Friday, April 15, 2011

Historically, the first time in the Champions League semi-final Iberian

Concentrated power Portugal and Leverkusen-Slayer Villarreal have an Iberian semi-final in the Euro League provided the first time ever subjected to three Portuguese soccer teams in the semifinals of a European Cup competition. After the FC Porto managed the Thursday night and Benfica Lisbon and the provincial club Sporting Braga.

The semi-finals (April 28 and May 4) made Villarreal / Spain completely. Porto receives first Villarreal, Braga in Portugal duel meets on Benfica. Favorite to win the Cup after another masterpiece of Portugal FC Porto new champion: After a 5-1 first-leg of the "dragon" Spartak Moscow also shocked at 5-2 in the quarter-final second leg.

Hulk (28th minute), Cristian Rodriguez (45 +1), Guarin (47), Falcao (54) and Ruben Micael (89th) scored the goals for the recently crowned Portuguese champions in Moscow. Falcao is now eleven goals of the most successful shooter in the competition. Benfica, who had turned in the second round VfB Stuttgart could finally defeat his "curse" for the first time since 1992-93 and reached another European Cup semi-final.

PSV Eindhoven gave the Portuguese a 2-2, because in front of their fans they had won 4-1. Other hand, had his Braga 1-1 at Dynamo Kiev on alert after: But the Portuguese brought the 0-0 draw against innocent Ukrainians also outnumbered over time. To red for striker Paulo Cesar (30./grobes foul play) had to make do Braga almost an hour with nine field players.

Villarreal was practical after a 5-1 home win over Twente Enschede through, but the Spaniard also impressed in the 3-1 away win in the Netherlands with effective counter-football.

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