Man United and Tottenham fans are on their way to Bilbao while the local population is bracing for the British ‘colonization’: 80,000 supporters come to drink while they come to Spain for £ 100 million Europa League – via Prague and Paris

An estimated 80,000 Tottenham And Manchester United Fans started to descend on Bilbao using planes, trains, cars and even a boat to go to the city for Wednesday evening Europa League final.

With prices for flights and hotels, fans with obscure routes traveled through distant destinations and other ingenious methods to minimize the costs of achieving the game.

United Fan and YouTuber Flex mapped out his journey on X on Tuesday morning and he started taking a plane to Prague.

‘Road to Bilbao has started! He placed. ‘1st Stop Prague LOL!

‘Bring this trophy back & Champions League Money to rebuild this team! Yanited !!! ‘

After he was touched in the Czech capital, Flex gave another update, writing: ‘Airplane number 2! Madrid Bound. ‘

That would at least place him in the right country, for a last trip to Bilbao to complete his search.

In the meantime, a group of Spurs supporters decided that it first went to Paris, the best route was, as they wrote on X: “In France, next stop Bilbao.”

Three of the fans saw a beer holding while they looked to get into the spirit compared to what promises to be an exciting but nervy evening for both clubs.

A female United fan had the same idea to establish the nerves when she posted a photo of herself those two pints Madri held at the airport next to the caption: ‘See you in Bilbao’.

Hotels in the city charge something between £ 2,000 to £ 3,000 a night, while direct flights to Bilbao from England, which are almost sold out, can put you back around £ 1500.

Each of the Premier League clubs each assigned 15,000 tickets for the final in the San Mames Stadium. But an estimated 50,000 fans, many of them expected to be supporters of Tottenham without tickets, which causes a large security headache for organizers.

Fans gathered from the early morning in Bilbao City Center Downing Beers with five euros per glass, almost double the normal price.

The zones of two fans are also set up for supporters of both teams that will have a capacity to serve an estimated 120,000 pints of lager between them.

Tony Delaney from Hertfordshire, a Tottenham fan said: ‘I just had to be here, although I don’t have a ticket. It took me a lot of money to get here and I came through Barcelona and then got a train to Bilbao. Many May -Friends come through all kinds of other places because there are no direct flights.

‘The hotels are also very expensive. We have a room that costs £ 800 a night, but 11 of us go to sleep there, so it’s not so bad because we split the costs between us. ‘

Much of the conversation between fans was about the hunt for tickets and the cumbersome routes they took to come to the city.

The cheapest ticket for £ 34 is offered for £ 1,000 on the black market, while other fans revealed how they are asked for something between £ 2,000 to £ 3,000.

Alex Bennett, a fan of Manchester United from Cheshire, revealed how he flew to Mallorca with a friend and then caught a connecting flight to Bordeaux, where they rented a car to drive more than 200 miles to Bilbao.

He said: ‘The costs of accommodation and transport are absolutely crazy and again they are ordinary fans who miss it. Bilbao is not a very large city and it does not have the infrastructure for an event like this. ‘

Tottenham -fans Rick and Jeff from St. Albans who walked outside the San Mames Stadium in search of tickets, revealed that they had received two of £ 1900 each and considered the offer.

Rick said: ‘Fortunately we booked our accommodation a long time ago and it only costs us £ 100 a night. But the prices for everything else are crazy. ‘

Lifelong Manchester United fan Kieran Burke, 64 arrived in Bilbao after a plane trip of almost twelve hours that brought him via Lisbon and Barcelona.

He said: ‘I have a great time so far, even though it was a struggle to get here. But I haven’t met any fan who actually has a ticket and they all hope to get one. ‘

Many fans have shared their Odysseys – over the road, sea and heaven – into what has become a thriving niche online community.

One seafaring guy posted a photo of a boat in a channel on Sunday morning and wrote: ‘Enroute to Bilbao. About the bay of Biscay, should arrive on Tuesday evening. ‘

A three -day trip then. On Monday morning the supporter gave an update with a video from the Bay of Biscay, and claimed that there was ‘better telephone signal on the moon’.

“One hundred percent sinks,” warned a follower on X.

“Daft Lad,” Josh hit back. “We have had this boat in the MED for the past 10+ years, this boat has seen it all.”

United won the Europa League in 2017, and some of their supporters seem to be confident in creating more unforgettable memories on Wednesday.

A supporter posted a photo of him and his son who held a bottle of cider in a plane while he wrote: ‘Name something better than going to a European final with your son. First for the boy too !!! ‘

Another group of three United fans posed with a flag after they stopped in another Spanish city while subtitling their function: ‘Bilbao via Sevilla’.

It was a difficult season for United after major changes behind the scenes, with the Ineos of Sir Jim Ratcliffe taking over the daily running from the club of the glazers.

One set of supporters made it clear that they were not convinced by Ratcliffe or the glazers as they held up a flag that read: ‘Glazers out, ratcliffe out’ while they were standing next to their plane.

With the flight rates by the minute, some supporters have made the decision to drive to Bilbao.

A Spursfan account gave an update about their progress and wrote on X: ‘Bilbao Bound. An 8.5 hour drive from Lisbon. Coys! ‘

Thousands of police and private security staff will be in service in the final where three safety rings are located in the SAN Memes Stadium to separate fans and prevent incidents.

Officials have warned that supporters without tickets nowhere will come close to the stadium after chaotic scenes in the 2022 Champions League final in Paris between Liverpool and Real Madrid.

Many real cardholders could not come in while UEFA was also beaten because of the organization of the event.

In anticipation of Wednesday, UEFA warned the fans of Tottenham and Manchester United that tickets from touts or third -party websites would be canceled.

The administrative body of European football said in a statement: ‘Given the upcoming UEFA Club competition final, UEFA fans warns you not to buy tickets on the secondary market, of unauthorized third parties, websites, agencies or Touts.

‘Such tickets can be canceled by UEFA at any time and fans will probably be refused or cast out of the stadium. Moreover, fans may not receive the tickets they have bought from these unauthorized third parties. ‘