Atletico Madrid claims
their second UEFA EUROPA League title in last three years, smashing arch-rival
Athletic Bilbao by a clear 3-0 margin in an all-Spanish final
at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania lastnight. The Columbian
international Radamel Falcau scores twice for Madrid in the 7th
& 34th minute of the game while Diego Ribas done the rest in the
85th minute of the game.
Atletico
were on the front foot straight from kick off, impressing with some incisive
link-up play in the attacking third. When the opener arrived after seven
minutes, though, it was all down to the brilliance of one man Radamel Falcau.
Atletico took the lead in the 7th minute of the game while Falcau races
into the box on the right before cutting on to his left and curling an absolute
pearler into the top left corner past the despairing Iraizoz. The Columbian
scores his second in the 34th minute of the game by a strong sitter
from 8 yards, put his team in a driving seat with a 2-0 margin. Brazilian
international Diego Ribas seals the game for the Atletico in the 85th
minute by scoring his first & team’s third goal.
Its the second successive EUROPA League triumph for Atletico Madrid in last three years, lasttime they
won the same crown by beating the English side Fulham in 2010. This two teams
met five times before in the final of major tournaments, Athletic have the
better records, they have won three out of five finals previously played
against Atletico.
Falcau scores twelve goals in
this year’s competitions, confirming him as the tournament's top scorer.The 2012 UEFA Europa League final ended much the
same as the 2011 edition, with Falcao attracting the glare of the photographers
as he celebrated with the trophy, Falcao scores in a Europa League final for the
second season in a row, after grabbing the only goal of the game last year when
Porto beat Braga.
This time both the sides have
an Argentine coach, Diego Simeone is the coach of the winning side Atletico Madrid
while Marchello Bielsa is coaching the opponent side Athletic Bilbao. Whatever
the outcome of the UEFA Europa League final between Athletic Club and Club
Atlético de Madrid, one thing is assured: Argentina's coaching success in continental
competition is certain to continue.
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