Fernando Llorente and Raul both claimed braces in a thrilling Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday night, they were also both involved in one of the key incidents of the first half. Raul produced some incredible skill by the touchline, nutmegging Llorente only to then ruin it all with a dirty dive that failed [...]
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Athletic Bilbao 2 – Schalke 2 (Agg. 6-4) (Europa League quarter-final, second leg, April 5, 2012) (Alternative highlights.) Just before the half hour, Klaas Jan Huntelaar continued on his brilliant scoring run to give Schalke a snif... Read Post
Athletic Bilbao 3 – Sporting Lisbon 1 (Europa League, April 26, 2012) Susaeta put Bilbao 1-0 up on the night and 2-2 on aggregate from a Fernando Llorente chest down on 17 minutes. A minute before the break Ricky van Wolfswinkel, wh... Read Post
Schalke 2 – Athletic Bilbao 4 (Europa League quarter-finals 1st leg, March 29, 2012) Stabbing the ball home from close range, Fernando Llorente bagged his 23rd goal of the season in the 19th minute to hand Bilbao the advantage. The ... Read Post