UEFA Europa League

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Frankfurt Germany wins the European League for the second time in its history

Eintracht Frankfurt Germany won the Europa League for the second time in its history, after defeating Rangers on penalties in the final match (5-4). The match went into extra time after the end of regulation time with a 1–1 draw, before going to penalty kicks after the two teams failed to score. Rangers were the first to score through striker Joey Aribo in the 57th minute after taking advantage of a defender’s fall, heading towards goal before flicking the ball into the net with his left foot. Frankfurt waited just 12 minutes to equalize through striker Rafael Buri, who sent Kostic’s cross into the net. Frankfurt was crowned for its second continental title after the first in the same competition in 1980 (under the name of the Federation Cup). Rangers qualified for the final after defeating the German team RB Leipzig in the semi-finals, while the Frankfurt team qualified for the final after defeating West Ham United

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Tuchel equals Heynckes' historic achievement Champions League record, surpasses Zidane

German Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel led his team Chelsea, to qualify for the quarter-finals of the European Champions League, at the expense of French Lille, after repeating his victory in the round of 16 with a score of 2-1 on Wednesday, after he finished the first leg in London with a 2-0. Tuchel has equaled the record for most Champions League victories inside 50 matches as the Blues rolled victory over Lille. The "Opta" network, which specializes in monitoring statistics, stated that Tuchel managed to reach the 32nd victory during his 50th match in the Champions League, equaling the record for the most technical manager to win in the first 50 matches recorded by Jupp Heynckes, who achieved them in 47 matches. It was Tuchel's 32nd triumph in the Champions League - the same as former Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes, who only managed 47 games in the format before retirement.

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Rejuvenated Barca faces the Struggling Galatasaray in the Europa League clash

FC Barcelona coach Xavier Hernandez announced his final squad which will face against his Turkish host Galatasaray, scheduled for Thursday, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the European League. Barcelona endured a frustrating night at Camp Nou as Turkish giants Galatasaray scrapped out a 0-0 draw in their Europa League last 16 first leg. Barcelona squad traveling to Turkey included all the team's stars, except for veteran Brazilian Dani Alves, who is not registered in the European list, in addition to the injured trio Ansu Fati, Samuel Umtiti and Serge Roberto. Barcelona's squad list included:  Goalkeepers: Ter Stegen, Neto, Arnau Tenias.  Defenders: Dest, Pique, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba, Minguesa, Eric Garcia. 

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Xavi’s squad list for Barcelona vs Napoli clash with several 'last minute' absences 

Barcelona FC to face Napoli in Europa League playoffs, as Barca has announced the squad list that will to host Italian side at Camp Nou on Thursday. The first leg of the knockout round of the European League competition for the current season 2021-2022 Barcelona had bid farewell to the European Champions League from the group stage after finishing third in Group E behind Bayern Munich and Benfica, to turn to play in the European League for the first time in 20 years. 

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The Europa League Final: Count - down for the trophy between United and Villarreal

Manchester United is preparing to face his Spanish counterpart Villarreal in the European League final for the 2020/2021 season.

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Solskjaer shocked by Maguire injury before the European League Trophy

Speaking to the global television network (Euro-Sport), the Norwegian coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Manchester United coach, sent a strong shock to his fans over Harry Maguire's participation in the European League final.

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UEFA to allow up to 9,500 fans for Europa League final in Poland

The European Football Association (UEFA) announced on Monday evening, that UEFA has agreed to allow up to 9,500 spectators for the upcoming Europa League final match slated for May 262020-2021 in the presence of the masses after they were absent during the last period due to the spread of the Corona virus "Covid 19".

Scores list

Player Team Goals
B. Bourigeaud Rennes 3
P. Aubameyang Marseille 2
S. Banza Sporting Braga 2
Rafael Leão AC Milan 2
Á. Di María Benfica 2
V. Gyökeres Sporting Lisbon 2
J. Kuchta Sparta Prague 2
R. Loftus-Cheek AC Milan 2
Á. Preciado Sparta Prague 2
R. Sallai Freiburg 2
A. Zoubir Qarabag 2
N. Axundzadə Qarabag 1
Igor Paixão Feyenoord 1
A. Bardakcı Galatasaray 1
I. Ndiaye Marseille 1

Teams

West Ham Freiburg
Olympiacos Piraeus TSC
Brighton Marseille
Ajax AEK Athens FC
Rangers Sparta Prague
Betis Aris
Atalanta Sporting CP
Sturm Graz Rakow
Liverpool Toulouse
Royale Union SG LASK
Villarreal Rennes
Maccabi Haifa Panathinaikos
Slavia Prague AS Roma
Servette Sheriff Tiraspol
Bayer Leverkusen Qarabag
Molde Hacken

Standings

Rank Games Goals Pts
Pl W D L F A +/-
Group A
West Ham 6 5 0 1 10 4 +6 15
Freiburg 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12
Olympiacos Piraeus 6 2 1 3 11 14 -3 7
TSC 6 0 1 5 6 19 -13 1
Group B
Brighton 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
Marseille 6 3 2 1 14 10 +4 11
Ajax 6 1 2 3 10 13 -3 5
AEK Athens FC 6 1 1 4 6 12 -6 4
Group C
Rangers 6 3 2 1 8 6 +2 11
Sparta Prague 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10
Betis 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
Aris 6 1 1 4 7 13 -6 4
Group D
Atalanta 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14
Sporting CP 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
Sturm Graz 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5 4
Rakow 6 1 1 4 3 10 -7 4
Group E
Liverpool 6 4 0 2 17 7 +10 12
Toulouse 6 3 2 1 8 9 -1 11
Royale Union SG 6 2 2 2 5 8 -3 8
LASK 6 1 0 5 6 12 -6 3
Group F
Villarreal 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13
Rennes 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12
Maccabi Haifa 6 1 2 3 3 9 -6 5
Panathinaikos 6 1 1 4 7 10 -3 4
Group G
Slavia Prague 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 15
AS Roma 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13
Servette 6 1 2 3 4 13 -9 5
Sheriff Tiraspol 6 0 1 5 5 17 -12 1
Group H
Bayer Leverkusen 6 6 0 0 19 3 +16 18
Qarabag 6 3 1 2 7 9 -2 10
Molde 6 2 1 3 12 12 0 7
Hacken 6 0 0 6 3 17 -14 0