Tottenham vs Rubin Kazan Highlights Europa League - October 2011

Tottenham Hotspurs vs Rubin Kazan:

UEFA Europa League:

Date: 20 Ocotber 2011 - Time: 21:05 BST

Venue:White Hart Lane, London

In the Europa League match we will have Tottenham Hotpsurs taking on Ruban Kazan in what will be very exciting match at White Hart lane on thursday night. Tottenham have started to playing some good football of late and they will be looking to keep their good run of form going not only in the league but also in the UEFA Europa League where they will be playing russian side Ruben Kazan.

Both of these teams are hunting for the qualification from this group and this group match is very very important and it will be interesting to see how this match goes about and it will be exciting to see how harry Redknapp lineup his squad in this match. Harry Redknapp has been switch swapping the first team alot and he will be looking to get the perfect combination in this match.

Tottenham hotspurs have played 2 matches in the Europa League and they have won 1 and drew the other one leaving them 4 points in the possible 2 matches. On ther other hand we have Rubin Kazan who will be looking to get a point in this match and go home happy as they know that winning at White Hart Lane gonna be really difficult.

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Fulham awarded Europa League place

Fulham have been awarded a place in next season's Europa League after their performance in UEFA's Fair Play table.



UEFA gave England an extra place in the competition based on results from all UEFA club and international matches played over the season.



Chelsea finished top of the Fair Play League but had already qualified for the Champions League and Fulham were in second spot.



The Premier League said in a statement: ''Fulham FC has finished the season as the highest placed club in the 2010-11 Fair Play League that has not already qualified for UEFA competitions via the 2010-11 Barclays Premier League.



''The club will take the additional European place awarded to England and compete in next season's UEFA Europa League.''



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UEFA awards extra Europa League places

UEFA have confirmed that England, Norway and Sweden have been awarded extra Europa League places.



The three countries topped UEFA Respect Fair Play rankings, meaning all will benefit from an extra place in European competition.



The standings, which cover all matches played in UEFA competition at club and national-team levels from 1 May 2010 to 30 April 2011, took into account assessments made by official UEFA delegates on criteria such as positive play, respect for the opposition, respect for the referee, behaviour of the crowd and of team officials, as well as cautions and dismissals.



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Porto and Braga reach Europa League final

Porto and Braga sealed semi-final wins to set up an all-Portuguese Europa League final in Dublin on 18 May.



Braga overcame a 2-1 first-leg deficit with a narrow 1-0 second-leg victory at home to beat Benfica on away goals.



Porto, who had virtually assured themselves of a place in the final after a first leg 5-1 victory, reached the final despite losing 3-2 in Spain.



Falcao set a new record for most goals in a European campaign with his 16th for Porto in this season's competition.



The defeat for Porto ended a run of five successive European wins but nonetheless they are now one game away from securing their first European crown since former boss Jose Mourinho led them to Champions League glory in 2004.



"We were very competent over the two legs," said Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas.



"Villarreal was very aggressive and we kept having to adapt. They made life difficult for us, as we had expected."



In the other semi-final Braga were made to work much harder by fellow Portuguese side Benfica to secure what will be first appearance in a major European final.



With Benfica holding a 2-1 advantage from the first leg in the Estadio da Luz, the home side scored the crucial goal in the 18th minute when Custodio was allowed to rise unchallenged to head home.



This was Braga's eighth clean sheet in nine European games.



"I think we deserve the final after this great run we've had," said Braga coach Domingos Paciencia. "We've proved we're good enough and we'll be looking to do it again in the final."



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EUROPA LEAGUE Q/FINALS DRAW | VILLAREAL WITH TWENTE

Hi guys, been out away from a PC terminal, but apart from the Champions League draw this midday there was also the important EUROPA LEAGUE quater finals, semis & of course by logic, the final draw. The competition has VILLAREAL representing Spanish Football & they were matched with Twente as the diagram perfectly highlights. The Q/Final dates are 7th of April for the 1º leg & the 14th of April for the return 2º leg.

Europa League draw: courtesy Marca.com

If Villareal manage to get passed the complicated Twente, they are on course to meet the current competition favourites Oporto ( if they too get passed Sp. Moscow). In all cases, we are in for some brilliant Footy games, can´t wait!



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EUROPA LEAGUE RESULT | VILLAREAL 2 BAYERN LEVERKUSEN 1 ( 5 - 3 AGG) | VILLAREAL MOVES INTO QUARTER FINALS

SPANISH FOOTBALL managed to get another Club into the Quarter Finals stage, in this case, the EUROPA LEAGUE competition after VILLAREAL won 2 - 1 German Club BAYERN LEVERKUSEN in their return 2º leg clash ( 5-3 on aggregate)

Great match by Spanish International Cazorla

The Germans played their best Football the first 30 mins of the first half were they looked dangerous & seemed like they may have a chance to turn things around. However, the 32nd min goal by Spanish International midfielder for Villareal SANTI CAZORLA gave the calmness needed for his team & shifted the objective further away from the Germans. 

Rossi scored for Villareal

The goal looked as if it had taken a weight off the Spanish Team & they began controlling events with a fantastic second half of touch play Football. The sealer came in the 60th min when Cazorla combined with ROSSI with the latter riffling the second goal. The task was now beyond the Germans who did not give in & managed to get a consolation goal via DERDIYOK in the 80th min.

Villareal now go into tomorrows UEFA Europa League draw & will find out which team they will meet in the quater-finals.

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EUROPA LEAGUE | BAYERN LEVERKUSEN 2 VILLAREAL 3 | 1st LEG RESULT

We saw a great match of European Football in tonights EUROPA LEAGUE 1ºst leg clash between German Club BAYERN LAVERKUSEN & Spanish Football Team VILLAREAL. The final result 2 - 3 is a marvellous victory for the Spaniards that puts them totally in the drivers seat with the 2º leg at Villareal

Nilmar scores for Villareal : reuters

The Germans started strong & dominated the game & it was a matter of time before they opened the score line & RADLEC scored in the 32nd min. This woke Villareal into action & they managed to equalize via ROSSI with an excellent executed goal in the 41st min.

The Germans were not willing to give the Spanish team the advantage & continued attacking during the 2º half until a defensive mistake allowed the dangerous & always alert NILMAR to put Villareal ahead in the 69th min. However this game was true to its early signs of being memorable & Bayern equalized again in the 72nd min via CASTRO

Villareal celebrate their third goal : reuters

From here is was end to end stuff & Villareal goalie Lopez had to do some hard work, when in the last minutes of extra-time NILMAR controlled a lovely placed pass in front of him to scored the third & the winner for the Spanish side & thus giving them valuable away goals to make the 2º leg easier to contemplate.

Villareal are now much, much closer to the Europa League quarter-finals stage, but I am sure Bayern Leverkusen will do everything to make things difficult in the return match.

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