Source: Spanish Football Sports Blog /
Spanish Football - Soccer - has two representatives in tomorrows EUROPA LEAGUE Quarter Finals draw, after ATLETICO DE MADRID managed to qualify & join Valencia CF who qualified as well earlier tonight with their game in Germany. The final score was a 2-2 draw ( 2-2 agg, with away goal advantage) with the Lisbon team SPORTING putting up a great match & had plenty of chances themselves to have turned things around. As ususal with everything associated with Atletico suffering & nerves came with the "package" as the good news was not assured until the referee finally blew the end of the match.
The first half was were Atletico did the most damage with two goals from SERGIO AGUERO in spectacular fashion , especially the 2º goal which was magic. Watch the VIDEO of the first of the Aguero goals below which happened in the 2ºnd minute:
Sporting veteran midfielder then equalized in the 18th min after a terrible defensive lapse by Perea who allowed space to LIEDSON to score. But Atletico kept cool & continued with its game until the 38th minute when AGUERO scored a beauty & his teams second; watch the VIDEO:
The 2º half was Sporting who started strong with a 46th min goal & equalizer by POLGA after another Atletico defensive mistake. The next 15 minutes was the worst for Atletico as they really suffered the "onslaught" of Sporting who were looking for another goal. Thankfully for the Spaniards the home team lost some steam & they managed to regain back some control until the final whistle ended things to qualify Atletico onto the Quarter Finals.
Tomorrow we have the UEFA Q/Final draw & we will see who will be the next opponent. Imagine Atletico vs. Liverpool & Torres?
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