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Andre Onana plumbs new depths as under-fire Man Utd goalkeeper sets unwanted record in Europa League final defeat

Published on May 22, 2025 at 02:31 PM

GOALKEEPER Andre Onana set an unwanted record as Manchester United missed out on the Europa League title on Wednesday.

The Red Devils in the Bilbao final, meaning they will not play European football next season.

Andre Onana of Manchester United during a soccer match.
Andre Onana became the first goalkeeper to lose three European finals with three different clubs
Andre Onana, Manchester United's goalkeeper, diving to try and stop a goal during a soccer match.
The goalkeeper conceded a bizarre tap-in from Brennan Johnson

It was a disastrous night for the club, with and his players coming under fire for their performance.

But one star in particular stood out for all the wrong reasons.

received criticism from supporters after failing to stop a bizarre close-range tap-in from – which proved to be the decisive goal.

And his evening went from bad to worse when it emerged that he was the first goalkeeper to lose three European finals with three different clubs.

The goalkeeper featured as went head-to-head with in the 2017 final – although back then he played for the Dutch side.

United beat Ajax 2-0 thanks to goals from and in Stockholm.

Then, during his time with , he in the 2023 final.

And on Wednesday his third European final defeat came at the hands of .


Onana has made 50 appearances for United this term, conceding 65 goals.

United head coach if club officials believe he is not the right man for the job.

He said: “In this moment, I am not going to be here defending myself. It’s not my style, I cannot do it. It is really hard for me.

“So I have nothing to show to the fans and say, ‘I’m going to improve because of this, I have these problems...’ I will not do nothing.

“In this moment, it is a little bit of faith. Let’s see.

“I’m always open, if the board and the fans feel that I am not the right guy, I will go the next day without any conversation about compensation.

“But I will not quit. I am really confident in my job. As you can see, I will not change nothing in how I do things.”;;

In the wake of their loss to Spurs, .

United could finish as low as 17th in the table this weekend.

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