Europa League : FC Porto 1-0 Braga, Falcao great header make Porto win the title

FC Porto won the third trophy in the 2010-211 season. Achievements gained after defeating Sporting Braga 1-0 in the final of the Europa League, on Thursday (5/18/2011).

In the final match held at Aviva Stadium, coach André Villas-Boas played the best squad to face Braga. The young coaches relies on a trio of Hulk, Rademal Falcao and Varela their opponent's defense.

Meanwhile, the coach of Braga Domingues Paciencia, games rely more on the wing to push the opponent's defense. However, Braga had taken the initiative to attack early in the game.

Porto scored the goal at minute 45. Falcao add a collection of his goal in this tournament to 17 goals, after his header had rattled goalkeeper Moraes.

Line up:
FC Porto: Helton, Sapunaru, Rolando, Otamendi, Pereira, Guarin (Belluschi 73), Fernando, Joao Moutinho, Hulk, Falcao, Varela (Rodriguez 79).

Braga: Artur Moraes, Miguel Garcia, Paulao, Rodriguez (Kaka 45), Silvio, Custodio, Hugo Viana (Mosorro 45), Vandinho, Alan, Lima (Meyong 66), Paulo Cesar.

Villarreal 3-2 FC Porto, Porto challenge Braga in the final

Villarreal managed to beat FC Porto 3-2 in the league semi-final second leg Europa, Friday (5/5/2011). However, because the 4-7 aggregate defeat, Porto entitled to step into the final round, where Braga already waiting.

Villarreal look to the circumstances behind 1-5. They were trying to catch up with the game insisted since the early minutes.

saha hard Giuseppe Rossi and colleagues sweet fruit in the 17th minute after Cani scored the first goal. But the position was only last until minute 40 after equated by Givaldinho Hulk.

In the second half Villarela first left after Radamel Falcao Garcia scored a goal for Porto in the 48th minute.

In the remaining time Villareal able to score 2 goals by Joan Capdevilla in the 75th minute and Giuseppe Rossi penalty in minute 79.

Score 3-2 for excellence Villarreal survived until the game is finished.

Line up:
Villarreal: Diego Lopez; Joan Capdevila, Mario Perez, Mateo Pablo Mussachio; Cani, Santi Cazorla (Wakaso Mubarak 58), Soriano Llido Bruno, Mati; Nilmar (Marcos Senna 66), Giuseppe Rossi, Marco Gaston Ruben

FC Porto: Da Silva Arruda Helton; Alvaro Pereira, Cristian Sapunaru, Jorge Pires da Fonseca Rolando, Nicolás Otamendi; Joao Moutinho, Cristian Gabriel Barrotti Rodriguez, Fredy Guarin, Francisco Reges Fernando; Radamel Falcao Garcia, Givaldinho Hulk

Braga 1-0 Benfica, Custodio Castro great finish

Braga successfully subvert his guest, Benfica, 1-0, at League semi-final second leg at the Estadio AXA Europa on Friday (05/06/2011). With this, they qualify for the top party because in the first leg they only lost 1-2 (aggregate 2-2).

In the final later on, Braga will face another Portuguese side, namely FC Porto. Porto to the final after removing the representative of Spain, Villarreal. Braga and Porto will clash at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, on 18 May.

Braga single goal scored by Custodio Castro in the 19th minute after the use of bait Hugo Viana.

Line up:

Braga: Guilherme Moraes Artur; Angelo Moita Miguel Garcia, Junior Afonso Santos Paulao, Valdelomar Junior Alberto Rodriguez, Silvio; Miguel Hugo Viana, de Castro Custodio, Marcio Jose da Costa Mossoro (Claudio Bezerra da Silva Kaka 80); Osorio Costa Silva Alan, Albert Ze Meyong (Jorge Leal Rodrigues Helder Barbosa 87), Lima (do Carmo Leandro Salino 77)

Benfica: Jimenez Roberto; Paulo Silva Cesar Peixoto (Franco Jara 58), Anderson Luis Da Silva Luisao, Maximiliano Victorio Paez Pereira, Jardel, Alexandre da Silva Fabio Coentrao; Jorge Neto Carlos Martins (Junior de Souza Pereira Alan Kardec 81), Francisco Fernandez Javi Garcia, Nicolas Gaitan; Javier Saviola (Jacomo Felipe Menezes 87), Oscar Rene Cardozo

FC Porto 5-1 Villarreal, Falcao scored quattrick

A total of four goals generated Colombian striker Falcao who makes Porto recovered from a goal down to overcome the Spanish team Villarreal 5-1, in the semi-final first leg match in Oporto Europa League on Thursday.

Falcao goals made him a record 16 goals in the competition, beating Jurgen Klinsmann a total collecting 15 goals for Bayern Munich in the 1995/95 season when he was named the UEFA Cup.

Porto are ready to advance to the finals in Dublin in May, will be followed by another Portuguese club, after a thin lead over Benfica Sporting Braga after beating them 2-1 at home