Villarreal continue to fly the flag for Spain in the Europa League, and they made it through to the semi-finals after beating Twente 8-2 on aggregate. The semis have an Iberian feel to them this year though, the other three sides all coming from Portugal, Porto, who Villarreal will face, and Benfica and Braga, who meet in the other semi-final. (18.03.11)
28 Apr | Benfica Jardel, Cardozo |
2-1 | Sporting Braga Vandinho |
28 Apr | Porto Falcao (4, 1 Pen), Guarín |
5-1 | Villarreal Cani |
The second leg matches are as follows (teams qualifying in bold):
5 May | Sporting Braga |
1-0 | Benfica |
5 May | Villarreal Cani, Capdevila, Rossi (Pen) |
3-2 | Porto Hulk, Falcao |