Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao Highlights Europa League Final 9 May 2012

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao Live Stream - On Wednesday 9 May 2012, 2 Spanish challengers that are eager to get trophies and also benefits are going to settle at the National Arena in Bucharest, Romania. Bilbao happen to be centered on the Europa League to the whole of the KO phases. A top-4 finish within La Liga was quite definitely attainable for them this particular springtime, plus it was possibly a simpler path to the UEFA Champions League, however they happen to be more tightly focused on possibly successful a trophy. Marcelo Bielsa has relaxed main players in advance of Europa League games this year, such as a week ago within La Liga.

Diego Simeone has been doing very little with the sort regarding his Atletico Madrid team. They performed their finest team in the end of the week and achieved a massive succeed over Malaga to maintain themselves within the battle for 4th. Based on Malaga's outcome at the weekend break and their results on Wednesday, Atleti might have two shots to squeeze a position in up coming season's Champions League.

Atletico Madrid defensive player Luis Perea has jolted off a thigh issues and is healthy to the Europa League final battle along with Athletic Bilbao. Captain Antonio Lopez will probably be existing, nevertheless Portuguese full-back Silvio is not going to get back till up coming season. Athletic mentor Marcelo Bielsa will turn back to his most powerful line-up soon after relaxing several of players in the end of the week. Defensive player Fernando Amorebieta carries a mild calf difficulty and will also be offered a late health and fitness check, although strikers Iker Muniain and also Fernando Llorente will come back previously being omitted from the team to the scoreless draw with Getafe.

Atletico Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao

Competition: UEFA Europa League (Final)

Date: Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Timing: 20:45 CET

Ground: Arena Națională (Bucharest)

Referee:‬ W. Stark‎

Possible Starting Line Ups:

Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Filipe, Suarez, Gabi, Adrian, Diego, Turan, Falcao

Athletic Bilbao: Iraizoz, Iraola, Martinez, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe, De Marcos, Iturraspe, Herrera, Susaeta, Llorente, Muniain

Match Results and Video Highlights

[Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao]

7' [1 - 0] R. Falcao
34' [2 - 0] R. Falcao
85' [3 - 0] Diego

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Athletic Bilbao Highlights


Atletico Madrid 2-0 Athletic Bilbao Highlights


Atletico Madrid 3-0 Athletic Bilbao Highlights

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Valencia vs Atletico Madrid 0-1 Highlights Video 2nd Leg semi-Finals April 2012

Atletico Madrid managed to lead 4-2 in the first leg at Vicente Calderon last week, with the result, certainly their chance to reached the final is greater than Valencia. However, it does not mean that Valencia opportunities to advance to the Final round has closed, two goals without reply for this match for Valencia will deliver them to step into the finals this season, and we feel Valencia have the ability to do that.

It should be noted in the last two games of Valencia in the stable, they are able to create 8 goals and conceding only 1 goal, this would be a morale booster for them in crucial duel. The last time these two teams played at the Mestalla last September 2011, Valencia won over Atletico 1-0 by Roberto Soldado a single goal. 144 records meeting the two teams in La Liga: Valencia won 55 times, Atletico won 51 times, and the remaining ended draws.

At the Mestalla, Valencia had never lost to fellow Spanish team in European competition. In contrast, Atletico have not won an away victory over fellow Spanish team in European competition. Record of 12 games against fellow Spanish side Valencia in European competition won six times, draw three times, loss three times. At the Mestalla, Valencia won four times and drawn once.

Valencia vs Atletico Madrid

Competition: UEFA Europa League (semi-finals 2nd leg)

Date: Thursday, 26 April 2012

Timing: 21:05 CET

Ground: Mestalla Stadium (Valencia)

Referee:‬ D. Skomina‎

Possible Starting XI:

Valencia: Diego Alves, Costa, Rami, Ruiz, Alba, Tino Costa, Topal, Feghouli, Jonas, Mathieu, Soldado

Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Perea, Miranda, Dominguez, Filipe Luis, Gabi, Suarez, Adrian, Diego, Arda Turan, Falcao

Match Result and Highlight

[Valencia 0-1 Atletico Madrid]

60' [0 - 1] Adrian

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Atletico Madrid 4-2 Valencia Highlights Goals Videos 19/04/2012

Atletico Madrid will be hosting Valencia in the 1st leg semi-finals UEFA Europa League on this Thursday 19 April 2012 at Vicente Calderon Stadium. A 7 points distinct the clubs within La Liga with Valencia presently staying in 3rd position in addition to Atletico Madrid are within ninth position. But the Colchoneros were 1-0 winners on the end of the week with Falcao marking the one goal versus Rayo Vallecano. Valencia’s Champions League dreams got a bump since they were thrashed 4-0 off to Espanyol. Atletico Madrid defeat Hannover 2-1 the two home as well as away within the Quarter Finals to be able to win 4-2 on combination whilst Valencia overcame a 2-1 aside wipe out to Az Alkmaar and received the home stage 4-0 to succeed 5-2 on aggregate.

Atletico Madrid will need to get by without having important defensive player Diego Godin with the 1st leg because the Uruguayan will skip the match as a result of suspension. Valencia are 3rd within La Liga and 7 points in advance of 9th-positioned Atletico because the pair run after Champions League qualification with a big top-4 ending. Unai Emery's side happen to be buoyed within the last two weeks through the come back Hedwiges Maduro and also Sergio Canales from personal injury.

Match: Atletico Madrid vs Valencia

Competition: UEFA Europa League (1st leg semi-finals)

Date: Thursday 19 April 2012 (19-04-2012)

Timing: 21:05 CET

Venue: Vicente Calderon (Madrid)

Referee:‬ C. Thomson‎

Possible Starting XI:

Atletico Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Luis, Miranda, Dominguez, Juanfran; Gabi, Tiago; Koke, Diego, Adrian; Falcao

Valencia (4-2-3-1): Guaita; Bruno, Ruiz, Rami, Alba; Tino Costa, M.Topal; Mathieu, Jonas, Feghouli; Soldado.

Match Results and Highlights

[Atletico Madrid 4-2 Valencia]

18' [1 - 0] R. Falcao
45' [1 - 1] Jonas
49' [2 - 1] Miranda
54' [3 - 1] Adrian
78' [4 - 1] R. Falcao
90' [4 - 2] R. Costa

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Hannover 96 vs Atletico Madrid 1-2 Highlights 04/05/2012

Atletico Madrid will travel to Hannover without bringing several of their main players such as Silvio Pereira and the captain Antonio Lopez. A 2-1 home winnings for Atletico creates this particular reappearance properly, particularly as Hannover haven't yet taste wipe out at home within their debut Europa League time of year. 

Except for Sevilla whom Hannover defeat 2-1 within a qualifier for the group phase last August, their competitors may not have been at any place close to the top drawer of European team football but Hannover are unconquered at home within the extremely competitive German Bundesliga this season having 8 wins and also 6 draws from fourteen matches.

Hannover 96 vs Atletico Madrid

UEFA Europa League [2nd leg quarter-finals]

5 April 2012 - 20:05 CET

AWD-Arena

Possible Starting XI:

Hannover 96: Zieler, Cherundolo, Eggimann, Pogatetz, Pander, Stindl, Pinto, Rausch, Schlaudraff, Diouf, Ya Konan

Atletico Madrid: Courtois, Perea, Miranda, Godin, Filipe, Gabi, Assuncao, Adrian, Diego, Arda, Falcao

Match Results and Highlights

[Hannover 1-2 Atletico Madrid]

63' [0 - 1] Adrian
81' [1 - 1] M.B. Diouf
87' [1 - 2] R. Falcao

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