[2] Rizzoli had been an international referee since 2007, and took charge of his first UEFA Champions League match in the August of that year, even before his first UEFA Cup match. United faced FC Copenhagen in the quarter-finals at Stadion Koln on Monday, August 10 at 8pm BST - and the Red Devils progressed 1-0 thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty in extra-time. Atlético were also unable to qualify for Europe via the league; they went into the match in ninth place in the Priméra División, eight points away from the league's Europa League places with one game left to play. You must sign up for the FIFA newsletter before you can redeem your item. With the visitors 2-0 and 3-1 up, Marco Streller's goal three minutes from time had Fulham hanging on for survival. Played at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on 12 May 2010,[5] the match was won by Spain's Atlético Madrid, who, after extra time, beat England’s Fulham 2–1.[6]. The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was played between Sevilla and Benfica at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, which was won by Sevilla on penalties, giving them a record-equalling third UEFA Cup/Europa League title. A: The first 17 Road To The Final Players will be in packs from the start of Road To The Final until November 15. They are either Inter Milan or Shakhtar Donetsk. His only Europa League assignment in 2009–10 – other than the final – was the second leg of Liverpool's round of 16 tie against Lille at Anfield on 18 March 2010. Their only European title came in 1962, when they beat Fiorentina 3–0 in a replay at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, after the original match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, finished as a 1–1 draw. Atlético, on the other hand, had played 19 previous matches against English opposition, winning six and losing five; the most recent of these was against Liverpool in the semi-finals. The Red Devils are all-but in the last eight already having thrashed Norwegian outfit LASK 5-0 back in mid-March before the coronavirus pandemic shut down football across Europe. Each fixture will be decided in 90 minutes - with extra time and penalties if required - and played at neutral venues, rather than hosted in the usual home-and-away two-leg set-up. The lead, however, only lasted for five minutes, before Simon Davies struck Zoltán Gera's cross into the net on the half-volley to level the scores at 1–1. They may have gone around the houses to get there, but Fulham FC's limitless resolve proved sufficient for a place against Club Atlético de Madrid in the inaugural UEFA Europa League showpiece – the London club's first continental final in only their second season of European competition. That semi-final will be held at Stadion Koln on Sunday, August 16 at 8pm BST. [7], Fulham were playing in only their second season of European football; in 2002–03, they negotiated the Intertoto Cup and reached the third round of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by Hertha BSC. If they make the semis, then United could take on Nuno Espirito Santo's Wolves - having already faced the Midland outfit four times this season. Manchester United's route to the Europa League final: Fixtures, dates and opponents in Germany Tom Doyle. Manchester United will shortly resume their Europa League campaign and the Red Devils are the favourites to win the competition with odds of 2/1. Manchester United have learned their potential route to the Europa League final - and they could take on Premier League rivals Wolves in the semi-finals. The coronavirus pandemic meant the European football schedule had to be altered dramatically, with Euro 2020 postponed until next summer. Played at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg, Germany, on 12 May 2010, the match was won by Spain's Atlético Madrid, who, after extra time, beat England’s Fulham 2–1. You’ve already signed up for FIFA newsletters with the above email. The finals tournament in Germany is being held between August 10/21. A 3-1 defeat in Turin represented a not insurmountable object but when David Trezeguet struck for the two-time European champions two minutes into the return game, the adventure looked doomed. United's return to Europa League football was a formality: having beaten LASK 5-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie, Solskjaer's side won the second leg 2-1 to comfortably progress 7-1 on aggregate. A goalless draw at the showpiece venue offered little hint of the aggregate outcome, yet Mladen Petrić's crashing free-kick midway through the first half of the decisive leg in the English capital presented the Premier League outfit with another mountain to climb. A: All Road To The Final items started with an in-form upgrade at the launch of the event. Brede Hangeland's header and a stoic defensive display sufficed for the Cottagers to advance despite Jadson's leveller on the night and captain Danny Murphy's late dismissal. The first was the 1982 UEFA Cup Final second leg where hosts Hamburg lost 3–0 to hand the UEFA Cup to IFK Göteborg of Sweden following a 1–0 defeat in the first leg at Ullevi in Gothenburg. 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