The Basque entity’s fairytale in the UEFA Europa League came to an end as a rampant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 led Atletico Madrid to continental success for the second time in three seasons.
Radamel Falcao found himself in goal scoring ranks for the umpteenth time in the 2011/12 season to give Atletico Madrid their second UEFA Europa League success.
South American duo of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero and Diego Forlan shined for Los Rojiblancos in their previous success, and this time it was the pair of Diego Ribas da Cunha and Radamel Falcao.
The Colombian international took his tally to 12 goals in the second tier European club competition, usurping Klaas Jan Huntelaar from the scoring charts. Diego completed the rout with a sublime finish in 83rd minute to bring the trophy back home.
Atletico were the dominant team throughout the fixture while Athletic Bilbao looked to be the shadow of the team that beat Manchester United over two legs.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcelo-c23554 Bielsa took the responsibility of his team’s defeat after the match, and believes he should be the sole person who is answerable for their poor outing on the grandest stage.
The Argentine attributed their defeat in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990 to giving their rivals too much respect on the pitch, which allowed them to dictate matters throughout the fixture.
"I feel tremendously disappointed," Bielsa was quoted as saying on UEFA.com. "We didn't play well.
"We played how Atletico wanted us to, allowing them to play their way in the process. Obviously, I'm responsible for how my team played and we did not accomplish our goal.”
As Atletico lifted the continental trophy, Bielsa could not help but congratulate the opposition. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 national team manager reckoned that Los Rojiblancos are the deserving victors as he claimed that the gulf between eh two sides was evident
on the night.
"Our opponents were deserving winners. There was a stark difference between the teams."
Athletic Bilbao have two more matches to play before the end of the season, one of which can bring their trophy drought to an end. The Basque entity takes on the challenge of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon in the Copa del Rey final.
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