Wednesday, May 16, 2018

MATTRESS MAKERS SMOTHER MARSEILLE, WIN EUROPA LEAGUE TITLE

At Decines-Charpieu, France:
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Antoine Guizemann scored twice (21', 49') and Gabriel Fernandez Arenas (a.k.a. Gabi) once (89') as Atletico Madrid manhandled Marseille 3-0 in Wednesday's Europa League Final.

The title was Atletico's third.

By winning the match, the Mattress Makers would have gained passage to the group stage of next season's UEFA Champions League, but since they will finish second or third in the Spanish top flight, they already locked up a Champions League group-stage berth.

Here's Atletico's Gabi, on the left, battling Marseille's Jordan Amavi for the ball.

Associated Press photo by Francois Mori

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