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On Thursday evening in the late night, in the first UEFA Europa League semi-final matches, "Porto" swept aside "Villarreal" footballers from their path.
The young supercoach Andre Villas-Boas' pupils crushed their opponents from Spain 5-1 in front of their own fans and secured a calmer life in the return match.
It's worth noting that striker Radamel Falcao from Colombia scored four goals for the team that secured the title of Portuguese champions.
In another Portuguese duel, Lisbon's "Benfica" defeated "Braga" 2-1 at home, but the latter kept significant chances to break through to the tournament final thanks to an away goal.
The return matches will take place next week.
Results:
Lisbon "Benfica" 2 - 1 "Braga" - 50' [1 - 0] N.V. Jardel - 53' [1 - 1] Vandinho - 59' [2 - 1] O. Cardozo
"Porto" 5 - 1 "Villarreal" - 45' [0 - 1] R.G. Cani - 49' [1 - 1] R. Falcao (from penalty) - 61' [2 - 1] F. Guarin - 67' [3 - 1] R. Falcao - 75' [4 - 1] R. Falcao - 90' [5 - 1] R. Falcao
