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Europa League final 2017
May 24, 2017 - The Europa League final takes place between Ajax and Manchester United at the Friends Arena, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Manchester United hope to put a disappointing Premier League campaign behind them by winning the Europa League final, their only remaining chance of reaching next season’s Champions League. There is more than pride at stake, as failure to qualify for Europe's flagship club competition for a second year in a row would be likely to cost the club around £30 million in lost revenue.
Meanwhile their Dutch opponents Ajax, who missed out on the Eredivsie title by a single point on the last day of the domestic season, are aiming to end a 22-year wait for European silverware since they overcame AC Milan in the 1995 final.