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Manchester United or Tottenham are now likely to break a record that Inter Milan set more than 30 years ago

Charles Jones

Fri 9 May 2025 10:15, UK

Tottenham and Manchester United have set up a date with destiny as they prepare to face off in the Europa League final in Bilbao.

Despite both having terrible domestic campaigns, Manchester United and Spurs are now just one game away from qualifying for next season’s Champions League and winning some silverware in the process.

Tottenham could save their season with a win here, while United are in the same boat too.

In turn, United and Spurs could both be about to make a little bit of history.

Indeed, there’s a record here to be broken as United and Tottenham are both on course to break a record that was set by Inter Milan back in 1994.

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Manchester United and Tottenham could set European record

Manchester United and Tottenham are one game away from winning the Europa League, and regardless of which team prevails, a record could be broken here.

Indeed, United or Spurs could become the lowest-ranked team domestically to ever win a European trophy.

Back in 1994, Inter Milan won the UEFA Cup, finishing 13^th in Serie A in the same season.

That is the lowest-place any team to win a European trophy has ever finished.

However, with Spurs and United currently sitting 15^th and 16^th in the Premier League respectively, Inter’s long-standing record may well be broken.

Tottenham and United’s fixtures analysed

Of course, the Premier League season isn’t over yet and Spurs or United could still climb above Inter’s infamous 13^th-placed finish in 1994.

However, given the current state of the league table, that does look unlikely.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
12	Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace	35	11	13	11	44	48	-4	46
13	WolvesWolves	35	12	5	18	51	62	-11	41
14	EvertonEverton	35	8	15	12	36	43	-7	39
15	Man UtdManchester United	35	10	9	16	42	51	-9	39
16	TottenhamTottenham	35	11	5	19	63	57	6	38
17	West HamWest Ham	35	9	10	16	40	59	-19	37

Wolves are in fine form at the moment, so they could pull even further clear of United or Spurs, while Crystal Palace have been solid recently too and will likely become unreachable for either United or Spurs.

As for Tottenham and United’s league fixtures, they’re not easy.

Spurs still have to play Aston Villa and Brighton who are very much in the hunt for Europe right now, meanwhile United have an even tougher run-in as they face Aston Villa and Chelsea.

It’s fair to suggest that United and Spurs will both finish below 13^th in the Premier League this season, and, therefore, one of these two teams is likely to break Inter Milan’s record of being the lowest-placed side to ever win a European trophy.