Chelsea beats Basel 2-1 in 1st leg of Europa semis

FC Basel's goalkeeper Yann Sommer fails to save a goal by Chelsea's Victor Moses (far right) during their Europa League semi-final first leg soccer match at St. Jakob Park Stadium. Photograph:

AS David Luiz's stoppage-time free-kick squirted through the hands of goalkeeper Yann Sommer, Basle's hopes of reaching next month's Europa League final in Amsterdam appeared to go with it. It was a great shame for the Swiss, who responded admirably ...

FC Basel's goalkeeper Yann Sommer makes a save from a shot by Tottenham Hotspur's Kyle Naughton (not pictured) during the Europa League quarterfinal match at White Hart Lane in London Thursday. — AFP PARIS — It was a mixed night for England's ...

Chelsea's dramatic victory over Benfica on Wednesday night rounded off another long season of Europa League football which first started way back in August.With a play-off round, group stages and a final 32 rounded down to our eventual winners after ...

Chelsea crushed FC Basel 3-1 on Thursday for a 5-2 aggregate semi-final victory to secure their place in the Europa League final against Portugal's Benfica later this month in Amsterdam. The reigning European champions, 2-1 ahead from the first leg ...

CHELSEA has a chance to finish the season with another European trophy. The English side reached its first Europa League final on Thursday after finishing off Basel with a comeback 3-1 win at Stamford Bridge, giving the team a chance to salvage ...

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Football: As much as club's supporters balk at the suggestion, Rafael Benitez, the man who was never wanted, is one step away from writing himself into a small part of Stamford Bridge folklore after guiding Chelsea to the final of the Europa League.

Chelsea FC found a purple patch of goalscoring brilliance for ten second-half minutes to ease through to the UEFA Europa League final in Amsterdam on 15 May where they will face SL Benfica. Fernando Torres, Victor Moses and a stunning David Luiz ...