Wednesday, May 09, 2012

2012 UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL TO BE CONTESTED BY TWO BLAZING SPANISH SQUADS


This year’s Europa League Final between two of Spain’s primary La Liga clubs Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao is a battle that will focus on the traditions of Spanish soccer. Having met one another in local matches for 100 times, the incoming Europa League Final match is the first time both teams will be facing each another in the Europa League.



TRIVIA:

·         Atlético Madrid used to be a youth division of Athletic Bilbao, founded by 3 students in Madrid who originally came from the Basque area (where Bilbao is located). It separated from Bilbao in 1921.
·         Some of Atlético Madrid’s earliest members also came from Real Madrid.
·         Athletic Bilbao got to face an independent Atlético Madrid for the first time at the Copa Del Rey in 1921, the same year when Madrid separated from Bilbao.
·         Atlético Madrid was the Spanish government’s preferred football team until the 1950s, when it changed its preference to Real Madrid.





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