Dnipro vs Sevilla 2-3 Highlights Europa League Final 27-05-2015

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk vs Sevilla
Competition: UEFA Europa League Final.
Match date: 27 /05/ 2015
Venue: Stadion Narodowy, Warszawa, Poland

Goals:

Dnipro – Nikola Kalinic 7, Ruslan Rotan 44;  

Sevilla – Grzegorz Krychowiak 28, Carlos Bacca 31, Carlos Bacca 73;

Sevilla could defend their Europa League title when they won the game against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw, Poland. Dnipro’s Matheus had to be stretchered off after suffering a broken nose in a collision. The game ended with 2-3 scoreline.

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Young Boys vs Everton 1-4 Highlights 19-02-2015 Europa League

Stade de Suisse, Bern - 19 February, 2015 - 18.00 UK KO

Goals:  

Young Boys – Guillaume Hoarau 10'
Everton – Romelu Lukaku 24' // Seamus Coleman 28" // Romelu Lukaku 39' // Romelu Lukaku 58'

Romelu Lukaku scores a hat trick as Everton come from behind to beat Young Boys 4-1 in Bern. Stones red carded for Everton, with Hoarau scoring a cracker for Young Boys. Young Boys vs Everton match ended with 1-4 scoreline in Europa League 2015.

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Valencia vs Sevilla Europa League May 1, 2014

Valencia vs Sevilla - Competition: UEFA Europa League
Match date: 1 May 2014 - Kick Off Time: 20:05 GMT
Venue: Mestalla, Spain 

Valencia again has to deal with a difficult situation in the Europa League. Just as the first leg of the quarter-finals, when they lost 0:3 to Basel FC , they again need to comeback. This time they lost 0:2 in the first leg, one week ago in Sevilla. At least it seems slightly better than the 0:3 against FC Basel. They need 2 goals to equalize the score and get in overtime. Against Basel they managed to win 3:0 after the regular time and scored another two times in the overtime. It is not going to be easy again. Sevilla is quite strong and performs quite well in this Euro League season. Valencia also performed well so far, but had some difficulties in the last games. Two out of the last three games in the Euro League were lost. Before that, they had a series of nine games without a loss. In their home stadium they only lost once, on the first match day in the Euro League against Swansea City. Maybe a late Easter miracle is possible. Wouldn’t be the first comeback after almost nobody counted on them.

Sevilla stands with one foot in the Euro League Finals of the season 2013/14. The final will be in Turin, Italy, and the possible opponent could be Benfica Lissabon. At least if you look at the first leg of the other semi-final. Benfica won against Juventus Turin with 2:1. Juventus will definitely try to get to the final at home however.
Sevilla was able to win without receiving a goal, 2:0. Sounds like the perfect result in a  first leg. But nothing is sure at this moment. Not for Benfica and not for Sevilla. A lot can happen in the second leg. Especially against a team that turned around a 0:3 against the FC Basel. Playing the second league away is not an advantage and more difficult than performing at home. Sevilla lost their last away game in the quarter final against Porto with 0:1. At home they could beat Porto 4:1 then and went to the semi-finals.  It was their first loss in this Euro League season playing on the road. Before that, they won three times and drew twice. They know Valencia quite well and will find a way to reach the final.

Valencia last 5 matches:
10/04/14 Valencia 5 – 0 Basel
13/04/14 Valencia 2 – 1 Elche
19/04/14 Osasuna 1 – 1 Valencia
24/04/14 Sevilla 2 – 0 Valencia
27/04/14 Valencia 0 – 1 Atlético Madrid

Sevilla last 5 matches:
10/04/14 Sevilla 4 – 1 Porto
13/04/14 Real Betis 0 – 2 Sevilla
20/04/14 Sevilla 4 – 0 Granada
24/04/14 Sevilla 2 – 0 Valencia
27/04/14 Athletic Club 3 – 1 Sevilla 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Benfica vs Juventus Europa League semi-final April 24, 2014

Benfica vs Juventus - Competition: UEFA Europa League
Match date: 24 April 2014 - Kick Off Time: 20:05 GMT
Venue: Estadio da Luz

Portuguese giants Benfica host Scudetto holders Juventus in the Europa League semi-finals first leg just few days after clinching the Primeira Liga title.

Benfica enter this monumental clash with the Italian giants as the current leaders of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. With a 7-point lead on Sporting Lisbon, the Eagles have officially put an end to a 3-year league title drought that saw crosstown rivals FC Porto establish a brief dynasty. The hosts started the season in disappointing fashion, losing to Maritimo on the road 2-1. But then it all started clicking, as the Lisbon-based club have currently strung together 27 league games unbeaten. They managed an astonishing 23 wins in that stretch, including taking all 3 points from their last 11 matches. Furthermore, they’ve kept 5 straight clean sheets in league action. Cardozo and Rodrigo always pose a threat in attack for the Eagles, and their experience could prove vital when dealing with a tough Juve backline. The hosts will certainly have their hands full with one of the most talented midfields in the world, but they’re also eager to correct 2013′s disappointing last-minute loss to Chelsea in the finals.

Probable lineups Benfica: Moraes – Pereira, Luisao, Garay, Siqueira – Salvio, Andre Gomes, Perez, Gaitan – Lima, Rodrigo

JJuventus are also set to win their domestic title, which would give them a third successive Serie A success. They have an eight point lead at the top of Serie A with just four rounds of matches remaining. The Bianconeri  managed to lose their second game of the season last week when they faced third placed Napoli at the end of March. Since then they have done pretty well of late, winning their last five fixtures in all competitions.
Bonucci and  Lichtsteiner, both suspended last weekend, will be recalled. Tevez continues to battle a thigh niggle for Juve, but Andrea Barzagli did return in Saturday's 1-0 win over Bologna. Vidal is doubtful too and the Chilean, just like Tevez, is unlikely to be risked from the start.

Probable lineups Juventus: Buffon – Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini – Isla, Marchisio, Pirlo, Pogba, Asamoah – Llorente, Tevez.

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Real Betis vs Olympique Lyon 19-09-2013 UEFA Europa League

Estadio Benito Villamarín  will be hosting on 19 September 2013, an UEFA Europa League Match (group I 1. round) between Real Betis vs Olympique Lyon. The match referee will be Stefan Johannesson.
Real Betis will face Olympique Lyon in this Europa League group I game. The team is considered the best in its group, however Lyon is also not very far from it if one has a look at its results. Betis didn't start  its domestic season in a very good form, making only one win, one draw, and two losses. It lost to Real Madrid and also to Celta Vigo, and managed a draw against Espanyol. Its only win was over Valencia at home in the last game. Real Betis team has already played one round in the In Europa League before the group stages, and it won over the Czech team, Jablonec, 8-1 on aggregate.
Olympique Lyon, on the other hand, is expected to finish top four/five in the French Ligue 1. The team is in ranked eighth after 5 games, in which it made two wins, one draw and two losses. Lyon started the season in in a good from as it made two wins against Nice and Sochaux, but then it lost to Reims and Evian, and in the last match it made a draw 0-0 at home to Rennes. Lyon will need to improve if it wants to beat Real Betis fpr the group win. The team has already played in two rounds of Champions League qualifiers, and it has beaten Grasshopper 2-0 on aggregate, however, it lost to Real Sociedad in next round 4-0 on aggregate and is, thus, in Europa League instead.

Possible line-ups:
Real Betis : G. Sara - Nacho, A. Amaya, Paulao, J. Figueras - Xavi Torres, S. Sévilla, J. Matilla - Juanfran, J. Molina, L. Reyes
Lyon : A. Lopes - M. Dabo, B. Koné, S. Umtiti, H. Bedimo - M. Gonalons, S. Malbranque, C. Grenier - J. Briand, B. Gomis, A. Lacazette.

Match Details and Timings:
Real Betis vs Olympique Lyon

Football: UEFA Europa League, group I 1. round
Match date: 19 September 2013
Kick Off Time: 21:05 CET - 19:05 GMT - 20:05 UK (BST)
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Referee: Stefan Johannesson

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Lazio vs Legia Warsaw 19-09-2013 UEFA Europa League

Stadio Olimpico, Roma (Italy) will be hosting on 19 September 2013, an UEFA Europa League Match group J 1. round between Lazio and Legia Warsaw. The match referee will be K. Jakobsson. 

Lazio team qualified for the groups last season, after a big Copa Italia win over neighbours Roma. The team has won two games at home and lost one away to Juventus this season. And it hasn't lost in any of its seven European matches at home. Strikers Floccari and Miroslav Klose are expected to play their best in the front lines.

Legia team, on the other hand, has been kicked out of the Champions league qualifiers after it lost the game to Steau Bucharest on. The team has won over TNS and Molde before. Legia, which won the Polish league for the past three seasons, is still on top again with 15 points after seven matches (502), and are (301) away. Radovic, the Serbian midfielder, and Dvalishvili, the Georgian striker, are expected to be the big threat for Legia.

Possible line-ups:

Lazio: Marchetti; Konko, Biava, Cana, Cavanda; Candreva, Ledesma, Onazi, Lulic; Ederson, Klose.
Legia Warsaw: Skaba; Brzyski, Rzezniczak, Broz, Junior; Radovic, Vrdoljak, Furman, Dvalashvili, Ojamaa; Kucharczyk.

Match Details and Timings:

Lazio vs Legia Warsaw
Football: UEFA Europa League, group J 1. round
Match date: 19 September 2013
Kick Off Time: 21:05 CET - 19:05 GMT - 20:05 UK (BST)
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Italy
Referee: K. Jakobsson‎

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Bayern Munich vs Chelsea 30-08-2013 UEFA Super Cup

 

Stadion Eden Arena (Prague) will be hosting on 30 August 2013, an UEFA Super Cup match between Bayern Munich and Chelsea. The match referee will be Jonas, Eriksson.

Bayern Munich team looks in a very good form this season. It made four wins and one draw in the past five matches. Playing against Freigburg team was Bayern Munich's latest match, which was a draw 1-1. Bayern Munich has not lost in the past eight games.

Chelsea, on the other hand, looks in a very good form as well. In the past five matches, it made three wins, one draw and one loss. Playing against Manchester United, was Chelsea's most recent match and it was a draw 0-0. Coaches: Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are new to their teams. 

Possible line-ups:

Bayern Munich (4-1-4-1): Neuer – Lahm, Boateng, Dante, Alaba – Schweinsteiger – Robben, Gotze, Muller, Ribery – Mandzukic.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech – Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole – Ramires, Lampard – Hazard, Oscar, Schurrle – Torres.

Match Details and Timings:
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea
Football: UEFA Super Cup
Match date: 30 August 2013
Kick Off Time: 19:45 UK (BST) - 18:45 GMT
Stadium: Stadion Eden Arena - Prague
Referee: Jonas, Eriksson

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Trabzonspor vs Dinamo Minsk 08-08-2013 UEFA Europa League

Avni Aker, Trabzon Stadium will be hosting on 8 August 2013, an UEFA Europa League, 3rd Round: 2nd Leg match between Trabzonspor and Dinamo Minsk. The match referee  will be Stephan Studer (SWI).

Paulo Henrique's single goal against Dinamo Minsk in the first leg was a great thing to Trabzonspor. In the past round, Trabzonspor team has eliminated the Irish team, Derry City, by winning both fixtures. It looks in a good form though its league did not start yet. Suspended, Gustavo Colman, will miss the return leg and Soner Aydogdu is expected to replace him. In addition to him, players: Emerson, Zokora and Janko are ineligible. Except for Colman, coach Mustafa Akcay is not expected to make any change in his winning eleven . It is expected that there will be a big crowd after the fans saw the recent success of their team.
Dinamo Minsk team is ranked in 3rd place of Belarus League. Last weekend, the team managed to defeat Dinamo Brest 3:2. In the 2nd round of UEFA Europa League, Dinamo Minsk has lost against Lokomotiva Zagreb at home in the first leg; but a 3:2 away victory brought it to the next round. Veselinovic will be missing in the 2nd leg. Adding the previous rounds and league fixtures, Dinamo Minsk is undefeated for nine fixtures on the road.

Match Details and Timings:

Trabzonspor vs Dinamo Minsk

Football: UEFA Europa League, 3rd Round: 2nd Leg

Match date: 8 August 2013

Kick Off Time: 18:00 GMT

Stadium: Avni Aker, Trabzon

Referee: Stephan Studer (SWI)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Asteras Tripolis vs SK Rapid Wien 01-08-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

Asteras Tripolis Stadium will be hosting on 1 August 2013, an Europa League: 3rd qualifying round match between Asteras Tripolis and SK Rapid Wien. The match referee  will be Kevin Blom (Netherlands).

For the second-time, Asteras Tripolis team has qualified for the UEFA Europa League. Its begining season ended last year in the third qualifying round against CS Maritimo. Asteras has been playing in the Super League since 2007/08, and the third rank in last season was its best in history. The team is considered very strong in home fixtures, as the 24 official home games in last season brought 18 wins, 3 draws and only 3 defeats. The summer transfer period brought many changes in the squad: 14 players have left the club, but Asteras have signed 11 new players. The most known new signing will be keeper: Dani Hernandez (Real Valladolid and current team keeper of Venezuela).

Though its best days are ended for many years-in 1995/96 it reached the Final of the Cup Winner's Cup- SK Rapid Wien will be a permanent guest in the European Cup. In the past four years, Rapid Wien team advanced three-times to the Europa League group stage, but then the European season was over after the group matches. But, this year, the qualification for the Group phase would be a great success, because the team has lost some experienced players through the transfer period and so manager, Zoran Barisic, has one of the youngest squads in the Austrian Bundesliga. Only two players have more than 30 years and are: captain Steffen Hofmann and Branko Boskovic. Michael Schimpelsberger, Dominik Wydra, Deni Alar and Dominik Starkl (all injured) will miss the matches against Asteras. 

Match Details and Timings:

Asteras Tripolis vs SK Rapid Wien

Football: Europa League: 3rd qualifying round

Match date: 1 August 2013

Kick Off Time:  20:30 CET - 18:30 GMT

Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium

Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

 

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Sturm Graz vs Breidablik Kopavogur 25-07-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

UPC Arena (Graz) Stadium will be hosting on 25 July 2013, an UEFA Europa League qualification (2. round) between Puntigamer Sturm Graz and Breidablik Kopavogur. The match referee  will be Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE).

Puntigamer Sturm Graz has made a goalless draw on the first leg against the Icelandic club, so the Styrian team needs a home win if it wants to reach the 3rd qualification stage of the tournament. The first season game from Sturm Graz ended with a win 5:0 away at the Austrian ÖFB cup against Wiener Linien team. In the first round of the Austrian Bundesliga on Sunday, Sturm Graz made a 2:2 away draw against FC Wacker Innsbruck. Europa League leg against Breidablik will be the first Sturm Graz home game in the season of 2013/14. The last Europa League home leg at Graz ended with a 1:3 defeat against AEK Athens about 2 years ago.
Breidablik Kopavogur team will be the underdog at the second leg of the Europa League qualification, but it has got an advantage, as it will reach the next stage with a draw (a goalless draw would mean extra time).  The Austrian Bundesliga has started last weekend, and the national league of Iceland already started a view weeks ago. After 11 games, Breidablik team is on the 4th position with only three points handicap and one game in hand on the league leader FH Hafnafjördur. In the last round, Breidabil made a 2:1 away win against Þór Akureyri. Its last Europa League away leg ended with a goalless draw against Santa Coloma from Andorra.

Match Details and Timings:

Puntigamer Sturm Graz vs Breidablik Kopavogur

Football: UEFA Europa League qualification (2. round)

Match date: 25 July 2013

Kick Off Time:  6:00 pm CET - 16:00 GMT

Stadium: UPC Arena (Graz)

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (GRE)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Trabzonspor vs Derry City 18-07-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadi will be hosting on 18 July 2013, an UEFA Europa League, Qualification 2. round match between Trabzonspor vs Derry City. The match referee  will be Artyom Kuchin (KAZ).

Though Trabzonspor team has finished the last season in the 9th place; it managed to attend into UEFA Europa League adventure by being a finalist of the last season's Turkish Cup. It had to face a narrow defeat in the final Fenerbahce. But, in the new season, it faced some changes. The team board appointed Mustafa Akcay who has been very successful as the coach of 1461 Trabzon, which is a brother team of Trabzonspor and did a great job in the 1st League instead of Tolunay Kafkas. In transfer, Serkan Balci and Halil Altintop left the team. Aykut Demir from Genclerbirligi was tranferred in. From the brother team, Fatih Ozturk and Yusuf Erdogan were also signed in. Also, in this midweek, the board signed Chelsea man Malouda; but he will not play in both fixtures. In addition to him, Zokora, Cech, Sapara, Emerson and Janko were included in UEFA list. Thus, they are all ineligible. Their biggest disadvantage is that they have started training two or three weeks ago.
Derry City team is standing with four points deficit and average in the 3rd place of the Irish Premier League. Its coach is Declan Devine and it lost its last two league fixtures. It was not able to use Rory PAtterson, who was injured in its last league fixture against Shamrock Rovers; but he recovered and travelled with the team to Trabzon; but Thomas Crawley, whose his name is not given to UEFA's list, is ineligible. Except Patterson, there are young attackers in its offence line. It is the same situation in the defence line too. Except, Greacen, there are young defenders. It means that being inexperienced could be a big problem for coach Declan Devine's side.

Match Details and Timings:

Trabzonspor vs Derry City

Football: UEFA Europa League, Qualification 2. round

Match date: 18 July 2013
Kick Off Time: 2:30 pm ET - 18:30 GMT
Stadium: Huseyin Avni Aker Stadi
Referee: Artyom Kuchin (KAZ)

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Drogheda United vs Malmo FF 04-07-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

      Drogheda United FC vs Malmo FF Football Match will be played on 04.07.2013 at allaght Stadium, Dublin (Ireland) for UEFA Europa League qualification - 1st round (first leg) . Emir Alecković (Bosnia) will be the match referee.

     Drogheda United FC took part in the UEFA Europa League qualification (1st round 1st leg) three time between 2006 and 2008, always made it to the second qualifying round, even gained a point at Dynamo Kiev in 2008. But this time the challenge appears much harder. Though Drogheda United FC became second in the Irish Premier League last year, they have massive problems this year, fight against relegation, are only eight of twelve after Friday's 0:3 home defeat against Shamrock Rovers. On Monday Drogheda beat Cork City in the League Cup 3:0, though several players were rested. Apart of the Italian goalkeeper Gabriel Sava all other Drogheda players are Irish.
     Compared with the Irish host the Swedish club Malmo FF have far more international experience, used to play regularly in European Cup, even made it to the final of the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1979. The last time that Malmo FF took part in the Europa League was in 2011, when they gained just a single point and became last in their group. After a third place in the Allsvenskan league last year, they are on the third position again at the moment, managed to win three games in a row before lost 1:3 at home against BK Hacken last Thursday. Coach Rikard Norling usually plays an offensive 3-4-3 system. With Jansson, Pekalski and Hamad he has three young players in his squad, who already played for the Swedish national team.

Match Details and Timings:

Drogheda United FC vs Malmo FF

Football:  UEFA Europa League qualification (1st round 1st leg)

Match date: Thursday 4th July 2013
Kick Off Time: 20:45 CET - 18:45 GMT
Stadium: allaght Stadium, Dublin (Ireland)

Referee: Emir Aleckovic (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

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Crusaders vs Rosenborg Trondheim 04-07-2013 Europa League Qualifiers

  

    Crusaders vs Rosenborg Trondheim Football Match will be played on 04.07.2013 at Kadir Has Stadion, Kayseri for Europa League Qualifiers.

   The Crusaders finished second in the Northirish IFA Premiership to get a ticket for the Europa League Qualification. They were able to win 24 games, played 5 draws and lost 7 times in their 36 season games. The Crusaders already know Rosenborg as they played against them on the same stage last year. Not a nice memory because the Crusader were eliminated with a total score of 0:4. A 0:3 home loss was followed by a 0:1 in Trondheim.
   Rosenborg Trondheim is currently on the second place of the Norwegian Tippeligaen. The season in Norway is already running and Rosenborg completed 14 games so far. They won 8 games, had 4 draws and lost 2 times. Rosenborg has Champions League appearances and is rated at least one class better than the Crusaders. Because of last years matchup Rosenborg already knows the Crusaders and will not underestimate them.

Match Details and Timings:

Crusaders vs Rosenborg Trondheim

Football:  Europa League Qualifiers (1st round 1st leg)

Match date: Thursday 4th July 2013
Kick Off Time: 20:45 CET - 18:45 GMT
Stadium: Kadir Has Stadion, Kayseri

Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

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