It's been moving day in Bilbao and across the intervening countries between the UK down to the port town in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Up to 80,000 Manchester United and Tottenham ers are expected to descend on the venue of Wednesday's Europa League final between the two Premier League sides.

We have brought you a flavour today of that mass movement of people: by plane, boat, train or automobile - someone even swam the English Channel to kick off their marathon journey.

Scroll down these pages to read the ers' stories, and the top lines from some blockbuster news conferences from both clubs.

Visit the 'watch & listen' tab at the top of this page to watch those exchanges with the media, including Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou's "spellbinding" display.

You can also watch Tottenham's 30-minute training session.

Enjoy.

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Two big news conferences today. Two very different vibes in both of them.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou and Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim both faced the media alongside players on Tuesday afternoon to preview Wednesday evening's Europa League final.

Here are the key talking points:

• "I am not a clown" - Postecoglou's prickly response to reporter and why he acted so angrily

• Lucas Bergvall confirmed out for Wednesday evening's game
• Postecoglou's pride in his roots
• "My job is not done here" - Postecoglou on Spurs future
• "This could be my last chance to win a trophy" - Son
• Leny Yoro, Joshua Zirkzee and Diogo Dalot fit for final
• Bruno Fernandes' witty response to question aimed at Ruben Amorim
• "Sometimes you're the hero, sometimes you're the villain" - Maguire
• "Every player still wants to play for this club" - Fernandes

It was put to Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim that he was not under the same kind of pressure for his job as Tottenham counterpart Ange Postecoglou.

His captain, Bruno Fernandes, kindly chipped in, saying "he is" - ie. Amorim should be worried about his future at Old Trafford.

To which the Red Devils head coach explained that Fernandes "wants my job - he will be a good coach, he just needs to learn to deal with people."

• Click play to listen to the full, playful exchange.

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BBC Sport

And breathe!

That's your lot from the Manchester United news conference.

A very different vibe to the Tottenham Hotspur one earlier this afternoon.

Both sides seemingly very focused, albeit in contrasting ways.

This time tomorrow they will be going through their final warm-ups in preparation for kick-off at 20:00 BST...

Simon Stone
BBC Sport chief football news reporter in Bilbao

The Manchester United camp is a relaxed place judging by that press conference.

There was Ruben Amorim laughing when Harry Maguire was asked about his dribbling skills, and the United defender saying his manager has him practicing in training.

Then, when Amorim was in the process of being asked why he doesn't seem to be under the same kind of pressure at United as Ange Postecoglou is at Tottenham, skipper Bruno Fernandes stepped in.

"He is," said the United skipper, bringing more laughs from Amorim.

It was all very jovial and all very light hearted.

United fans must hope the pressure remains off come kick-off tomorrow.

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on supplying an assist in the first leg of the semi-final at Athletic Bilbao and playing as a makeshift striker in the quarter-final win over Lyon: "The manager has me dribbling every day in training up and down the wing. No, I found myself on the wing against Bilbao and managed to put a good cross in and Casa [Casemiro] scored the goal.

"In the Europa League game before that [the second leg win over Lyon in the quarter-finals] the manager asked me to go up front in the later minutes of the game, but hopefully tomorrow night I will not be going up front. I don't want to be going up front and chasing the game, I want to be defending a lead from my position in defence. I am always happy to help, but also more than happy to play in my favoured position."

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was asked whether he is surprised or grateful that he doesn't seem to be under the same pressure as Ange Postecoglou: "I know that at this kind of club, also in Tottenham but especially at Manchester United it's strange because you have some coaches here that loses some games and they are sacked - it's hard to explain.

"I think people see what we are trying to do. I think people see that sometimes I am thinking more in the club than in myself. People understand, especially the board understand that we have a lot of issues that in the context is really hard. I don't know how to explain. I will try to prove myself to the fans, board but I don't have an explanation for you.

"We will reach a moment that we have to win no matter what. I don't have an explanation for that."

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes was asked how big he believes the Europa League final is: "Every game that you have the chance to win a trophy is very big, but apart from that every game at this club is massive. As the players we just think about what we have ahead of us, and what we have ahead of us is the chance to get our hands on a trophy."

On what winning the final would mean to the club: "It won't affect what the past has done to us, but what it can affect is the future. Winning a competition gives you a lot of things. In this case you get a place in the Champions League and a lot of revenue for the club.

"It gets more players wanting to come to the club, but at this club it doesn't change that much in this aspect as every player wants to play for this club. That's a thing that will never change because the name of this club speaks for itself."

On whether previous defeats against Tottenham this season count for anything: "The main thing we have ahead of us is a massive final against a team that we know very well, but in a competition that is very different from the Premier League, so it's going to be a completely different game."

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was asked about his previous comments that 'winning would change the summer but wouldn't necessarily fix the problems,' he said: "I think it's hard to speak about it in this moment because we need to be excited and confident but we already know the problems. There are a lot of things we need to change in our club. The way we do everything during the week in Carrington, the recruitment, the academy I think we need to improve.

"It's hard to point one thing. That will not be solved by winning a cup. I will say it again, for me we have bigger things to deal with to put this club back to the top.

"Tomorrow, it will be important for us and our fans that feeling of winning can help us have the strength to do every job we have to do. We have a lot to do in our club, not just winning tomorrow but tomorrow will be massive for us and our fans."

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire was asked how he survived a 'toxic atmosphere' at the club to win his place back in the team: "It's amazing to be back in the team and playing regularly. This season I have played a lot of football. I don't take too much notice of the plaudits from the media and things like that. When you play for this club you can be an amazing player and the following week you can be the villain. That's part and parcel of playing for this club.

"I don't read too much into it. I try and stay as level as I can. Every game I go into it and try my best, and that's all you can do."

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim on their system and shape in the FA Cup final last year: "Our system is a normal system that can change the characteristics. It's not about playing with or without a striker.

"It doesn't matter what happened in the last final because it was a different team, competition, context - everything was different.

"I just focus on the way we play, Tottenham play, what we can do to be better than the last two games, that was my focus, not the last time we won a cup."

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire on the side's inconsistent results: "Of course it is a frustration. When you play for this club you want to win every football match and this season we have been far too inconsistent.

"We haven't won enough, in the Premier League it's not been good enough. Europa League has been different, we have performed at a high level and we have proven that we can beat anybody.

"I am sure next season we will improve an awful amount, after a full pre-season [with manager Ruben Amorim]. As players we are all looking forward to that but we have got a big game tomorrow night, and that's first and foremost.

"It's a special night, a special occasion - we have prepared well the last few days and it's one that we are looking forward to."

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim on what advantage they might get from their own approach to the build-up: "The advantage I don't know. I don't know the context of Tottenham. What I know is the last game against Bilbao, we had that game and then we rested some players because we were afraid of some injuries and then we had a full week to prepare for the game and I felt with five days to the final, I felt that the best thing to prepare for the final was to give time to the players to play so I cannot respond from the side of Tottenham.

"For me it was really clear, we need to compete, the best way to prepare something is to compete. I had that feeling and I pushed the players against West Ham in the end of the game and I felt that against Chelsea we showed something and to prove that we when we are focused, when we play our game we can control any game in a any place so it was a good day to compete and prepare the final, that was the idea."

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes on the opportunity facing the squad: "We want to be at the top of everything. Not only the Europa League, not only the Premier League, we want to be at the top of the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup. Everything we are involved in this club needs to be fighting for.

"Obviously we know it is not always possible to be in the final or winning trophies, but our aim and our goal has to always be to be in until the end of the competitions fighting for the possibility of winning trophies and that's what we want.

"Tomorrow we have a big chance in a competition where our aim at the start of the season was being in Bilbao for the final - everything we have to focus on is that we have a big game, a big final and a big opportunity."

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Ruben Amorim was just asked if he feels grateful to not be seemingly under the pressure that Ange Postecoglou is at Tottenham Hotspur.

Before he got the chance to answer, captain Bruno Fernandes jokingly responded: "He is, who told you he isn't">