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Thursday, May 05, 2011

Europa League Final confirmed - Porto face Braga in Dublin

Porto and Braga sealed their places in the Europa League final in Dublin on 18 May.

Braga grabbed a narrow 1-0 second-leg victory at home to beat Benfica on away goals - overcoming a 2-1 first-leg deficit.

Porto were huge favourites to progress after their 5-1 first leg home win over Villarreal, and Porto did reach the final despite losing 2-3 in Spain.

Falcao set a new record for most goals in a European campaign with his 16th for Porto in this season's competition.

RESULTS :

Braga 1-0 Benfica (agg 2-2, Braga win on away goals)
Villarreal 3-2 Porto (agg 4-7)

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