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Semi-finals, Second leg - 26/04/2012 - 21:05CET (21:05 local time) - Estadi de Mestalla - Valencia
0-1
Aggregate: 2-5
Valencia - Atlético 0-1 - 26/04/2012 - Match page - UEFA Europa League 2012
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Valencia
Atlético
Minute By Minute
The final whistle is blown.
(Aggregate: 2-5)
Atlético are in the UEFA Europa League final largely thanks to an excellent first-leg display which gave Valencia a mountain to climb at Mestalla, while Adrián López's delightful volley settled the tie on the hour. They will be the home team in Bucharest on 9 May where they will face fellow Spanish side Athletic Club.
90+3Soldado (Valencia) misses the target.- 90+3Mathieu (Valencia) has a shot blocked.
- 90+2Koke (Atlético) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mathieu (Valencia).
- 90+1Koke (Atlético) delivers the corner.
- 90+1Salvio (Atlético) has a shot blocked.
- 90Soldado (Valencia) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 90Diego Alves (Valencia) makes a save.
- 90Salvio (Atlético) has an effort on goal.
- 88Soldado (Valencia) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
- 86Salvio (Atlético) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Jordi Alba (Valencia).
86Aritz Aduriz (Valencia) is booked.- 86Aritz Aduriz (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Juanfran (Atlético).
- 85Courtois (Atlético) makes a save.
- 85Costa (Valencia) has an effort on goal.
Ricardo Costa fierce half-volley to parried to safety by Thibaut Courtois but surely any Valencia goal now would only be a consolation. 
84Koke (in) - Diego (out) (Atlético)- 81Costa (Valencia) delivers the corner.
- 79Jordi Alba (Valencia) is booked.
- 79Soldado (Valencia) is booked.
79Tiago (Atlético) is sent off.
Tiago has been dismissed for an incident off the ball.- 76Costa (Valencia) delivers the corner.
- 74Salvio (in) - Arda Turan (out) (Atlético)
- 73Falcao (Atlético) has a shot blocked.
- 72Diego (Atlético) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Albelda (Valencia).
- 70Albelda (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Diego (Atlético).
- 70Albelda (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arda Turan (Atlético).
- 68Costa (in) - Parejo (out) (Valencia)
A like-for-like swap in the middle of Valencia's midfield. - 67Feghouli (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gabi (Atlético).
- 66Falcao (Atlético) fouls.
- 65Diego Alves (Valencia) makes a save.
- 65Falcao (Atlético) has an effort on goal.
- 64Diego (Atlético) delivers the corner.
- 64Diego Alves (Valencia) makes a save.
- 64Arda Turan (Atlético) has an effort on goal.
- 62Falcao (Atlético) is flagged for offside.
60Adrián López (Atlético) scores!
Diego picks out Adrián López, who has time to control the ball on his chest and let it bounce before expertly volleying across Diego Alves and into the top left-hand corner to stun the home fans into silence.- 59Mathieu (in) - Canales (out) (Valencia)
Jérémy Mathieu replaces the injured Sergio Canales, who is carried off to a warm applause by both sets of fans. - 57Aritz Aduriz (in) - Jonas (out) (Valencia)
Aritz Aduriz comes on to a warm reception from the home fans but can the 31-year-old provide a much needed spark for Valencia? - 57Miranda (Atlético) is penalised for a foul on Soldado (Valencia).
- 56Rami (Valencia) is penalised for a foul on Falcao (Atlético).
- 55Arda Turan (Atlético) is penalised for a foul on Parejo (Valencia).
- 54Parejo (Valencia) takes the corner.
- 51Parejo (Valencia) takes the corner.
- 46Gabi (in) - Mario Suárez (out) (Atlético)
The second half begins.
They might not have made the breakthrough in the first half but Valencia will take confidence from the fact that they have scored four of their 14 goals in the UEFA Europa League in the 15 minutes following the half-time interval.
The referee blows for half-time.
(Aggregate: 2-4)
Paul Bryan, Mestalla: Valencia fans roar their team off at the break after the hosts put in a stirring attacking performance for much of the opening period. Coach Unai Emery will be demanding even more from his players after the break, however, with Atlético still two goals in front in this tie.- 45+1Mario Suárez (Atlético) is penalised for a foul on Albelda (Valencia).
- 42Barragán (Valencia) is penalised for a foul on Filipe Luis (Atlético).
- 41Diego Alves (Valencia) makes a save.
With Valencia pushing forward in search of the goals they need to progress, Diego Simeone's side almost catch them out on the counterattack. However, Diego Alves is off his line sharply to deny the prolific Falcao. - 41Falcao (Atlético) has an effort on goal.
- 40Parejo (Valencia) takes the corner.
- 40Courtois (Atlético) makes a save.
Sergio Canales shoots low and hard with his left foot but Thibaut Courtois has his near post covered and prevents Valencia taking the lead. - 40Canales (Valencia) has an effort on goal.
- 36Courtois (Atlético) is shown a yellow card.
- 35Canales (Valencia) takes the corner.
It is a poor set piece which is easily cleared. - 33Jonas (Valencia) is penalised for a foul on Miranda (Atlético).
- 33Soldado (Valencia) misses the target.
Roberto Soldado flicks Antonio Barragán's cross from the right perilously past Thibaut Courtois's right-hand post with the goalkeeper rooted to the spot. - 31Jonas (Valencia) is penalised for a foul on Godín (Atlético).
- 29Feghouli (Valencia) misses the target.
Sofiane Feghouli drags a shot wide of the left-hand post but there is only one team that looks like scoring at present and that is the hosts. - 29Rami (Valencia) is penalised for a foul on Godín (Atlético).
- 28Parejo (Valencia) takes the corner.
- 26Tiago (Atlético) is penalised for a foul on Jonas (Valencia).
- 22Soldado (Valencia) misses the target.
The Spanish international is on the stretch as he fails to keep his effort down. - 22Diego (Atlético) fouls.
- 22Feghouli (Valencia) misses the target.
- 21Canales (Valencia) takes the corner.
A wonderfully worked corner finds Sofiane Feghouli unmarked on the edge of the penalty area and his shot is deflected on target by Jonas but still no way past Thibaut Courtois. - 21Courtois (Atlético) makes a save.
- 21Jonas (Valencia) has an effort on goal.
- 21Parejo (Valencia) takes the corner.
- 20Canales (Valencia) has a shot blocked.
- 18Canales (Valencia) delivers the corner.
- 14Arda Turan (Atlético) misses the target.
Arda Turan tries his luck from range but the ball comfortably clears the crossbar. - 9Soldado (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Filipe Luis (Atlético).
- 7Rami (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Courtois (Atlético).
- 6Canales (Valencia) takes the free-kick.
- 6Godín (Atlético) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Soldado (Valencia).
- 5Jordi Alba (Valencia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Falcao (Atlético).
- 4Parejo (Valencia) takes the free-kick.
- 4Tiago (Atlético) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Feghouli (Valencia).
Quick feet from Sofiane Feghouli wins his side a free-kick but the chance is wasted. 
The match is under way.
The visitors are on the front foot from the start looking to add to their first-leg advantage.
Legend:
- Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty- Red card
- Yellow card
Second yellow card- Substitution