UEFA Europa League 2017/18

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Group Stage - Matchday 4

Thursday 2nd November 2017

Group A

Eden Arena, Prague

Slavia Praha 0 - 2 Villarreal

Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya

M. Tel-Aviv 0 - 1 Astana

Group B

Stade de Suisse, Berne

Young Boys 0 - 1 Dynamo Kyiv

Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

Partizan 2 - 0 Skënderbeu

Group C

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, Istanbul

İstanbul Başakşehir 1 - 1 Hoffenheim

Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad

Ludogorets 1 - 1 Braga

Group D

Stadion HNK Rijeka, Rijeka

Rijeka 1 - 4 Austria Wien

OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens

AEK 0 - 0 Milan

Group E

GSP, Nicosia

Apollon 1 - 1 Atalanta

Stade de Lyon, Decines

Lyon 3 - 0 Everton

Group F

Telia Parken, Copenhagen

København 3 - 0 Zlín

Stadion Lokomotiv, Moscow

Lokomotiv Moskva 1 - 2 Sheriff

Group G

Arena Națională, Bucharest

FCSB 1 - 1 H. Beer-Sheva

Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzen

Plzeň 4 - 1 Lugano

Group H

Arsenal Stadium, London

Arsenal 0 - 0 Crvena zvezda

Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne

Köln 5 - 2 BATE

Group I

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes

Vitória SC 1 - 0 Marseille

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 0 - 0 Konyaspor

Group J

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Hertha 2 - 0 Zorya

Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic 1 - 0 Östersund

Group K

GelreDome, Arnhem

Vitesse 0 - 2 Zulte Waregem

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio 1 - 0 Nice

Group L

Anoeta, San Sebastian

Real Sociedad 3 - 0 Vardar

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Rosenborg 1 - 1 Zenit

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Group Stage - Matchday 5

Thursday 23rd November 2017

Group A

Astana Arena, Astana

Astana 2 - 3 Villarreal

Group F

Stadion Lokomotiv, Moscow

Lokomotiv Moskva 2 - 1 København

Group G

Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzen

Plzeň 2 - 0 FCSB

Luzern Arena, Lucerne

Lugano 1 - 0 H. Beer-Sheva

Group H

Stadion Köln, Cologne

Köln 1 - 0 Arsenal

Borisov-Arena, Borisov

BATE 0 - 0 Crvena zvezda

Group I

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 3 - 0 Vitória SC

Konya Büyükşehir Belediyesi Stadyumu, Konya

Konyaspor 1 - 1 Marseille

Group J

Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic 3 - 2 Hertha

Östersund Arena, Ostersund

Östersund 2 - 0 Zorya

Group K

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio 1 - 1 Vitesse

Stade de Nice, Nice

Nice 3 - 1 Zulte Waregem

Group L

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Rosenborg 0 - 1 Real Sociedad

Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Zenit 2 - 1 Vardar

Group A

Netanya Municipal Stadium, Netanya

M. Tel-Aviv 0 - 2 Slavia Praha

Group B

Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

Partizan 2 - 1 Young Boys

Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Skënderbeu 3 - 2 Dynamo Kyiv

Group C

Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad

Ludogorets 1 - 2 İstanbul Başakşehir

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Braga 3 - 1 Hoffenheim

Group D

OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens

AEK 2 - 2 Rijeka

Stadio San Siro, Milan

Milan 5 - 1 Austria Wien

Group E

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines

Lyon 4 - 0 Apollon

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Everton 1 - 5 Atalanta

Group F

Stadionul Sheriff, Tiraspol

Sheriff 1 - 0 Zlín

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Group Stage - Matchday 6

Thursday 7th December 2017

Group A

Eden Arena Prague

Slavia Praha 0 - 1 Astana

Estadio de la Cerámica Villarreal

Villarreal 0 - 1 M. Tel-Aviv

Group B

Stade de Suisse Berne

Young Boys 2 - 1 Skënderbeu

NSK Olimpiyskyi Kyiv

Dynamo Kyiv 4 - 1 Partizan

Group C

Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu Istanbul

İstanbul Başakşehir 2 - 1 Braga

Rhein-Neckar-Arena Sinsheim

Hoffenheim 1 - 1 Ludogorets

Group D

Stadion HNK Rijeka Rijeka

Rijeka 2 - 0 Milan

Ernst-Happel-Stadion Vienna

Austria Wien 0 - 0 AEK

Group E

GSP Nicosia

Apollon 0 - 3 Everton

Stadio Città del Tricolore Reggio Emilia

Atalanta 1 - 0 Lyon

Group F

Telia Parken Copenhagen

København 2 - 0 Sheriff

Ander Stadium Olomouc

Zlín 0 - 2 Lokomotiv Moskva

Group G

Arena Națională Bucharest

FCSB 1 - 2 Lugano

Turner Stadium Beer Sheva

H. Beer-Sheva 0 - 2 Plzeň

Group H

Arsenal Stadium London

Arsenal 6 - 0 BATE

Stadion Rajko Mitić Belgrade

Crvena Zvezda 1 - 0 Köln

Group I

Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Guimaraes

Vitória SC 1 - 1 Konyaspor

Stade Vélodrome Marseille

Marseille 0 - 0 Salzburg

Group J

Olympiastadion Berlin

Hertha 1 - 1 Östersund

Arena Lviv Lviv

Zorya 0 - 2 Athletic

Group K

GelreDome Arnhem

Vitesse 1 - 0 Nice

Regenboogstadion Waregem

Zulte Waregem 3 - 2 Lazio

Group L

Anoeta San Sebastian

Real Sociedad 1 - 3 Zenit

Nacionalna Arena Filip II Makedonski Skopje

Vardar 1 - 1 Rosenborg

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Swedish minnows Östersund were handed a dream tie with Arsenal while history awaits Sporting CP and Astana after the round of 32 draw in Nyon.

Round of 32 draw

Borussia Dortmund (GER) v Atalanta (ITA)
Nice (FRA) v Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
København (DEN) v Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Spartak Moskva (RUS) v Athletic Club (ESP)
AEK Athens (GRE) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Celtic (SCO) v Zenit (RUS)
Napoli (ITA) v RB Leipzig (GER)
Crvena zvezda (SRB) v CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Lyon (FRA) v Villarreal (ESP)
Real Sociedad (ESP) v Salzburg (AUT)
Partizan (SRB) v Viktoria Plzeň (CZE)
FCSB (ROU) v Lazio (ITA)
Ludogorets (BUL) v AC Milan (ITA)
Astana (KAZ) v Sporting CP (POR)
Östersund (SWE) v Arsenal (ENG)
Marseille (FRA) v Braga (POR)

When are the ties?

Games will be played in principle on Thursdays 15th and 22nd February at 19:00CET and 21:05CET, with the seeded teams playing at home in the second leg. The exact schedule will be released shortly.

Draw facts

Of the 16 pairings, only two have happened before in UEFA club competition. Atlético beat København 2 - 0 in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage while Marseille and Braga managed a win apiece in the UEFA Europa League group phase two seasons ago.
Sporting CP and Astana will complete the longest journeys in UEFA football history for their tie, the 6,173km trip between Portugal and Kazakhstan matching the distance covered by Benfica and Astana in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Lyon are bidding to become only the second team to win at their own stadium since one-match finals in pre-selected venues were introduced in 1998. Feyenoord beat Dortmund in Rotterdam in 2002; Sporting CP lost to CSKA Moskva in Lisbon three years later.
Lokomotiv defender Nemanja Pejčinović spent four seasons at Nice, making over 100 appearances, before moving to Moscow in 2014.
Napoli and Leipzig, two of the eight sides that transferred from the UEFA Champions League after the group stage, were paired.

The road to Lyon

23/02/18: round of 16 draw
08/03/18: round of 16, first leg
15/03/18: round of 16, second leg
16/03/18: quarter-final draw
05/04/18: quarter-finals, first leg
12/04/18: quarter-finals, second leg
13/04/18: semi-final and final draw
26/04/18: semi-finals, first leg
03/05/18: semi-finals, second leg
16/05/18: final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon)

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Round of 32 - 1st Leg

Tuesday 13th February 2018

Stadion Rajko Mitić, Belgrade

Crvena Zvezda 0 - 0 CSKA Moskva

Thursday 15th February 2018

Astana Arena, Astana

Astana 1 - 3 Sporting CP

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Marseille 3 - 0 Braga

Östersund Arena, Ostersund

Östersund 0 - 3 Arsenal

Ludogorets Arena, Razgrad

Ludogorets 0 - 3 Milan

Anoeta, San Sebastian

Real Sociedad 2 - 2 Salzburg

Stadion Spartak, Moscow

Spartak Moskva 1 - 3 Athletic

Stade de Nice, Nice

Nice 2 - 3 Lokomotiv Moskva

BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund

Dortmund 3 - 2 Atalanta

Arena Națională, Bucharest

FCSB 1 - 0 Lazio

Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

Partizan 1 - 1 Plzeň

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines

Lyon 3 - 1 Villarreal

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Napoli 1 - 3 Leipzig

Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic 1 - 0 Zenit

OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens

AEK 1 - 1 Dynamo Kyiv

FC København Stadium, Copenhagen

København 1 - 4 Atlético

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Round of 32 - 2nd Leg

Wednesday 21st February 2018

Stadion CSKA Moskva, Moscow

CSKA Moskva 1 - 0 Crvena zvezda

Agg: 1 - 0

Thursday 22nd February 2018

Stadion Lokomotiv, Moscow

Lokomotiv Moskva 1 - 0 Nice

Agg: 4 - 2

José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting CP 3 - 3 Astana

Agg: 6 - 4

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio 5 - 1 FCSB

Agg: 5 - 2

Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzen

Plzeň 2 - 0 Partizan

Agg: 3 - 1

Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Villarreal 0 - 1 Lyon

Agg: 1 - 4

RB Arena, Leipzig

Leipzig 0 - 2 Napoli

Agg: 3 - 3 Leipzig win on away goals

Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Zenit 3 - 0 Celtic

Agg: 3 - 1

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv

Dynamo Kyiv 0 - 0 AEK

Agg: 1 - 1 Dynamo Kyiv win on away goals

Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Atletico 1 - 0 København

Agg: 5 - 1

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga

Braga 1 - 0 Marseille

Agg: 1 - 3

Arsenal Stadium, London

Arsenal 1 - 2 Östersund

Agg: 4 - 2

Stadio San Siro, Milan

Milan 1 - 0 Ludogorets

Agg: 4 - 0

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 2 - 1 Real Sociedad

Agg: 4 - 3

Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic 1 - 2 Spartak Moskva

Agg: 4 - 3

Stadio Di Reggio Emilia Città Del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia

Atalanta 1 - 1 Dortmund

Agg: 3 - 4

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AC Milan v Arsenal is perhaps the stand-out tie after the draw was made for the next stage of the UEFA Europa League.

Round of 16 draw

Lazio (ITA) v Dynamo Kyiv (UKR)
Leipzig (GER) v Zenit (RUS)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
CSKA Moskva (RUS) v Lyon (FRA)
Marseille (FRA) v Athletic Club (ESP)
Sporting CP (POR) v Plzeň (CZE)
Dortmund (GER) v Salzburg (AUT)
AC Milan (ITA) v Arsenal (ENG)

First legs 8th March, Second legs 15th March

Milan and Arsenal have played each other six times, winning two apiece with two draws. Their last meeting in 2011/12 was a thriller, the Rossoneri winning 4 - 0 in the first leg of a UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie, only for the Gunners to mount a stirring comeback in north London, falling just short with a 3 - 0 victory.
Milan have not won in six visits to England (D3 L3), since a 1 - 0 victory at Manchester United in the 2004/05 UEFA Champions League first knockout round. That is their sole success in 16 away games at Premier League clubs.

Dortmund boss Peter Stöger returns home for the round of 16. He was the last man to lead a team other than Salzburg to the title in his native Austria, racking up a points record with Austria Wien in 2012/13 before leaving for Köln.

Aritz Aduriz's wonder goal took Athletic through against Marseille when these sides met in the 2015/16 round of 32.

Lyon are bidding to become just the second club to win this title at their own stadium since one-match finals in pre-selected venues were introduced in 1998. Feyenoord beat Dortmund in Rotterdam in 2002; Sporting CP lost to CSKA Moskva in Lisbon three years later.


It was an open draw, so there was no seeding or country protection. Based on decisions taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, teams from Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn together so Dynamo Kyiv were selected in the first pairing with the 12 remaining eligible sides.

The road to Lyon

08/03/18: round of 16, first leg
15/03/18: round of 16, second leg
16/03/18: quarter-final draw
05/04/18: quarter-finals, first leg
12/04/18: quarter-finals, second leg
13/04/18: semi-final and final draw
26/04/18: semi-finals, first leg
03/05/18: semi-finals, second leg
16/05/18: final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon)

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Round of 16 - 1st Leg

Thursday 8th March 2018

Stadio San Siro, Milan

Milan 0 - 2 Arsenal

BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund

Dortmund 1 - 2 Salzburg

Stadion CSKA Moskva, Moscow

CSKA Moskva 0 - 1 Lyon

Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Atletico 3 - 0 Lokomotiv Moskva

José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting CP 2 - 0 Plzeň

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Marseille 3 - 1 Athletic

RB Arena, Leipzig

Leipzig 2 - 1 Zenit

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio 2 - 2 Dynamo Kyiv

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Round of 16 - 2nd Leg

Thursday 15th March 2018

Stadion Lokomotiv Moscow

Lokomotiv Moskva 1 - 5 Atlético

Agg: 1 - 8

Štruncovy Sady Stadion, Plzen

Plzeň 2 - 1 Sporting CP

Agg: 2 - 3 Sporting CP win after extra time

Estadio de San Mamés, Bilbao

Athletic 1 - 2 Marseille

Agg: 2 - 5

Saint Petersburg Stadium, St Petersburg

Zenit 1 - 1 Leipzig

Agg: 2 - 3

NSK Olimpiyskyi, Kyiv

Dynamo Kyiv 0 - 2 Lazio

Agg: 2 - 4

Arsenal Stadium, London

Arsenal 3 - 1 Milan

Agg: 5 - 1

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 0 - 0 Dortmund

Agg: 2 - 1

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Decines

Lyon 2 - 3 CSKA Moskva

Agg: 3 - 3 CSKA Moskva win on away goals


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The final eight learn what stands between them and the UEFA Europa League semi-finals.

Quarter-final draw

Leipzig (GER) v Marseille (FRA)
Arsenal (ENG) v CSKA Moskva (RUS)
Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Sporting CP (POR)
Lazio (ITA) v Salzburg (AUT)

First legs 5th April, Second legs 12th April; all kick-off times 21:05CET

Draw facts

Leipzig (GER) v Marseille (FRA)

The teams have never met before in UEFA competition.
Leipzig took four points off Marseille's neighbours Monaco in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage, drawing 1 - 1 in Germany and scoring four first-half goals in a 4 - 1 win in the return fixture.
Marseille have won only once in eight visits to Germany (D2 L5).

Arsenal (ENG) v CSKA Moskva (RUS)

Arsenal and CSKA Moskva met in the 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group stage, the Russian club winning 1 - 0 at home before a goalless draw in north London.
Arsenal's heaviest defeat in this competition came at home to Russian opponents, going down 5 - 2 against Spartak Moskva in the 1982/83 first round second leg. That completed an 8 - 4 aggregate loss.
The Gunners have never won in four previous trips to Russia, losing three of them.
CSKA have lost their last five games against English opposition, most recently succumbing home (1 - 4) and away (1 - 2) to Manchester United in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage.

Atlético Madrid (ESP) v Sporting CP (POR)

Atlético and Sporting's only previous encounters came in the 2009/10 round of 16. The teams drew 0 - 0 in Madrid and 2 - 2 in Lisbon, with the Spanish side going on to lift the trophy that season.
Sporting CP have never won in 12 previous visits to Spain (L9 D3).
Sporting CP lost home (0 - 1) and away (0 - 2) to Barcelona in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage. That stretched their run of defeats by Liga clubs to five – they have won just one of the last 12 matches against Spanish opponents (D3 L8).
Jan Oblak won four out of five against Sporting CP during his time in Portugal with Leiria, Rio Ave and Benfica.

Lazio (ITA) v Salzburg (AUT)

Salzburg, who are still unbeaten in this season's competition, beat Lazio 2 - 1 home and away in the 2009/10 group stage.
Lazio have lost their last three games against Austrian opposition.
Salzburg suffered their joint heaviest European defeat in Italy, crashing 5 - 0 at Parma in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup second round second leg.

It was an open draw, so there was no seeding or country protection. Lyon final ambassador Éric Abidal picked out the balls.

The road to Lyon

05/04/18: quarter-finals, first leg
12/04/18: quarter-finals, second leg
13/04/18: semi-final and final draw
26/04/18: semi-finals, first leg
03/05/18: semi-finals, second leg
16/05/18: final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon)

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Quarter Finals - 1st Leg

Thursday 5th April 2018

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Lazio 4 - 2 Salzburg

Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Atletico 2 - 0 Sporting CP

Arsenal Stadium, London

Arsenal 4 - 1 CSKA Moskva

RB Arena, Leipzig

Leipzig 1 - 0 Marseille

Quarter Finals - 2nd leg

Thursday 12th April 2018

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 4 - 1 Lazio

Agg: 6 - 5

José Alvalade, Lisbon

Sporting CP 1 - 0 Atlético

Agg: 1 - 2

CSKA Arena, Moscow

CSKA Moskva 2 - 2 Arsenal

Agg: 3 - 6

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Marseille 5 - 2 Leipzig

Agg: 5 - 3

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The final four learn what stands between them and the UEFA Europa League trophy.

Semi-final draw

Marseille (FRA) v Salzburg (AUT)
Arsenal (ENG) v Atlético Madrid (ESP)

First legs 26th April, Second legs 3rd May; all kick-off times 21:05CET

Final draw

For administrative reasons, a draw was also made to determine the 'home' team in Lyon.

Marseille (FRA)/Salzburg (AUT) v Arsenal (ENG)/Atlético Madrid (ESP)

Draw facts

Marseille (FRA) v Salzburg (AUT)

The teams played each other in this season's group stage – the Austrian champions won 1 - 0 at home and both sides progressed after a 0 - 0 draw on matchday six.
Marseille are eight games unbeaten at home in the competition, qualifying included, winning seven. A European club record 58,897 turned out at the Stade Vélodrome on Thursday for the stunning comeback against RB Leipzig.
Salzburg are 25 matches unbeaten at home this season, and ten games without defeat in Austria in the UEFA Europa League. They scored three goals in four minutes and four seconds on Thursday to overturn Lazio's advantage.

Arsenal (ENG) v Atlético Madrid (ESP)

The sides have never previously met.
Atlético have already faced English opposition this season, losing 2 - 1 at home before a 1 - 1 away draw against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League group stage.
Arsenal are the competition's top scorers with 29 goals; they've had the most shots (162) and picked up more wins than any other team (8).
Two-time UEFA Europa League holders Atlético Madrid have won 22 of their last 26 fixtures in the competition.
Diego Costa scored Chelsea's consolation in last year's 2 - 1 FA Cup final defeat by Arsenal, his third goal in six encounters with the Gunners.

The road to Lyon

26/04/18: semi-finals, first leg
03/05/18: semi-finals, second leg
16/05/18: final (Stade de Lyon, Lyon)

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Semi-Final 1st Leg

Thursday 26th April 2018

Arsenal Stadium, London

Arsenal 1 - 1 Atlético

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Marseille 2 - 0 Salzburg

Semi-Final 2nd leg

Thursday 3rd May 2018

Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid

Atletico 1 - 0 Arsenal

Agg: 2 - 1

Stadion Salzburg, Salzburg

Salzburg 2 - 1 Marseille

Agg: 2 - 3 Marseille won after extra time

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The right to lift the distinctive UEFA Europa League trophy will be contested by former European champions Marseille and two-time winners Atlético.

The game will be played on Wednesday 16th May, with kick-off at 20:45 CET.

Marseille are the nominal home team as a result of a draw made for administrative purposes following last month's semi-final draw. Both teams may wear their first choice of colours but if there is a clash the team designated as the away team (i.e. Atlético) must wear alternative colours.

The venue for the game is Stade de Lyon, 10km east of the centre of France's third largest city. The ground, also known as Parc OL, replaced Stade de Gerland as the home of Lyon in time to stage six games at UEFA EURO 2016. The stadium has a capacity of 56,500.

Marseille (FRA)

UEFA club ranking: 46

Previous UCUP/UEL finals: 1999, lost 3 - 0 v Parma; 2004, lost 2 - 0 v Valencia

This season
P18 W9 D4 L5 F21 A15
Entry: third qualifying round
Current league position: 4th

Possible first-choice XI: Pelé; Sakai, Rolando, Luiz Gustavo, Amavi; Sanson, Anguissa, Ocampos, Thauvin, Payet; Mitroglou

Route to the final
Third qualifying round: 4 - 2 agg v Oostende (BEL)
Play-off: 4 - 1 agg v Domžale (SVN)
Group I runners-up
Round of 32: 3 - 1 agg v Braga (POR)
Round of 16: 5 - 2 agg v Athletic Club (ESP)
Quarter-finals: 5 - 3 agg v Leipzig (GER)
Semi-finals: 3 - 2 agg (aet) v Salzburg (AUT)

Atlético Madrid (ESP)

UEFA club ranking: 2

Previous UCUP/UEL finals: 2010: won 2 - 1 aet v Fulham 2012: won 3 - 0 v Athletic Club

This season
P8 W6 D1 L1 F17 A4
Entry: round of 32
Current league position: 2nd

Possible first-choice XI: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Savić, Godín, Lucas; Correa, Saúl, Gabi, Koke; Griezmann, Diego Costa

Route to the final
Transferred from UCL group stage
Round of 32: 5 - 1 agg v København (DEN)
Round of 16: 8 - 1 agg v Lokomotiv Moskva (RUS)
Quarter-finals: 2 - 1 agg v Sporting CP (POR)
Semi-finals: 2 - 1 agg v Arsenal (ENG)

Previous meetings
Atlético wins: 1 (2 goals)
Marseille wins: 0 (1 goal)
Draws: 1
2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage
Atlético 2 - 1 Marseille (Agüero 4, Raúl García 22; Niang 16)
Marseille 0 - 0 Atlético

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Final - Lyon

Wednesday 16th May 2018

Marseille 0 - 3 Atlético

Antoine Griezmann had a homecoming to savour as the France striker struck a goal in each half earned Atlético a third UEFA Europa League trophy in nine years.

Marseille had begun brighter and were well on top midway through the first half when a fateful piece of miss control by André Zambo Anguissa on the edge of the box led to the opening goal. Gabi pounced, sending the alert Griezmann through one-on-one with Steve Mandanda. There was only ever going to be one winner. OM were winded, and their hopes suffered another huge blow when the talismanic Dmitri Payet, an injury doubt before the game, limped off soon after. The knockout punch came soon after half-time, a slick move concluding with a brilliant, impudent finish from Griezmann. The teetering Marseille battled to the end, and almost set up a grandstand finale when substitute Kostas Mitroglou headed against the inside of the post with nine minutes left. But this was Greizmann's night, even if Gabi did get in on the scoring action late on.

Man of the match: Antoine Griezmann (Atlético)

"Antoine is an OM fan," Payet said in the lead-up to the game. Not on this evidence. Two chances, two goals. Brought up 70km from Lyon, he has made a habit of scoring on his return for Real Sociedad, France and now Atleti – what better place to capture your first major trophy?

Atlético doing what they do best: grinding out results. It did not quite happen for them in the UEFA Champions League but once they came into the UEFA Europa League they never hid their desire to lift the trophy. Thanks to that man Griezmann they have a third title in nine years and their remarkable upward trajectory under Diego Simeone continues.

Payet is so vital to Marseille's play that Rudi Garcia had to take a risk on his captain's fitness. The playmaker showed his class by setting up Valère Germain's glorious early chance but when he went off injured it soon became apparent that Marseille would really miss their talisman. Thauvin usually feeds off Payet but never got going and despite a late revival, a Marseille defeat appeared inevitable from the moment Payet exited in tears.

Griezmann is the ninth player to score twice in a one-off UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final – no one has managed a hat-trick.
Gabi's late goal was his first for Atleti since August 2015, his first in UEFA club competition since 2011; he is the oldest player to score in the UEFA Europa League final.
Atlético have moved alongside Liverpool, Internazionale and Juventus on three UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League triumphs. Only five-time winners Sevilla have more.
Spanish sides have won six of the nine trophies in the UEFA Europa League era: Sevilla (3) and Atlético (3).
Gabi, Diego Godín, Koke and Juanfran all claimed second final wins having lifted the trophy under Diego Simeone in 2011/12. A substitute tonight, Filipe Luís were also part of both triumphs.
This was Marseille's third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final defeat. The only other side to have lost three and not lifted the trophy is Benfica.

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