Manchester United beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League semi-final after Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes scored. Bruno Fernandes said players must enjoy the motivation brought by pressure and said he must take responsibility for goals and assists.

In the 30th minute, Maguire crossed the defense and made a cross, Ugarte headed the ball, and Casemiro headed the ball into the goal, helping Manchester United take the lead 1-0.

In the 33rd minute, Hojlender was pulled down by Bilbao defender Daniel Vibian when he was about to shoot. The referee reviewed the VAR and awarded Manchester United a penalty. Subsequently, Bruno Fernandes took the penalty and scored, helping Manchester United continue to lead Bilbao 2-0.

In the 45th minute, Ugarte and Hojlund passed the ball together and sent a straight pass. Bruno Fernandes received it and broke into the penalty area and shot into the goal, helping Manchester United to extend their lead to 3-0.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Bilbao 3-0 away from home and took the lead in advancing to the final.

Bruno Fernandes said: "Players have to grow up and understand the position they are in and the club they play for. Manchester United is a global club, the attention and pressure it receives, it's all incredible, and the pressure we are under is also the same. But this is football, what we love, and I feel pressure every time I take a penalty."

"But I think that's the beauty of football, we have to learn to enjoy this feeling, because when I retire, all this pressure will be gone and I will be much more relaxed at that time."

In addition, the 30-year-old Bruno Fernandes has contributed 8 goals and 9 assists to Manchester United in the Premier League so far this season, and 7 goals and 3 assists in European competitions.

Bruno Fernandes said, "I crave goals and assists. This is a very important part of my game and I have to take responsibility because from the moment I joined Manchester United, even before I joined, the club already knew that I had scored 32 goals in a season."

"They know I can be creative and score goals, and I have to keep performing. Because if I want to continue to be at the highest level, I have to keep performing."

On the other hand, Manchester United will travel to challenge Brentford in the next round of the Premier League, and will face Bilbao at Old Trafford in the second leg of the Europa League semi-final.

Bruno Fernandes said, "This result is really incredible for us. We established an advantage in the first half and controlled the game in the second half. I think we could have been more aggressive and passed the ball faster in the second half, but overall we controlled the situation well."