Athletic Bilbao managed to fulfill their ambition in reaching the Europa League final this season after successfully turning their 2-1 deficit in the first leg with a 3-1 victory over Portuguese representatives, Sporting Lisbon, at San Mames stadium. Marcelo Bielsa’s side should be thanking their main striker, Fernando Llorente, for the success as the Spanish [...]
Sporting Lisbon
Europa League semi final action got underway Thursday night with Atletico Madrid and Sporting Lisbon both winning to enhance their chances of making the May 9th final. In Spain, it was an all Spanish affair between capital club Atletico and Valencia with Atletico winning 4-2 thanks to their in-form striker Radamel Falcao who netted twice [...]
