Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United go against each other in Bilbao for the Europa League trophy in the sixth All-English European Final Tonight.
Both parties have undergone miserable campaigns, respectively 17th and 16th away in the Premier League with 39 defeats together.
The second European competition offers some rescue for Ruben Amorim and Ange Postecoglou, who both want to end the tough season in a high by winning the final in the San Mames Stadium, the home of Athletic Club.
The Red Devils are present in the last unbeaten in Europe this season, with the historical success of their club a demonstrable advantage.
For Spurs it is a chance to put an end to 17 years of trophy-dried-driedness since their EFL League Cup victory of 2007-08 and 41 years since their last European triumph.
The winner of the Europa League will strengthen their place in the Champions League 2025-26 and offer a huge prize money and income that will gladly protect both Daniel Levy and Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Here Mail Sport brings the full-English European finals from the past again, whereby the dramatic collisions and iconic moments are re-viewed that have formed these historical encounters.
Wolves 2-3 Tottenham (over two legs) -1971-72 UEFA Cup final
Tottenham won the very first all-English European final after beating Wolves 3-2 over two legs in the Europa League predecessor.
UEFA Cup worked with a two -legged final until 1997, a bizarre way to determine the winner with both parties playing at home and gone in their respective home stadiums.
The LilyWhites took a narrow lead in the second stage after a 2-1 victory in Molineux before a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane the trophy for the North London side insured.
Spurs would secure their second UEFA Cup trophy 12 years later in the final 1983-84 and defeat the Belgian side on penalties.
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 on pens) -2007-08 UEFA Champions League final
A night to forget for Chelsea fans when Manchester United sent their big club divisions over penalties in the Champions League -final 17 years ago today.
The header of Cristiano Ronaldo put United in the lead before Frank Lampard shot a loose ball into the 18-year box of the Red Devil.
The top scorer Didier Drogba from Ivory Coast was sent in extra time after a fight with Serbian Anker Nemanja Vidic.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Avram Grant then had to endure the debilitating decision maker of penalties, who saw a chance of victory for Chelsea when Ronaldo missed his penalty.
Captain John Terry stepped up to score the winning penalty, only to slide and the hit De Post in one of the most notorious moments in the history of Champions League.
Sudden death sentences were required when Nicolas Anelka saw his efforts saved by Edwin van der Sar to give Manchester United the trophy.
Chelsea 4-1 Arsenal-2018-19 UEFA Europa League final
Eleven years later, Chelsea prevailed against another English rival in the Europa League in an intense end-to-end draw in Baku.
In a bright contest match, former shooter Olivier Giroud opened the score in the second half before Pedro and a Eden Hazard Spot-Kick de Blues saved 3-0 in the night.
The sensational strike by Alex Iwobi gave Arsenal a late hope before Hazard grabbed the second goal to extinguish every Arsenal -Vechtback.
The Italian Maurizio Sarri won his first major trophy as a manager and beat the now Aston Villa coach Unai Emery who had previously won three Europa League titles in a row with Sevilla.
Tottenham Hotspur 0-2 Liverpool-2018-19 UEFA Champions League final
Magic and dramatic comebacks in the semi -final set up a crucial final between Liverpool and Tottenham.
The 4-0 turn from Liverpool after losing 3-0 to Barcelona in the Nou-Kamp, Jurgen Klopp's side gave a much-needed momentum on the way to the final.
Spurs had also done the unthinkable, with Super-sub Lucas Moura's second half Hattrick against Ajax in Amsterdam who sent them wild because they were about to end their trophy-dried.
Yet it would not be for Tottenham after the dubious handball of Moussa Sissoko in the opening minute Liverpool a penalty, converted by Mohamed Salah.
Spurs struggled to get rid of the shock of it so early in the game, while dominating the ball with little end product.
Divock Origi's 87th minute goal provided the trophy for the Reds, Klopp's first club Eer as manager of Liverpool.
Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea-2020-21 UEFA Champions League final
The current English boss Thomas Tuchel led Chelsea masterfully to more European glory and defeated Manchester City in a Cagey affair.
The Cityzens and the Blues played for a reduced capacity in the Estadio do Dragao in Porto because of the COVID-19 Pandemie, which puts a peculiar atmosphere in the ground.
The crucial moment arrived just before the half-time whistle when Mason Mount played in Kai Havertz to put him one-on-one with Ederson.
Although the Brazilian touched the ball, the German gathered the ball to stroke him home in an empty net.
Pep Guardiola's side control for the most part of the game, but did little to cause the Chelsea -Backline when the blues lifted the most illustrious trophy in Europe.