Liverpool began their UEFA Europa League slowly with three successive draws, and did not immediately accelerate with Jürgen Klopp's arrival, but they have crunched through the gears in the knockout stages. Rivals Manchester United, Villarreal and, most sensationally, Dortmund are all in the rear-view mirror as the Reds approach their final destination: Basel.Group stage17/09: Bordeaux 1-1 Liverpool (Jussiê 81; Lallana 65)01/10: Liverpool 1-1 Sion (Lallana 4; Assifuah 18)22/10: Liverpool 1-1 Rubin (Can 37; Dević 15)05/11: Rubin 0-1 Liverpool (Ibe 52)26/11: Liverpool 2-1 Bo...
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UEFA Europa League final: Liverpool v Sevilla
The 2016 UEFA Europa League final lineup has been decided, with Liverpool taking on holders Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park, Basel on Wednesday 18 May, kicking off at 20.45CET.The finalists and their predigreeLiverpoolPrevious finals• 1973 – W 3-2 v Mönchengladbach, on agg• 1976 – W 4-3 v Club Brugge, on agg• 2001 – W 5-4 v Alavés, aet; Dortmund
Liverpool Clinches Europa League Final Spot With Victory Vs. Villarreal
Liverpool will play in the 2015-16 Europa League final after another famous European night at Anfield saw them defeat Villarreal 3-0 (3-1 on aggregate) to book a trip to Basel, Switzerland later this month. Backed by a typically vociferous home crowd, the Reds overturned the 1-0 deficit the Yellow Submarine carved out in Spain to secure a place in the 12th European final in the club’s history. The pressure told in the early moments, as Daniel Sturridge forced Bruno Soriano to turn into his own net at the Kop end, to bring the tie level on aggregate. Liverpool continued its relentless approach in the second period, and sealed progression from ...
Official podcast: Atlético into the final
We hear from Jan Oblak, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinédine Zidane and Manuel Pellegrini as UEFA Champions League Matchday Live host Rob Daly, European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentator Richard Kaufman review Atlético Madrid's semi-final success against Bayern München and preview Manchester City's trip to Real Madrid in the official podcast. You can listen in the player above or via Soundcloud, or download the podcast from iTunes.UEFA Champions League Matchday Live returns at 19.30CET on Wednesday with live Madrid v City commentary in our MatchCentre and the official competition app. ...
Lyon blow Paris away to move to verge of final
Lyon put on awesome show against last season's runners-up in semi-final openerLyon's Camille Abily scores free-kick and becomes first player to win 50 UEFA women's club gamesLotta Schelin gets 40th European goal for Lyon, equals competition record for one club22,050 crowd best for European club game other than final and French women's recordSecond leg moved to 20.45CET on Monday 2 May at Parc des PrincesFinal on 26 May in Reggio Emilia v Wolfsburg or FFC FrankfurtEven by their standards, two...
Hosts Inter beat Pescara to set up Ugra final
Record three-time winners Inter come from behind to reach their sixth finalRicardinho equalises and makes the second for Cardinal but sustains ankle injuryWatch highlights in the video player aboveSunday's final: Ugra Yugorsk v Inter (20.30CET)Sunday's third-place play-off: Benfica v Pescara (18.00CET)UEFA Futsal Cup hosts Inter FS are into a joint-record sixth final after coming from behind to end the hopes of debutants Pescara.Inter were on top early on but fell behind when Mauro Canal turned in Leandro Cuzolino's inicisive long pass. Not...
Colkett backing Chelsea for more final glory
For Chelsea captain Charlie Colkett it is "amazing" to be back in the UEFA Youth League final – with Monday's showpiece match against Paris Saint-Germain one he believes the defending champions can approach with total "confidence".Central midfielder Colkett produced an authoritative display capped by Chelsea's second goal in the 3-0 semi-final dismantling of Anderlecht. He regards Friday's performance as a strong statement of intent from the London club, saying: "I thought it was great at times. We showed how good we could be on the ball, we were very composed and we didn't concede, which was really important for us. It was a great game."