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How do you prepare for a cup final of this magnitude?

Spurs' Son Heung-min in trainingGetty Images

Will Son Heung-min's Spurs or opponents Manchester United come out on top in the sixth all-English European final?

Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter in Bilbao

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are about to face each other in a £100m sliding-doors Europa League final in Bilbao.

They are currently 16th and 17th in the Premier League, directly above the relegation places. Between them, they have lost an incredible 39 times in the league this season.

But Bilbao brings a shot at redemption.

For Spurs, it would mean a first trophy since the 2008 League Cup. United, meanwhile, are aiming for their first European trophy since their Europa League triumph in 2017. For the fans it is huge.

But for the people running the respective clubs it is bigger. The prize for victory is a place in next season's Champions League. At a conservative estimate, it would generate a £100m increase in revenue.

The pressure at the San Mames stadium will be immense.

How are Ange Postecoglou and Ruben Amorim preparing for it? And what does it feel like to play in a game of this magnitude?

How do you approach the days before?

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There has been a divergence in approach. For a start, when they played their last match before the final within 45 minutes of each other on Friday, the respective managers opted for very different strategies.

Postecoglou played a completely different team at Aston Villa compared with the one that beat Bodo/Glimt in the second leg of their semi-final. He left key centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero out of the squad entirely.

"I don't understand why they are gripped by fear, both managers will want to go into the cup final with momentum," said ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton.

"It's just that selection fear where Postecoglou won't play Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven - but will they be undercooked">