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On Thursday evening, the participants of the UEFA Europa League final match were revealed.
London's "Chelsea" club defeated the "Basel" team from Switzerland for the second time at the "Stamford Bridge" stadium and advanced to the tournament final.
The visiting team was able to break through the defense of the club from the English capital at the end of the first half, adding intrigue to this duel.
However, in the second half, the hopes of the Swiss team were quickly extinguished by goals from Fernando Torres, Victor Moses, and David Luiz.
"Chelsea" 3 - 1 "Basel" (Overall result 5 - 2) 45' [0 - 1] Mohamed Salah 50' [1 - 1] F.Torres 52' [2 - 1] V.Moses 59' [3 - 1] D.Luiz
In the other semi-final in Lisbon, the local team "Benfica" defeated the "Fenerbahce" club.
In the first match, the Turkish club secured a narrow victory of 1 - 0, but they could not maintain their advantage in the second leg.
"Benfica" took the lead already in the 9th minute after Gaitan's goal. Although the hosts' situation was complicated by a penalty scored by Dirk Kuyt in the 23rd minute, Oscar Cardozo led the Portuguese team to the final with two precise strikes.
"Benfica" 3 - 1 "Fenerbahce" (Overall result 3 - 2) 9' [1 - 0] N.Gaitan 23' [1 - 1] D.Kuyt (11 m) 35' [2 - 1] O.Cardozo 66' [3 - 1] O.Cardozo
