Europa League Opta Facts - Semi-Final Second Legs 26th April

Valencia v Atletico Madrid
Atlético are on a run of 10 straight wins in the Europa League. With their victory over Valencia in the first-leg, the Rojiblancos became the first side in the history of the competition to win 10 in a row in the Uefa Cup/Europa League.
These two sides were drawn together in the 2009/10 Quarter-finals of this competition. Atlético went through following a 2-2 draw at Valencia and a 0-0 at home.
Falcao has scored 27 goals in 27 matches in the Europa League.
The Colombian striker has scored in each of his last four appearances in the competition, netting five goals in total.
Atletico have won their last four European games away from home. They have never won five successive away games in European competition.
Los Colchoneros have never won an away game against a fellow Spanish side in Europe (P4 D1 L3).
Valencia, on the other hand, are unbeaten in four previous European home games against Spanish sides (W3 D1).
Despite joining after elimination from the Champions League, Valencia have scored six goals from corners in the Europa League this season, a joint-competition-high.
Atletico are the top scorers in this season's Europa League with 29 goals so far.

Athletic Bilbao v Sporting CP
Athletic have scored in every Europa League match this season.
Bielsa's men have won four of their seven meetings with Portuguese sides in European competitions (exc. Qualfiiers): D1 L2, and all three at home.
Sporting have won only two of their last 11 meetings with Spanish sides in Europe (exc. Qualifiers): D4 L5.
The Portuguese giants have never won away against a Spanish opponent in Europe (exc. Qualifiers), drawing three and losing nine.
Despite their excellent European home form, Sporting have only won two of their last 13 away from home (D4 L7).
The Basques have only lost two of their last 30 home European games (W21 D7, excludes qualifiers) since 1983, and are unbeaten in seven (W4 D3).
Bilbao have won their only previous three home games against Portuguese sides, including a 2-1 win over Sporting CP in September 1956.
Athletic have had more shots (168) and shots on target (78) than any other Europa League side this term.
Sporting Lisbon have won more fouls than any other team in the 2011/12 Europa League (240).

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Europa League Opta Facts - Semi-Final First Legs - April 19th

Atlético Madrid vs Valencia
Atlético are on a run of nine straight wins in the Europa League.
In this match, the rojiblancos can become the first-ever side to win 10 straight games in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
These two sides were drawn together in the 2009/10 Quarter-finals of this competition. Atlético went through following a 2-2 draw at Valencia and a 0-0 at home.
Atlético are unbeaten at home in all-Spain ties in European competitions (exc.Qualifiers): W2 D1.
Valencia have never won away to another Spanish side in a European competition (D3 L1).
Los Che have only managed one win from their last nine away games in Europe (exc. Qualifiers), and have failed to score more than once in any of these matches.
Falcao has scored 25 goals in 26 matches in the Europa League.
The Colombian striker has scored in each of his last three appearances in the competition.
Valencia central defender Rami has scored three goals and picked up one red card in Valencia's last three Europa League games.

Sporting CP vs Athletic Bilbao
The last two seasons have produced only Iberian semi-finalists in the Europa League: three Spanish and one Portuguese this season and three Portuguese and one Spanish last season.
Athletic's only previous visit to Sporting came in the 1985/86 UEFA Cup when they lost 3-0 in the third round.
The Basque side have won four of their six European matches on the road this season, averaging 2.2 goals per game.
Athletic have scored in every Europa League match this season.
Bielsa's men have won four of their six meetings with Portuguese sides in European competitions (exc. Qualfiiers): D1 L1.
Sporting have won only one of their last 10 meetings with Spanish sides in Europe (exc. Qualifiers): D4 L5.
The Portuguese side are unbeaten at home in Europe (exc. Qualifiers) in the last three seasons, winning 11 and drawing four of 15 games.
Sporting have won all six games at home in Europe this season (exc. Qualifiers), conceding just two goals.
Fernando Llorente has bagged four goals in Athletic's last four Europa League games.
Athletic have conceded the joint-most penalties in the Europa League this season.

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Europa League Opta Facts - Round of 16 Second Leg - 15 March

Manchester City v Sporting Lisbon

Sporting Lisbon have lost seven of their previous 11 away European games against English sides (excluding qualifiers), winning two and drawing two.
The Lions have never kept a clean sheet in an away game against an English side.
The Citizens have won both previous home games in Europe against Portuguese sides (excluding qualifiers), shutting their opponents out on each occasion.
Sporting Lisbon have won more fouls than any other team in the Europa League this season (166).
The Portuguese giants have only won one of their 11 away games in all competitions, having won six in a row before this spell.
Manchester City have won 35 of their last 39 home games in all competitions, drawing two and losing two.
Excluding qualifiers, City are unbeaten in 24 home European games and have only lost one of 33 in total (0-1 v Chelsea in April 1971).
15 of Sergio Aguero's 21 goals for Manchester City (all competitions) have come at the Etihad Stadium.

Athletic Bilbao v Manchester United

Wayne Rooney has scored 14 goals in his last 13 appearances in all competitions.
In their one previous European tie against Athletic, Man Utd lost the first leg (3-5) before prevailing 3-0 in the second leg to progress (European Cup - 1957).
Wayne Rooney has netted a brace in four of his last six appearances in all competitions, scoring nine goals in total in that run.
Since the start of the Champions League (1992/93), Manchester United have only progressed through one of seven European knockout ties having lost the first leg (v Roma in the Champions League quarter finals in 2007).
On that occasion (versus Roma) however, Manchester United won the second leg 7-1.
United, who have lost their last two European games, have only ever lost three in a row once in their history (excluding qualifiers), between December 2004 and May 2005.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side have kept four successive clean sheets away against Spanish opposition, but have only netted once themselves in that run.
Bilbao have only lost one of their eight previous home meetings against English opposition, winning four and drawing three.
Fernando Llorente has attempted more headed shots (12) than any other player in the Europa League this term.

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2011/12 Europa League Playoff Round - Second Leg

Stoke City v FC Thun

The Potters have won all three European games 1-0 so far this season.
Stoke have won four of their previous seven European games, losing just one of them.
FC Thun have now lost all three previous European games against English sides, twice against Arsenal and once against Stoke.
The Swiss side have only won one of their five European games this season.
Stoke have scored exactly one goal in all three away games in all competitions this term, conceding just one goal in total.
Thun are unbeaten on their travels in all competitions this term, winning two and drawing three.

Dnipro v Fulham

Fulham have faced Ukrainian opposition once before in European competition, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 on aggregate in the Round of 32 in 2009/10.
Dnipro have faced English opposition twice before in Europe, losing both games 0-3.
The Ukrainians lost at this stage of the competition last season after a 0-1 aggregate defeat to Polish side Lech Poznan.
The away side has failed to score in eight of Fulham's nine games this season in all competitions.
Fulham have already netted 15 goals in the competition this season and have conceded just one.
Only two teams (Aalesund and Dinamo Tbilisi (17)) have scored more goals in the competition this season than the Cottagers (15).

FC Sion v Celtic

Celtic have played 17 games against Swiss opposition in Europe, winning nine of them.
Celtic are winless in six trips to Switzerland in European competition, not picking up a victory since a 3-0 win in Zurich in 1966/67.
The Swiss side have faced Scottish opposition five times in Europe, losing three and winning one - with four of the five games coming against Aberdeen.
Celtic have only lost one of their last 10 away games in all competitions.
The Bhoys have kept clean sheets in each of their last four away games, winning all four of them.
Sion have netted exactly one goal in each of their three home games this term, with all three goals coming in the 64th minute or later.

Rangers v NK Maribor

These sides have met once before in European competition. In 2001/02, Rangers beat Maribor 3-0 away and 3-1 at home in a Champions League qualifier, though Maribor did extract some revenge in the first leg of this tie, beating Ally McCoist's side 2-1.
Since reaching the final of this competition in 2008, the Gers have won just one of 21 European fixtures.
Maribor have lost at this stage of the competition in both of the last two seasons.
Last season, the Violets beat Hibernian 6-2 on aggregate in a Europa League qualifier.
Maribor's last nine European games have seen a total of 30 goals netted; an average of over three per game.
Rangers have only lost one of their last twelve home games in the Europa League; a 0-1 defeat to PSV in March.

Birmingham v Nacional

This season, Birmingham City are making their first appearance in Europe since 1961/62.
The Blues have won 10 and drawn two of their 12 previous European home games, though their last game was a 1-0 victory over Espanyol in 1961/62.
Nacional have failed to win any of their eight previous European away games.
The Portuguese side have drawn both of their last two games in all competitions 0-0.
The Blues have only managed one win in their four games this season so far, losing two of them.
Birmingham have only failed to score in one of their last 14 games at St Andrews in all competitions.

Tottenham v Hearts

Tottenham are unbeaten in five clashes with Scottish opposition in Europe (inc. qualifiers), winning four of them.
In five meetings with Scottish opposition, Spurs have scored 18 goals and conceded six.
Hearts' 0-5 defeat at home to Tottenham in the first leg of this contest was their first ever game against English opposition in Europe.
Tottenham scored five goals from just eight shots on target in the first leg between these sides.
The Jam Tarts are winless in 11 games on the road in all competitions.
The North London side had five different goalscorers in their 5-0 victory at Tynecastle last week.

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Europa League Opta Facts - The Final

Europa League Opta Facts - FINAL

FC Porto v Sporting Braga

*This will be Porto's fifth appearance in a European final and their second in the Uefa Cup/Europa League.

*The Dragons beat Celtic 3-2 in 2003 in their only previous appearance in this final.

*Sporting Braga will be appearing in their first ever European final.

*FC Porto have just become only the second team in history to win the Portuguese top flight without losing a game.

*The Dragons finished a remarkable 21 points clear of Benfica, who came second, and 38 points ahead of Sporting Braga, who finished fourth.

*Porto striker Falcao has already broken Jurgen Klinsmann's record of most goals in a single European campaign by netting 16 goals in 13 Europa League games so far.

*The Colombian has scored five more goals than Braga have managed in Europe all season (11).

*Hulk has completed 47 dribbles in the Europa League this term, 20 more than any other player.

*This will be the eighth Uefa Cup/Europa League final to contain two teams from the same country, with Portugal becoming the fifth nation after England, Spain, Germany and Italy (four times) to produce both finalists.

*In all competitions Porto have lost four games all season, with two of their defeats coming against Spanish opposition in the Europa League.

*Villas Boas' side have netted 34 goals in the competition so far this term, nine more than any other side.

*Porto have, however, managed just one clean sheet in their last 12 European fixtures.

*Braga have only netted 11 goals in 14 European fixtures this season, including just six in eight in the Europa League.

*The Archbishops have kept four clean sheets in their last six Europa League games.

*If Porto win, they will become the first team to win their domestic league, domestic cup and the Uefa Cup/Europa League in the same season on two separate occasions, having achieved the treble under Jose Mourinho in 2003.

*Only nine of the 56 teams to have played in the Europa League this season have averaged fewer goals per game in the competition than Braga (0.75).

*Braga failed to win any of their last four Portuguese league games, failing even to score in each of the last three.

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Europa League Opta Facts - 15 February

Aris v Manchester City

* Manchester City have never faced Greek opposition before (excl qualifiers).
* Aris, however, have played five matches against English sides in Europe (excl. qualifiers), against three teams in total - Chelsea (Cup Winners Cup), Ipswich and Bolton (Both UEFA Cup), winning one drawing two and losing two.
* At home, the Greek side are unbeaten in meetings with English opposition, winning one, (3- against Ipswich in 80/81) and drawing one, courtesy of a 1-1 scoreline versus Chelsea in 1970/71.
* This clash sees the team who have played more of their passes short than any other side in the competition (City - 91%) face the teams who have played more of their passes long than any other side (Aris - 23%).
* The Greeks have been the most effective tackles in the competition so far, winning 92% of their challenges.
* The Citizens have scored in each of their eight UEFA games so far (incl. Qualifiers).
* In the Europa League this season, City have lost just one of their four games on the road, winning two and drawing one.
* Aris have kept four clean sheets in their five home games in the competition (incl qualifiers)this season, conceding only against Jagiellonia Bialystok (2-2) in the Third Qualifying Round.

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Europa League Opta Facts - 15-16 December

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Liverpool v FC Utrecht

• The only previous meeting between the two sides came earlier this season in this competition, when they played out a goalless draw at the Stadion Galgenwaard.
• Liverpool remain unbeaten in the Europa League this season, although they have drawn three of their last four games in the competition.
• In all competitions, the Reds have won just two of their last seven games.
• Liverpool have met Dutch sides in 13 previous games in European competition (including the 0-0 with Utrecht earlier this season), winning eight, drawing four and losing just once, with that defeat coming in 1966 against Ajax.
• Liverpool have won each of their last six European games at Anfield (excl. qualifiers), netting a total of 17 goals and conceding just four in the process.
• Utrecht are without a win in their last 10 European fixtures (excl. qualifiers).
• In all competitions, the Dutch side have managed just one win in their last five games.
• Liverpool have won just 47 fouls in the Europa League this season, a competition-low.
• English sides have lost just one of their last 15 meetings with Dutch opposition in European competition.
• 40% of Utrecht's goals in the competition have come from outside the box, a joint competition-high.

Juventus v Manchester City

• The two sides have met in three previous games (including a 1-1 draw in Manchester earlier this season), with both sides winning a game each.
• The Citizens have met Italian opposition on just five previous occasions, winning two, drawing two and losing just one.
• Juventus have met English opposition in 40 previous games, winning 14, drawing 11 and losing 15.
• The Turin giants have won just one of their last 12 European games against English opposition.
• Overall, in all competitions, City are unbeaten in their last eight games.
• Juve themselves are unbeaten in their last 16 games in all competitions.
• Manchester City have enjoyed just one victory in their last six European away games.
• Out of favour striker Emmanuel Adebayor has bagged a total of four goals in his last two Europa League games for City.
• Alessandro Del Piero has mustered a competition-high twenty shots so far (including one goal).
• Juventus schemer Milos Krasic has successfully completed 20 dribbles, a competition-high.

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30.09.2010. UEFA - Europe League preview (English teams)

FC Utrecht v Liverpool

• FC Utrecht have never met an English side, though one of their predecessors, DOS, played against Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom, losing three times and drawing once.
• Liverpool lost their first-ever game against a Dutch side in 1966, but are unbeaten in 11 meetings with them since, winning the last five.
• FC Utrecht have lost five of their last six games in European competition.
• The Reds have drawn none of their last 11 matches in Europe, winning seven and losing four.
• Liverpool have lost their last three European matches away from home (not including qualifiers).
• In all competitions, the Reds have won just three of their last 13 away games, one at Burnley and two in Europa League qualifying.
• Liverpool were one of only five teams not to find a team-mate with a single cross or corner in the first round of Europa League games this season.
• Utrecht have won their three games at home in the Dutch league this season, but lost the four on the road.
• The Dutch side are on a run of eight consecutive home wins in all competitions.
• Having netted five goals in Europa League matches (including qualifiers), David Ngog is the joint-top scoring Premier League player in all competitions this season (seven).

Manchester City v Juventus

• City have never lost at home in 23 matches in European competition (excl. qualifiers) against non-English sides, and have won their last four.
• The Citizens have won their two previous matches at home to Italian opponents: beating Juventus 1-0 in 1976 and AC Milan 3-0 in 1978.
• Roberto Mancini's men have kept seven clean sheets in their 10 matches in all competitions this season.
• Mancini won just one of his five home meetings with Juve as a manager in Serie A.
• Juventus have won none of their last nine matches in England in European competition, losing eight, including the 4-1 defeat at Fulham last season.
• Juve won their two Europa League qualifiers away from home, though aside from that have lost seven of their last nine competitive matches on the road in all competitions.
• Carlos Tevez is the only City player to have scored more than once this season (four goals in all competitions).
• City made more successful passes than any team in the opening round of Europa League matches (465).
• The Citizens were also the only side not to concede a single shot on target.
• No player created more chances (6) or had more shots on target (4) than Alessandro Del Piero in the opening round of matches.

* PLEASE NOTE ALL FACTS EXCLUDE QUALIFYING GAMES UNLESS STATED

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UEFA - Europe League preview (English teams)

Red Bull Salzburg v Manchester City

• Manchester City have lost three and drawn one of their last four games away from home in European competition (not including qualifiers).
• This will be the first time that City have faced an Austrian side in Europe (excl. qualifiers).
• Red Bull Salzburg have faced an English side on just two occasions in Europe (excl. qualifiers), drawing one and losing one of their 2006 UEFA Cup matches against Blackburn in 2006.
• Salzburg won all six of their group stage matches in the Europa League last season.
  Manchester City have lost only once in their last seven competitive fixtures.
• Away from home, City have lost just once in their last nine games in all competitions.
• Salzburg have won just four of their 12 competitive matches so far this season.

Liverpool v Steaua Bucharest

• Liverpool have faced Steaua Bucharest on two previous occasions, winning once and drawing once in a 2003 UEFA Cup tie.
• The Reds have lost just once in 13 meetings with Romanian sides in Europe (excl. qualifiers) - this coming back in 1966 away against Petrolul Ploesti (1-3).
• Liverpool defeated Romanian side Unirea Urziceni home (1-0) and away (3-1) last season in the Europa League.
• Steaua have won just one of their last six meetings in Europe with an English side, this coming in 2006 at home against Middlesbrough.
• Liverpool have lost only one of their eight competitive matches under Roy Hodgson.
• After winning six of their opening seven competitive matches this season, Steaua have drawn one and lost one of their last two.
• Steaua have won none of their last 25 games in European competition (exc. qualifiers).

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12.05. (Wed) 20:45 Atletico Madrid - Fulham

• Atletico have reached four cup finals in Europe before, winning just once.
• Atletico have never beaten a side from London in major European competition.
• Zoltan Gera and Bobby Zamora are the top goal scorers left in the competition, both have netted six times.
• Atletico have won just two of their eight Europa League games this season.
• Fulham have conceded just one goal in 271 minutes of Europa League football.
• Fulham have won seven of their last 10 matches in the Europa League.
• 12 of Fulham's 15 goals in the Europa League since November have been either scored or assisted by Gera (six goals, three assists) or Zamora (six goals, two assists).
• In Europe, Fulham have been behind five times, losing just twice (two wins, one draw).
• Atletico have won just one of their last nine games against English opposition.
• The London side will be competing on German soil for the third successive round after meeting VfL Wolfsburg (1-0) and HSV (0-0)) in the quarter and semi-finals respectively, keeping a clean sheet on both occasions.
• Fulham's run to the final has seen them play 18 matches and in eight different countries, and their record in these 18 matches has seen them lose only three times.
• Fulham boss Roy Hodgson has been involved in one major European final before, with Inter Milan losing the 1996/97 UEFA Cup final 4-1 on penalties at the San Siro the two-legged final ended 1-1 on aggregate.

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29.04. (Thu) 21:05 Liverpool - Atletico Madrid

• Atletico's first leg victory over the Reds was their first win against an English side in eight attempts.
• Atletico have drawn five of their last seven Europa League games, winning the other two.
• Atletico have won none of their last seven away games in all competitions.
• Just three of Liverpool's last seven Europa League goals have been scored by someone other than Fernando Torres.
• Sergio Aguero has been involved in five of Atletico's 11 goals in European competition this season (four goals, one assist).
• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 11 home games in all competitions, winning all but one; against fellow semi-finalists Fulham.

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29.04. (Thu) 21:05 Fulham - Hamburger SV

• Just two of Hamburg's last 22 matches in the Europa League (and UEFA Cup) have ended in a draw.
• Mladen Petric has scored five goals in Hamburg's last six matches in the Europa League.
• The Cottagers have kept four clean sheets in their last five games in all competitions.
• Fulham have won six of their last nine matches in the Europa League.
• Bobby Zamora has scored six goals in his last eight appearances in the competition, assisting two more in the same period.
• 11 of Fulham's 13 goals in the Europa League since November have been either scored or assisted by Gera (five goals, three assists) or Zamora (six goals, two assists).
• Away from home, Hamburg have lost six of their last eight games in all competitions.
• Fulham have lost just one of their last 11 games in all competitions at Craven Cottage.

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22.04. (Thu) 21:05 Atletico Madrid - Liverpool

• Liverpool have won on three of their last four trips to play in Spain.
• However, the only team to avoid defeat at home to the Merseysiders in this period was Atletico in their last match (1-1 in the Champions League in October 2008).
• Both previous meetings between these sides have ended 1-1.
• Atletico have won none of their last seven meetings with English sides in Europe since a 1-0 win over Aston Villa in 1997/98.
• However, the Madrid side are yet to lose a home game against an English opponent.
• Five of Atletico's six Europa League matches this season have ended in a draw, winning the other.
• The Reds have won only one of their last 11 away matches in all competitions.
• Fernando Torres scored four of Liverpool's last seven goals in the Europa League.
• Sergio Aguero has been involved in half of Atletico's 10 goals in European competition this season (four goals, one assist).

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22.04. (Thu) 21:05 Hamburger SV - Fulham

• Arsenal are the only team from England to have won at the Hamburg Arena, prevailing 2-1 in a 2006/07 UEFA Champions League group-stage fixture.
• Fulham have lost one (2-1 at Hertha Berlin in 2002/03) and won one (1-0 at Wolfsburg in the Quarter-Finals) of their competitive matches in Germany.
• Hamburg have won their last two matches at home to English opposition in the Europa League (and UEFA Cup), defeating Manchester City 3-1 last season in the quarter-finals and Aston Villa 3-1 the season before.
• Just one of Hamburg's last 21 matches in the Europa League (and UEFA Cup) have ended in a draw.
• The German side has won six of its last seven matches at home in the competition, drawing the other.
• Mladen Petric has scored five goals in Hamburg's last five matches in the Europa League.
• The Cottagers have kept three consecutive clean sheets in matches in all competitions.
• Fulham have won six of their last eight matches in the Europa League.
• The Whites have never failed to score in nine matches away from home in the UEFA Cup/Europa League proper (not including qualifiers).
• Bobby Zamora has scored six goals in his last seven appearances in the competition, assisting two more in the same period.
• 11 of Fulham's 13 goals in the Europa League since November have been either scored or assisted by Gera (five goals, three assists) or Zamora (six goals, two assists).

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08.04. (Thu) 21:05 Liverpool v Benfica

• Liverpool and Benfica have met in four previous two-legged European ties, with the Reds winning all but the most recent one.
• In their 2005/06 UEFA Champions League first knockout round matches, Liverpool were defeated 1-0 away and 2-0 at Anfield.
• Liverpool have lost each of their last four meetings with Benfica, scoring just one goal in the process.
• Benfica have defeated Liverpool's rivals Everton 5-0 (home) and 2-0 (away) already in the Europa league this term, as well as beating the Reds in the first leg (2-1).
• Since the start of the Europa League group stage, Benfica have scored 23 goals, meaning they are the highest scoring side still left in the competition.
• Benfica manager Jorge Jesus (previously SC Braga) has an impressive record against English sides, winning all four of his meetings in Europe against them, scoring 12 goals and conceding only one goal overall.
• Benfica striker Oscar Cardozo has scored more goals than any player left in the competition (8) and has scored eight goals in his last 10 appearances for the Eagles.
• The Eagles are currently on a 27 game unbeaten run in all competitions.

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08.04. (Thu) 21:05 Atletico Madrid v Valencia

• In the clubs' most recent two-legged knockout tie, Valencia defeated Atletico in the 2007/08 Spanish Cup quarter-finals on away goals. They eventually won the competition that season.
• Valencia have won all four of their previous two-legged European ties against Spanish opposition in Europe.
• Valencia have picked up 33 yellow cards and four red cards in the Europa League this season, the worst disciplinary record of any side in the competition since the group stages.
• Valencia have not won in nine successive away matches in all competitions.
• Atletico have won six of their last eight games at home in all competitions, drawing the other two.
• Diego Forlan has scored in each of his last five appearances for Atletico.
• David Villa has scored seven goals in his last five appearances for Valencia.

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08.04. (Thu) 21:05 Wolfsburg v Fulham

• The Cottagers have faced German opposition just once away from home in Europe. In the 2002/03 UEFA Cup, Fulham lost 2-1 away at Hertha Berlin at the third round stage.
• Wolfsburg have won just one of their previous four meetings with an English side in Europe, losing their two matches against Manchester United in the Champions League as well as their first leg defeat to the Cottagers.
• Edin Dzeko has scored in three of Wolfsburg's previous four matches against English sides.
• Wolfsburg have won five of their last six matches at home in all competitions.
• Fulham have won just twice in 24 away games in all competitions.
• Bobby Zamora has scored five goals in his last six Europa League appearances.

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08.04. (Thu) 21:05 Standard Liege v Hamburg

•  Hamburg have won just three of eight previous meetings with Belgian clubs in Europe, but two have come in the Europa League this term, including the first leg win over Liege.
• Liege have won just six of their previous 24 games against German opposition in Europe.
• On the last occasion that Standard reached the quarter final stage of a European competition, they finished as losing finalists - in the 1981/82 Cup Winners Cup.
• Standard Liege's first leg defeat was their first in five Europa League games this term.
• Standard Liege have won five of their last six home games in all competitions.
• Hamburg have lost five successive away games in all competitions.

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