It is a 'get out of jail free' card for both teams. It allows whoever wins the Europa League to say "it was a terrible season but we escaped, we have a place in the Champions League and it gives us some money".

BODO, Norway (Reuters) -Tottenham Hotspur avoided any mishaps in the Arctic Circle by easing into the Europa League final with a composed 2-0 win at Norway's Bodo/Glimt for a 5-1 aggregate victory on Thursday.

The worst team in the modern history of Manchester United they may well be, but of all the potentially disastrous outcomes to this season, Ruben Amorim’s players could yet grasp the best-case scenario.