Valencia, Sevilla and Real Betis are all top of their respective groups in the Europa League after four matches.
Rubin Kazan 0-1 Atlético Madrid
Holders Atlético Madrid are out of the Europa League, despite winning 0-1 against Rubin Kazan. Falcao was the scorer in the 84th minute, but it wasn’t enough and Atlético went out 1-2 on aggregate.
Wins for Levante and Atlético Madrid
Levante and Atlético Madrid are both safely through to the next round of the Europa League, Atlético beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 1-0 and Levante defeating Helsingborg 1-3.
Atlético Madrid are Europa League champions
An entertaining match between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League final in Bucharest, Atlético emerging as champions with three great goals.
All-Spanish Europa League final
The Europa League final in Bucharest on May 9th will be an all-Spanish affair between Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.
Three Spanish clubs into Europa League semi-finals
A good night for Spanish teams on Thursday with three progressing to the semi-finals of the Europa League, the fourth team being Sporting Lisbon from neighbouring Portugal.
Wins for Athletic and Atlético
Athletic Bilbao came from a goal down to clinch an impressive 2-4 first-leg win over Schalke ’04 in the Europa League quarter finals.
Valencia progress to last eight
A 1-1 draw with PSV Eindhoven was enough to see Valencia progress to the last eight of the Europa League, completing a 5-3 aggregate victory. Rami put Valencia into the lead before Toivonen grabbed an equaliser in the 72nd minute.
Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Manchester United
Manchester United crashed out of the Europa League, soundly beaten by a young Athletic Bilbao in their last-16 tie. Fernando Llorente scored with a superb volley and then Oscar de Marcos put the home side further ahead. Wayne Rooney scored with a magnificent shot from 25 yards late on but it was merely a consolation and Athletic continued to dominate …
Good Europa League results for the Spanish clubs
Manchester United face an uphill battle to reach the Europa League quarter-finals after a shock 2-3 first-leg defeat by Athletic Bilbao.