Everything is arranged for the semi-finals with Seville and Manchester United against Cologne on Sunday night before Inter and Shakhtar face off in Dusseldorf 24 hours later.
A position in the top awaits two of the remaining 4 teams, all of whom have a (relatively) recent history of lifting the trophy.
The Europa League final was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 27 in Gdansk before falling on the road when the Covid-19 pandemic broke the sporting calendar.
UEFA has reorganized and reformated the Europa League and Champions League to remain the first exclusively confined to Germany and the moment to Portugal to verify and prevent the spread of Covid-19.
This year’s Ultimate will now be played at FC Koln’s 49,695-seat stadium on Friday, August 21 at 8 pm BST.
It will be the first time Cologne will host a European grand final when it will be the first Europa League final to be played in Germany since Atletico Madrid beat Fulham in Hamburg a decade ago.
BT Sport has intensified their participation in the Europa League and Champions League in their existing World Cup-style format, naming them ‘BT Sport Club 2020’.
The coverage of the latest will start at 7 pm on BT Sport 1HD and BT Sport Ultimate, while it will also be available to watch on the BT Sport website, the mobile app and youTube channel.
In the last decade, since the UEFA Cup was renamed europa League, the festival has been ruled through Spanish and English clubs, and only the Portuguese porto team has managed to break the duopoly in 2011.
Atletico Madrid and Seville have won the festival 3 times since 2010, while Chelsea have won twice and Manchester United lifted it in 2017 against Ajax with Jose Mourinho.
Although he ruled the tournament in the 1990s with seven victories, it has been 21 years since an Italian team hosted a festival with a star-studded Parma team with Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro in 1999.
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Shakhtar, meanwhile, is the only Ukrainian team to have enjoyed good fortune in 2009 by beating Werder Bremen 2–1 thanks to the purpose of Brazilian midfielder Jadson’s victory.
During the Europa League years (since 2009-10), seven players have scored more times at the festival than Romelu Lukaku of Inter, whose 17 goals came here for 3 other clubs: Anderlecht, Everton and Inter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that they have won the trophy three times in this decade, Sevilla has been the team ranked at the festival with 124 goals, along with Villarreal and FC Salzburg. They have also won more matches (40) than any other team.
Bruno Fernandes is ready to win the award for the sensible top scorer after scoring seven goals in total, five for former club Sporting CP and two for United since signing in January. Juan Mata has the maximum attendance with five assists next to Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.
Sergio Romero is another United player who has excelled this season despite being the club’s second goalkeeper, keeping a remarkable 8-year blank sheet in just nine games.
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The europa League’s nutritional edition made the final stages of the festival less interesting, the four single-stage quarter-finals provided dramatic moments.
Manchester United, however, discovered a way to overtake FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Karl-Johan Johnsson thanks to the penalty of Bruno Fernandes, while the Wolves were heartbroken with Lucas Ocampos’ goal in the 88th minute for Sevilla.
In matches involving non-Premier League teams, Inter beat Bayer Leverkusen and Romelu Lukaku left their son in the print area, while Shakhtar Donetsk beat FC Basel with goals from four other Brazilian-born players.
Everything is ready for the semi-finals with Seville and Manchester United against Cologne on Sunday night before Inter and Shakhtar face off in Dusseldorf 24 hours later.
A position in the top awaits two of the remaining 4 teams, all of whom have a (relatively) recent history of lifting the trophy.
The Europa League final was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 27 in Gdansk before it fell to the side of the road when the Covid-19 pandemic broke the sporting schedule.
UEFA has reorganized and reformated the Europa League and Champions League to remain the first exclusively confined to Germany and the moment to Portugal to verify and prevent the spread of Covid-19.
This year’s Ultimate will be played at FC Koln’s 49,695-seat stadium on Friday, August 21 at 8 pm BST.
It will be the first time Cologne will host a European grand final when it will be the first Europa League final to be played in Germany since Atletico Madrid beat Fulham in Hamburg a decade ago.
BT Sport has intensified their participation in the Europa League and Champions League in their current World Cup-style format, naming them ‘BT Sport Club 2020’.
The coverage of the latest will start at 7 pm on BT Sport 1HD and BT Sport Ultimate, while you will also be loose on the BT Sport website, the mobile app and the YouTube channel.
In the last decade, since the UEFA Cup was renamed europa League, the festival has been ruled through Spanish and English clubs, and only the Portuguese porto team has managed to break the duopoly in 2011.
Atletico Madrid and Seville have won the festival 3 times since 2010, while Chelsea have won twice and Manchester United lifted it in 2017 against Ajax with Jose Mourinho.
Although he ruled the tournament in the 1990s with seven victories, it has been 21 years since an Italian team hosted a festival with a star-studded Parma team with Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram and Fabio Cannavaro in 1999.
Champions League draw and schedule: in full: quarter-final and semi-final dates, schedules and en route to the latest for Man City
Shakhtar, meanwhile, is the only Ukrainian team to have enjoyed good fortune in 2009 by beating Werder Bremen 2–1 thanks to the purpose of Brazilian midfielder Jadson’s victory.
During the Europa League years (since 2009-10), seven players have scored more times at the festival than Romelu Lukaku of Inter, whose 17 goals came here for 3 other clubs: Anderlecht, Everton and Inter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given that they have won the trophy three times in this decade, Sevilla has been the team ranked at the festival with 124 goals, along with Villarreal and FC Salzburg. They have also won more matches (40) than any other team.
Bruno Fernandes is ready to win the award for the sensible top scorer after scoring seven goals in total, five for former club Sporting CP and two for United since signing in January. Juan Mata has the maximum attendance with five assists next to Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka.
Sergio Romero is another United player who has excelled this season despite being the club’s second goalkeeper, keeping a remarkable 8-year blank sheet in just nine games.
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