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Post by lesd on Nov 5, 2015 21:28:14 GMT 1
It's all happening at the Estadio San Mamés in Bilbao!
16 mins....Iñaki Williams puts Athletic Club ahead.
17 mins.... Partizan equalise.
18 mins....Williams gets a second to put Athletic Club in front again.
40 mins....Beñat makes it 3-1 with a free kick from the edge of the box. Memo to Partizan goalkeeper ... if you set a wall with a gap, expect the ball to go through it!
Half time....3-1
(Not sure if modern PC lets me comment on this, but one of the ref's assistants is Chrysoula Kourompylia from Greece. And she's doing a grand job. Mind you, she did officiate at the Women's World Cup.)
70 mins....Aduriz shows his class and experience ... 4-1.
80 mins ... it's all over now! Elustondo makes it 5-1.
That's all folks!
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Post by lesd on Feb 26, 2016 14:59:22 GMT 1
Some great match-ups for the last 16 of the Europa League.
None better than Athletic Bilbao versus Valencia. Then we'll see how good young Mr Neville really is!
10th and 17 March.
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Post by lesd on Mar 17, 2016 20:45:50 GMT 1
Valencia vs Ath. Bilbao.
5 mins to go and Mr Neville is losing by an away goal! 2-1 up tonight but 2-2 on aggregate.
Another chance to make his name gone.
Athletic go through.
Meanwhile, Villarreal endure a 0-0 game in Leverkusen and go through 2-0 on aggregate.
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Post by lesd on Mar 17, 2016 21:55:24 GMT 1
And it's all happening at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizuan in Seville.
Sevilla go in at half time with a 3-0 lead against Basel. (3-0 on aggregate)
Kevin Gameiro scoring in the 44th and 45th minutes!
The second half was awful! For a team 14 points clear at the top of their league, Basel showed no inclination to fight their way back into this game at all!
Final score 3-0. Sevilla go through.
Final eight:
Villarreal Sparta Prague Ath Bilbao Liverpool Shakhtar Donetsk Sevilla Sporting Braga Bor Dortmund
3 from Spain (again!), 1 from Germany, 1 from Czech Rep., 1 from Ukraine, 1 from Portugal and 1 from England.
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Post by lesd on Mar 18, 2016 16:06:36 GMT 1
Here's the draw:
Europa League quarter-final draw
Braga (Por) v Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) Villarreal (Spa) v Sparta Prague (Cze) Athletic Bilbao (Spa) v Sevilla (Spa) Borussia Dortmund (Ger) v Liverpool (Eng)
To be played on 7 and 14 April.
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Post by lesd on Apr 14, 2016 21:24:26 GMT 1
Bilbao vs Sevilla
It's all coming alive in Seville!
57 mins and Aduriz scores a simple goal to give Bilbao some hope. 0-1 (Agg.2-2)
2 mins later and Kevin Gameiro evens it up for Sevilla. 1-1 (Agg 3-2)
79 mins - Raul Garcia catches the ball perfectly to head Bilbao level on the tie. 1-2 (Agg. 3-3)
Extra time looming?
Unai Emery may be ruing his decision to use second-string David Soria in goal. Culpable for both Bilbao goals.
No score in ET so it's down to penalties.
Raul Garcia up for Bilbao...1-0
Koke to level up?...1-1
Viguera for Bilbao...2-1
Krychowiak...2-2
San Jose...3-2.....good pens here.
Konoplyanka...3-3...easy.
Beñat...the man you'd put money on...SAVED!
David Soria atones for his earlier misdemeanours!
Nzonzi...3-4
Susaeta...4-4
Can Kevin Gameiro win it for Sevilla?
Ten to midnight and he sends Sevilla through to the semis. 4-5.
They join Villarreal, Shaktar Donetsk and LIVERPOOL!
Two Spanish here joining the two in the Champions League. Viva España.
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Post by lesd on Apr 15, 2016 13:39:20 GMT 1
So we've got the prospect of an all Spanish final in both European competitions - or no Spanish teams at all!
Shakhtar Donetsk-Sevilla
Villarreal-Liverpool
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Post by lesd on May 18, 2016 21:40:58 GMT 1
So BOTH European competitions are now owned by Spain.
Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla
Now for the Madrid derby for the other cup.
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Post by steve on May 19, 2016 6:55:53 GMT 1
THE one thing you can say about Jurgen Klopp is that he is on for the full set. Champions League, German Cup (twice), Capital One Cup and Europa League. Liverpool’s manager has been been beaten in the final of all four of them. Just the FA Cup to go now, Jurgen.
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