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Friday, April 8, 2011

Europa League: Portuguese trio, Villarreal shine

PARIS : Spanish side Villarreal and Portuguese giants FC Porto put their Europa League-winning credentials on show with 5-1 wins apiece in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Thursday.

Three Portuguese sides -- Porto, Benfica and Sporting Braga -- are among the last eight of Europe's second tier club competition, boosting the chances of an all-Portuguese final at the Dublin Arena on May 18.

While 2004 Champions League winners Porto impressed with a 5-1 crushing of Spartak Moscow, Madrid-based Villarreal were just as impressive on their way to the exact same scoreline against hapless Dutch side FC Twente.
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Another Dutch side, PSV Eindhoven, were on the wrong side of a 3-1 defeat in Lisbon against Benfica while Sporting Braga did well to come away with a 1-1 draw during their visit to

All three Portuguese sides are now perfectly placed to qualify for the last four following the second leg of the quarter-finals on April 14.


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