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Chelsea defeat Benfica to lift Europa League

Chelsea defeat Benfica to lift Europa League
Branislav Ivanovic scored a late, late winner, as Chelsea won their second European cup in two years.

The Portuguese side dominated the opening half of the game, passing the ball around with confidence and having majority of the possession. But for all their invention and incisiveness, Jorge Jesus’ men could not find a goal.

Fernando Torres gave the Blues the lead in the…

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UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – October 04, 2012

UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – October 04, 2012
Europa League – Group A Thursday, October 4   FT Anji Makhachkala 2 – 0 Young Boys Bern  FT Liverpool 2 – 3 Udinese  Europa League – Group B
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UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – September 20, 2012

UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – September 20, 2012
 Europa League – Group A Thursday, September 20   FT Udinese 1 – 1 Anji Makhachkala  FT Young Boys Bern 3 – 5 Liverpool  Europa League – Group B
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Athletic Bilbao boss Bielsa takes blame for Europa League loss

Athletic Bilbao boss Bielsa takes blame for Europa League loss

Marcelo Bielsa – Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa took full responsibility for his side’s surprisingly poor showing in Wednesday night’s 3-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the final of the Europa League.The Basques had blazed their way into the…
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TEAM NEWS: Falcao & Llorente go head to head as Atletico & Athletic name attacking sides for Europa League final

TEAM NEWS: Falcao & Llorente go head to head as Atletico & Athletic name attacking sides for Europa League final

Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao both name strong sides for Wednesday night’s Europa League final in Bucharest, with Radamel Falcao leading the line for Diego Simeone’s men and Fernando Llorente flanked by Iker Muniain and Markel Susaeta in an intriguing line-up for Marcelo Bielsa’s team.Luis Perea, who had been struggling with a thigh problem and will leave Atletico at…

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Atletico Madrid boss Simeone wary of clinical Soldado ahead of Valencia Europa League showdown

Atletico Madrid boss Simeone wary of clinical Soldado ahead of Valencia Europa League showdown

Goal.com / Shinichiro Ema

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has confessed that he is extremely wary of the threat posed to his side’s hopes of progressing to the Europa League final by Valencia hitman Roberto Soldado.The Rojiblancos welcome Los Che…
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Atletico Madrid – Valencia Preview: La Liga duo eye Europa League final ticket

Atletico Madrid – Valencia Preview: La Liga duo eye Europa League final ticket

Joao Miranda, Radamel Falcao – Atletico Madrid

ATLETICO MADRID

Courtois

Perea, Miranda, Dominguez, Filipe

Gabi, Suarez

Adrian, Diego, Arda

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Platini considering scrapping Europa League in favour of extending Champions League – report

Platini considering scrapping Europa League in favour of extending Champions League – report

Uefa president Michel Platini has contemplated the idea of scrapping the Europa League in favour of extending the Champions League to 64 teams in four years time, according to Bild.

In what would be the biggest shake-up in Europe’s club competitions since the rebranding of the European Cup to its current form in 1992, the former France midfielder is reportedly…

Atletico Madrid’s Diego: It’s too early to say whether we will win Europa League

Atletico Madrid’s Diego: It’s too early to say whether we will win Europa League

Atletico Madrid playmaker Diego believes it is too early to say whether his side will win the Europa League despite reaching the semi-finals of the competition.

The Spanish giants defeated Hannover 2-1 in Germany in the second leg of their quarter-final tie on Thursday to go through 4-2 on aggregate and Diego Simeone’s men will…

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UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – March 15, 2012

UEFA Europa League LATEST SCORES – March 15, 2012

Thursday, March 15   FT Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 Manchester U.  FT Hannover 4 - 0 Standard Liege  FT PSV Eindhoven 1 – 1 Valencia  FT Udinese 2 - 1 AZ Alkmaar

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