Thursday, May 03, 2018

Europa League: Mattress Makers, Marseille Advance To Final

Two games are set to be contested at 12:05 PM Pacific Time on Thursday as the semifinal round of the Europa League is set to come to a conclusion; the hosts are listed first.

At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:

After FC Red Bull Salzburg outscored visiting Marseille 2-0 at home in regulation of game two to square the series at 2-2 on aggregate, Rolando scored the series-winning goal in the 116th minute for the French club, who took the series 3-2 on aggregate following overtime.At Madrid:

Diego Costa scored the only goal of the match in the second minute of first-half stoppage time as Atletico Madrid defeated visiting Arsenal 1-0 in game two and won their series with the Gunners 2-1 on aggregate.

Atletico Madrid and Marseille will face off in the Europa League Final, to be contested at Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Decines-Charpieu, France on May 16, with the winner to play the winner of the Real Madrid-Liverpool Champions League Final in the UEFA Super Cup---and to gain a berth in the group stage of the 2018-19 Champions League.

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