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Europa League – All 4 Teams in the Semifinals
Four teams from four different countries reached the semifinals of the 2012-2013 Europa League; one from Switzerland (Basel), one from Portugal (Benfica), one from England (Chelsea) and one Turkish side (Fenerbahce).
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Europa League – All 8 Teams in the Quarterfinals
Of the final 8 teams that made it into the quarterfinals in the 2012-2013 Europa League, we have 3 teams from England (Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham), 1 from Switzerland (Basel), 1 from Portugal (Benfica), 1 from Turkey (Fenerbahce), 1 from Italy (Lazio) and 1 from Russia (Rubin Kazan).
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Europa League – All 16 Teams in the Knockout Stage
The Europa League moves on to its second knockout stage, or the round of 16 if you will, with four former European Champions still in the mix – Inter, Chelsea, Benfica and Steaua. The English Premier League and the Russian League have the most clubs left in the competition with 3 teams each.
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Top Ten Europa League Scorers of All-Time
The return of the Europa League gives us a reason to dive into the history of the competition, that is still mostly known as the UEFA Cup and before that was called the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, until UEFA took over, and check out the top scorers of all-time in the competition and how much more Radamel Falcao needs to score in order to conquer the first place.
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Europa League – Knockout Stage Draw
Always the little sister, the Europa League draw for the first knockout stage (or the round of 32) doesn’t quite have the lavishness or the controversy of the Champions League, but with names like Liverpool, Inter, Chelsea, Benfica, Ajax and Atletico Madrid, we’re in for quite a few interesting matches once the competition resumes.
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Andre Villas Boas vs Chelsea & Champions League Teams
After a pretty disappointing yet good enough to qualify group stage campaign from Tottenham in the Europa League, Andre Villas-Boas decided it’s time to start mending some old wounds by attacking Chelsea and other Champions League teams joining the competition after the group stage.
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Europa League – All 32 Teams in the Knockout Stage
The knockout stage of the 2012-2013 Europa League, the round of 32, has six teams with a Champions League trophy in their resume – Liverpool, Inter, Ajax, Benfica, Chelsea and Steaua. The Premier League and the German Bundesliga have the most clubs in the knockout stage, with 4 each.
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Michel Platini Trying to Destroy the Champions League
A few things are on the mind of Michel Platini when he throws the ideas of creating one big European League, or expanded Champions League, which will include 64 teams, at the expense of the Europa League, which seems like a good way of destroying a valuable brand.
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Taison (Metalist) With the Goal of the Season
Maybe better goals will come as the season progresses, but for now, Brazilian Taison of Metalist owns the goal of the season title, at least by our vote, after his fantastic volley just four minutes from the start in the 3-1 win over Rosenborg in the Europa League.
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Pepe Reina Nearly Ruins it for Liverpool
Despite being recognized by many as one of the best goalkeepers in the game, Pepe Reina’s has a knack of performing one huge mistake from time to time. This time, it nearly cost Liverpool their place in the Europa League group stage, awkwardly fumlbing what should have been an easy stop, allowing Heats to score a goal at Anfield.