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2012 UEFA Europa League final

The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, the 41st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA (after the UEFA Champions League), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played on 9 May 2012 at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania,[5][6] and was contested between two Spanish sides – Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The match ended with Atlético Madrid winning 3–0, with Radamel Falcao scoring two goals and Diego scoring another.[7][8] In doing so, Falcao was named man of the match, and became the first player to win back-to-back Europa League titles with different teams.

2012 UEFA Europa League Final
Match programme cover
Event2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Atlético MadridAthletic Bilbao
SpainSpain
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Date9 May 2012
VenueArena Națională, Bucharest
Man of the MatchRadamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)[1]
RefereeWolfgang Stark (Germany)[2]
Attendance52,347[3]
WeatherCloudy night
11 °C (52 °F)
83% humidity[4]
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The winners earned the right to play against Chelsea, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.

Venue

Match ball

The Arena Națională was announced by UEFA as the venue of the 2012 final on 30 January 2010.[9] This was the first final of a European football club competition hosted by Romania.

The stadium was built on the site of the former national stadium, and opened on 6 September 2011 with a UEFA Euro 2012 Group D qualifier match between Romania and France.

Background

The final was preceded by an opening ceremony.

This was the second consecutive Europa League final contested by two teams from the same nation, and the ninth time overall (including UEFA Cup).[10] The only other all-Spanish final of UEFA's second club competition was the 2007 UEFA Cup Final, when Sevilla defeated Espanyol. That was also the last final before the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, where both finalist teams had played only in the UEFA Cup/Europa League in their routes to the final (rather than dropping down from the UEFA Champions League, either after the early knockout rounds or after the group stage).

Both teams have played in one previous Europa League/UEFA Cup final. Atlético Madrid won the first Europa League final after its renaming in 2010, beating Fulham 2–1 after extra time. Athletic Bilbao lost in 1977 to Juventus on away goals after the tie finished 2–2 on aggregate. The two teams have never met in European competition before. They have met each other in three Copa del Rey finals, with Athletic Bilbao winning two and Atlético Madrid winning one. In the 2011–12 La Liga season, Athletic Bilbao won their home fixture 3–0 and Atlético Madrid won their home fixture 2–1.[11]

After losing to Udinese on 20 October 2011, Atlético Madrid went on a run of 11 straight victories to the final, a record in European football, winning their remaining group games to top their group and then defeating four knockout opponents both home and away.

Road to final

Atlético MadridRound Athletic Bilbao
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Strømsgodset4–12–1 (H)2–0 (A)Third qualifying roundBye
Vitória Guimarães6–02–0 (H)4–0 (A)Play-off round Trabzonsporn/a†0–0Cancelled†
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
Celtic2–0 (H)Matchday 1 Slovan Bratislava2–1 (A)
Rennes1–1 (A)Matchday 2 Paris Saint-Germain2–0 (H)
Udinese0–2 (A)Matchday 3 Red Bull Salzburg2–2 (H)
Udinese4–0 (H)Matchday 4 Red Bull Salzburg1–0 (A)
Celtic1–0 (A)Matchday 5 Slovan Bratislava2–1 (H)
Rennes3–1 (H)Matchday 6 Paris Saint-Germain2–4 (A)
Group I winners

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Atlético Madrid6411114+713Advance to knockout phase
2 Udinese623167−19
3 Celtic613267−16
4 Rennes6033510−53
Source: Soccerway
Final standingsGroup F winners

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Athletic Bilbao6411118+313Advance to knockout phase
2 Red Bull Salzburg6312118+310
3 Paris Saint-Germain631287+110
4 Slovan Bratislava6015411−71
Source: Soccerway
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout phaseOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Lazio4–13–1 (A)1–0 (H)Round of 32 Lokomotiv Moscow2–2 (a)1–2 (A)1–0 (H)
Beşiktaş6–13–1 (H)3–0 (A)Round of 16 Manchester United5–33–2 (A)2–1 (H)
Hannover 964–22–1 (H)2–1 (A)Quarter-finals Schalke 046–44–2 (A)2–2 (H)
Valencia5–24–2 (H)1–0 (A)Semi-finals Sporting CP4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)

Pre-match

Ticketing

Athletic Bilbao fans in Bucharest before the match

The two finalist teams received 9,000 tickets each for distribution to their supporters. 20,000 tickets have been sold to local football fans with a further 3,000 tickets available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com, with prices between 100 RON and 500 RON. The remaining tickets are allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA's 53 national football associations, and commercial and broadcast partners.[13]

Officials

In May 2012, German referee Wolfgang Stark was appointed for the final. Joining him were fellow German officials Mike Pickel and Jan-Hendrik Salver as assistant referees, Deniz Aytekin and Florian Meyer as additional assistant referees, Mark Borsch as reserve assistant referee, and French official Stéphane Lannoy as fourth official.[2]

Ambassador

Former Romanian player Miodrag Belodedici was named as the ambassador for the final.[14]

Match

Details

Atlético Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao
Falcao 7', 34'
Diego 85'		Report
Attendance: 52,347[3]
Atlético Madrid[4]
Athletic Bilbao[4]
GK13 Thibaut Courtois
RB20 Juanfran
CB2 Diego Godín
CB23 Miranda
LB6 Filipe Luís
CM4 Mario Suárez
CM14 Gabi (c)
RW22 Diego  90'
AM7 Adrián  88'
LW11 Arda Turan  90+3'
CF9 Radamel Falcao  26'
Substitutes:
GK25 Sergio Asenjo
DF3 Antonio López
DF18 Álvaro Domínguez  90+3'
MF8 Eduardo Salvio  88'
MF12 Paulo Assunção
MF19 Koke  90'
FW41 Pedro Martín
Manager:
Diego Simeone
GK1 Gorka Iraizoz
RB15 Andoni Iraola (c)
CB24 Javi Martínez
CB5 Fernando Amorebieta  64'
LB3 Jon Aurtenetxe  46'
RM21 Ander Herrera  22'  63'
CM8 Ander Iturraspe  46'
LM10 Óscar de Marcos
RW14 Markel Susaeta  90+1'
LW19 Iker Muniain
CF9 Fernando Llorente
Substitutes:
GK13 Raúl
DF6 Mikel San José
MF11 Igor Gabilondo
MF17 Iñigo Pérez  75'  46'
MF23 Borja Ekiza
FW2 Gaizka Toquero  63'
FW28 Ibai Gómez  46'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

Man of the Match:
Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)[1]

Assistant referees:[2]
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Mike Pickel (Germany)
Fourth official:[2]
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Additional assistant referees:[2]
Florian Meyer (Germany)
Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Reserve assistant referee:[2]
Mark Borsch (Germany)

Match rules[15]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics


Second half[16]
Atlético MadridAthletic Bilbao
Goals scored10
Total shots911
Shots on target42
Saves23
Ball possession42%58%
Corner kicks06
Fouls committed86
Offsides21
Yellow cards03
Red cards00


Overall[16]
Atlético MadridAthletic Bilbao
Goals scored30
Total shots1516
Shots on target63
Saves33
Ball possession41%59%
Corner kicks38
Fouls committed2514
Offsides23
Yellow cards14
Red cards00

See also

References

External links

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