Who will lift the beautiful Europa League trophy tonight - one of the world's most storied and successful clubs, or the Spanish club in its first ever European final? Follow our guide as we explain how to watch a Man United vs Villarreal live stream and catch all the Europa League final action from anywhere - including ways that you can watch for FREE. Just don't call it the UEFA Cup...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be looking to take the final step to securing his first piece of silverware since taking the helm at Old Trafford, as his side take on Unai Emery's Spanish side in Poland.
Date: Wednesday, May 26
Kick-off time: 8pm BST / 9pm CET / 3pm ET / 12pm PT / 12.30am IST / 5am AEST / 7am NZST
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk, Gdańsk (Poland)
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United have looked imperious on the route to tonight's final, negotiating tricky ties against Real Sociedad and Italian giants AC Milan and Roma. Villarreal meanwhile are unbeaten in the 14 matches they've played in this season’s Europa League, winning 12 of those games. They secured their place in tonight's showpiece showdown by impressively seeing off Arsenal in the semi-finals.
United should present by far the toughest challenge the Spanish side will have faced in this year's tournament - with the attacking threat of Edinson Cavani, supported by Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford, United are likely to go out all guns blazing from the start.
Villarreal will draw inspiration from the fact that United have always drawn a blank against them in the previous meetings - in the five previous encounters between the two teams, the Premier League side have failed to score against the Spanish side.
Whether you support the Red Devils, Yellow Submarine or just think of this is a Champions League final live stream curtain raiser, here's how to watch a Europa League final Man United vs Villarreal live stream from anywhere in the world. Keep reading to see the best ways to catch it.
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How to watch Europa League final from outside your country
Scroll down for all the ways you can watch the Europa League final online in a number of countries around the world. But first, you should know that if you're abroad for this match, you probably won't be able to watch Villarreal vs Man United match like you normally would at home.
This is because of geo-blocking, a digital restriction that means certain streaming services are only accessible in the region they're based in. Don't sweat it, though, as you've got the option of using a VPN to tune to your preferred coverage wherever you are.
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Where is the Europa League final going to be played?
Home to Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk, the 43,615-capacity Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland will hosts this year's Europa League showpiece finale.
The stadium was originally been intended to be the host venue for the 2020 final, only for the Covid-19 outbreak to scupper those plans, with the 2019/20 tournament's closing rounds staged in Germany instead.
Are fans allowed to go to the Europa League final?
Thanks to coronavirus restrictions, spectators numbers for the match have been capped at of 25% of the stadium's capacity.
Up to 9,500 spectators will be allowed in the ground, with each finalist having received 2,000 tickets apiece, with a further 2,000 tickets being sold to the general public.
Unsurprisingly, all tickets for the final were snapped up within moments of going on sale.
Who won last year's Europa League?
Last year's final at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne saw Sevilla win the Europa League for a remarkable sixth time in 15 years, with the Spanish side beating Italian giants Inter Milan 3-2.
An own goal by former Man United forward Romelu Lukaku proved the decisive blow in a tight and entertaining match up.
Who has won the most Europa League titles?
Europa League specialists Sevilla hold the record for the most victories in the tournament, having lifted the trophy six times since its inception as replacement for the UEFA Cup in 2009.