Zvezda)
Last season: Conference League knockout phase play-offs (2-3 agg vs Ajax)
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Semi-finals (2024/25)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 42

Philip O'Connor, Bodø/Glimt reporter: Bodø/Glimt's fairytale run in the Europa League continued with a sensational win over Lazio on penalties. Kjetil Knutsen's side somehow weathered the Italian storm in Rome, setting the stage for keeper Nikita Haikin to become the hero in the shoot-out. The team from inside the Arctic Circle will be full of belief when they face Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals.

Manchester United (ENG)

League phase position: 3
Quarter-finals: 7-6 agg aet vs Lyon
Round of 16: 5-2 agg vs Real Sociedad
League phase record: W5 D3 L0 F16 A9
How they qualified: English FA Cup winners
Last season: Champions League group stage
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (2016/17)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 12

Steve Bates, UEFA.com Manchester United reporter: Rúben Amorim's drama kings have enjoyed a spectacular ride to the semi-finals and now dare to dream of a repeat of their 2017 Europa League triumph. United are the only unbeaten team left in European competition and have exploded into the knockout phase in a blizzard of goals. Having staged one of their greatest ever comebacks to beat Lyon in the last eight, they must now overcome Athletic Club in an intriguing match-up that promises yet more theatre.

Tottenham (ENG)

League phase position: 4
Quarter-finals: 2-1 agg vs Eintracht Frankfurt
Round of 16: 3-2 agg vs AZ Alkmaar
League phase record: W5 D2 L1 F17 A9
How they qualified: Fifth in English Premier League
Last season: Did not feature in UEFA competition
Best UEFA Cup/Europa League performance: Winners (1971/72, 1983/84)
UEFA coefficient ranking: 32

Mark Pettit, UEFA.com Tottenham reporter: Spurs made a blistering start to the league phase, winning their first three games, but results dipped as the number of injuries rose; it took January victories against Hoffenheim and Elfsborg to seal a top-eight berth. Ange Postecoglou's main focus is now Europe and, with the squad in healthier shape and the round of 16 and quarter-finals successfully negotiated, hopes of a first European trophy since 1984 are on the rise.

UEFA coefficient rankings taken at the conclusion of the quarter-finals.