The last 16 Top European Clubs know their next opponent & their next match in the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. The competition enters the "knock-out" stage & the draw has paired some very interesting clashes that begin with the away leg the 15-16 Feb 2011.
The three Spanish Football Teams have a "relative" easier draw than the other Clubs, with the exception of FC Barcelona who will meet a difficult
SPANISH FOOTBALL Team GETAFE had already said goodbye to the EUROPA LEAGUE before tonights Group H match against YOUNG BOYS. The Madrid Club utilized the game to give a run to four youngsters from the B team & the result was impressive with a 1 - 0 victory. The goal came in the 14th min via ADRIAN SARDINERO & the win at least smooth somewhat the disappointing exit from Europe for Getafe.
Getafe
A miracle was needed if ATLETICO DE MADRID was to continue in this seasons EUROPA LEAGUE. The current Champions needed to win at BAYERN LEVERKUSEN & have Greek team Aris Salonika draw or lose their clash against Rosenborg. In the end the Group B Bayern Leverkusen game with Atletico de Madrid finished in a 1 - 1 draw, while Aris Salonika defeated Rosenborg 2 - 0 thus knocking out the Spanish Club.
Two Spanish Clubs participated tonight in their respective EUROPA LEAGUE Groups with good news coming out of both. Here is a quick summary of the games, the results & the goal scorers.
Rossi scores for Villareal
Belgium Club BRUGAS lost their Group D match against VILLAREAL 1 - 2. The Spanish Club with this victory finishes Top of the Group & assures its place in next Fridays UEFA draw for
Mixed night for Spanish Teams playing their EUROPA LEAGUE group matches with a win & a loss. Here is a brief summary with the results & the scorers of the Villareal & Sevilla FC games.
Rossi : photo courtesy of marca.com
VILLAREAL took their great Spanish League form into their European Group D participation with another solid performance defeating Croatian Club DYNAMO ZAGREB 3 - 0.
Not a good night for SPANISH FOOTBALL in the two games played of the EUROPA LEAGUE Group matches. Here are the results & the scorers from the already mentioned games.
Short lived joy for Aguero who scored.
ATLETICO DE MADRID hosted Greek side ARIS SALONIKA & needed a win to secure the second Group B spot to move on in the competition. Instead they lost 2 - 3 & have complicated seriously
Four Spanish teams played their respective 2010 - 2011 EUROPA LEAGUE Group matches tonight with more pluses than minuses. Here is a brief summary of results & scorers.
Tiago scores the winner for At.Madrid
ATLETICO DE MADRID managed a giant step forward after defeating ROSENBORG 1-2. However, the Spaniards were lucky & the Nordic Club deserved much more for their great effort. The first goal
Here is the VIDEO highlight of yesterdays EUROPA LEAGUE Group B match between ATLETICO DE MADRID - ROSENBORG. Video shows goal from Godin & the mini-revolution caused by SERGIO AGUERO who scored the second after only 2 mins on the ground, plus his assistence for the third by DIEGO COSTA.
We hope the the video will not be take-on off, if so excuse us.
Busy night for all four SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAMS as they played their EUROPA LEAGUE Group qualifying matches with overall general joy for the Spanish fans. I personally wasn´t able to witness all four matches but managed to keep the pulse of most via TV, radio & a Twitter account, therefore excuse me if some summaries are brief & to the main detail.
Sergio Aguero scores the 2º goal for Atletico
EUROPA LEAGUE action tonight with four Spanish Clubs participating in their Groups B, D, H & J respectively. Here is a quick summary & the results of a mixed night for the Spanish teams.ATLETICO DE MADRID finished their Group B match against German team BAYERN LEVERKUSEN with a 1-1 draw result. Atletico de Madrid put in a great second half to come back & equalize but failed half a dozen chances
GROUP A: Juventus, Manchester City, Salzburgo & KKS Lech Poznan.GROUP B: ATLETICO DE MADRID, Bayer Leverkusen, Rosenborg & Aris Salonica.GROUP C: Sporting Lisboa, Lille, Levski Sofía & Gante.GROUP D: VILLARREAL, Brujas, Dynamo Zagreb & PAOK.GROUP E: AZ Alkmaar, Dynamo Kiev, BATE Borisov & FC Sheriff.GROUP F: CSKA Moscow, Palermo, Sparta Praga & Lausanne-Sport,GROUP G: Zenit St Petersburg,
Spanish Football Teams VILLAREAL & GETAFE join Atletico de Madrid & Sevilla FC in the draw tomorrow for the 2010 - 2011 EUROPA LEAGUE Group match ups. VILLAREAL went into their 2ºleg match with a 5 goal advantage with a B - side which managed to win 1-2 DNEPR MOGILEV. The home team scored first via YURCHENKO, but Villareal cancelled any "hopes" of a comeback with two goals from NILMAR &
Two Spanish Football teams were involved tonight in the 1ºst leg of the preliminary games for the upcoming 2010 - 2011 EUROPA LEAGUE competition. Madrid Club GETAFE managed a slim 1-0 victory over the competitive APOEL NICOSIA team from Cyprus. Getafe midfielder PAREJO (above) managed the only goal & the winner in the 42th min. Entertaining match which saw chances at both ends, but was
Source : Spanish Football Sports/ Here is the ATLTLETICO DE MADRID 2010 EUROPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Team photo (starting 11 line-up). Thanks to all for the emails & did not think Spanish Football Sports had so many Atletico fans. The team has arrived to Madrid this morning & will be offering the Cup to the city from 17.30 - 21.30 with multiple institutional acts & open roof top bus drive to celebrate
Source: Spanish Football SportsAmazing, who would have believed this moment five months back, ATLETICO DE MADRID Champions of the 2010 EUROPA LEAGUE (ex-Uefa Cup). Admirable opponents the English Club Fulham who never put the heads down & had their opportunities in this 2-1 scoreline; it is just a pity there could only be one winner.Fourty eight (48 ) years since Atletico last won a European
Spanish Football Sports has whipped up this short video to spur on ATLETICO DE MADRID before they jump onto the Hamburg Football field tomorrow night & play English Club Fulham in the 2010 Final of the EUROPA LEAGUE. Pass it on if you like it & if your an Atletico fans, or not :o)
Source: Sp Ftball Sprts /Spanish League Club ATLETICO DE MADRID will meet English team Fulham in the Final of the EUROPA LEAGUE this Wednesday 12th of May in the city of Hamburg (Germany). Those who are regular readers of Spanish Football Sports will have figured out by now that "yours truely" is an Atletico de Madrid follower & "die hard". I must confess I am excited & at the sametime "nrevous"
Source: SFS Blog /Watch the VIDEO of the goal that took ATLETICO DE MADRID into its first European Final in 24 years & return them to the Europen Football elite:DIEGO FORLAN scored in extra-time (103rd min) the only goal by ATLETICO DE MADRID in their 2-1 loss tonight to LIVERPOOL FC in the 2ºleg semi-final clash of the EUROPA LEAGUE. Although Atletico lost, their goal in the 1º leg & the one
Source: Sp Ftbll Sprt /They are the last Spanish Team standing in Europe. Ironical if you look at season 2009-2010 & realise how terrible things were for ATLETICO DE MADRID 4-5 months ago when Directives were “forced” to sack starting Coach Abel when the team hovered in the relegation positions of the Spanish League. With the arrival of current Coach Quique Sanchez Flores the “Liga” haemorrhage
Source: SFS.Blog /ATLETICO DE MADRID take a big step forward in their objective in reaching the final of the EUROPA LEAGUE after defeating LIVERPOOL FC 1-0 at home in the 1º leg semi-final match. The Spanish team played possibly one of their best games of the season with Sergio Aguero absent sitting in the crowd serving out his one game suspension. Liverpool seem to look conservative tonight,