{"id":4333,"date":"2012-04-04T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T12:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2012-04-04T12:49:01","modified_gmt":"2012-04-04T12:49:01","slug":"europa-league-three-spanish-clubs-to-fight-for-place-in-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=4333","title":{"rendered":"Europa League: Three Spanish clubs to fight for place in semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Madrid<\/strong>: Three Spanish football sides are in Europa League action Thursday night as they look for a place in the semifinals of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Athletic Club Bilbao are the best placed side to progress following their 4-2 win away to Schalke 04 last week. The result leaves the German team needing to score at least three goals in the San Mames stadium to make progress.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be memorable because it could be the last game for former Real Madrid star Raul Gonzalez. <\/p>\n<p>The veteran forward scored both of Schalke&#8217;s goals in the first leg and can expect a good send off from the Athletic fans.<\/p>\n<p>Athletic are without the suspended Ander Iturraspe and Borja Ekiza will step into the side to replace him.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia have a more difficult task as they look to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, Xinhua reports.<\/p>\n<p>Valencia look to be running out of steam in the closing weeks of the season and coach Unai Emery is under pressure after a run of three defeats and a draw from his side&#8217; s last four games.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that striker Roberto Soldado should be back in action for Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>Atletico Madrid meanwhile defend a 2-1 first leg lead when they travel to play Hannover.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Diego Simeone has Juanfran Torres, Gabi Fernandez and Arda Turan all out through suspension and will have to make changes to his usual starting eleven. <\/p>\n<p>Atletico&#8217; s Brazilian midfielder, Diego can expect a hostile reception from the Hannover fans as a result of a reputation for diving that he picked up while playing for Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n<p>Should Atletico and Valencia both progress, they will meet each other in an all-Spanish semi-final, while Athletic will play the winner of the tie between Sporting Lisbon and Metalist Kharkiv.<strong>(IANS)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid: Three Spanish football sides are in Europa League action Thursday night as they look for a place in the semifinals of the competition. 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