The second most important football tournament among European clubs is drawing to a close. In the 2015-2016 season, the participants in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals were determined.
Participants in the Europa League semi-finals
As in the UEFA Europa League Championship, two Spanish clubs at once reached the semi-finals stage. One of the representatives of the Spanish La Liga is Villarreal, a club that claims to be in the Champions League zone following the results of the 2015-2016 Spanish championship. The Spaniards will be accompanied by Sevella, the current trophy holder.
Football fans witnessed the outstanding 2015–2016 Europa League quarterfinal match between Lverpool and Borussia Dortmund. At the famous Anfield, the British showed their football character, performing a sporting feat. The Reds beat Borussia 4: 3 to reach the semifinals of the European League.
Another participant in the semifinals is Shakhtar Donetsk. This experienced Ukrainian team already won the honorary European trophy several years ago. In the 2015-2016 season, Shakhtar will once again compete for reaching the Europa League final.
Europa League semi-finals schedule
The soccer draw split the two Spanish teams into different semi-final pairs, leaving hope for La Liga fans to see a purely Spanish final. However, for this, “Sevilla” and “Villarreal” have to overcome quite serious rivals in the semifinals. The confrontations for reaching the decisive match for the Uefa Cup are as follows:
The first semifinal matches of the 2015-2016 Europa League will take place on Thursday April 28th. The time of the beginning of the confrontations is 22:05 Moscow time. The Ukrainians and the Villarreal players will start with home games.
Return meetings of rivals are scheduled for Thursday, May 5th.
Among the semi-finalists, Liverpool, the second most titled team in England, stands out. The heroic feat of the current wards of Jurgen Klopp in the match against Dortmund leaves a serious chance of victory for the British in the tournament, which will allow Liverpool to play in the Champions League next season. However, sport is unpredictable, it is impossible with absolute certainty to consider “Liverpool” the triumphant of the tournament.
