Kostas Mitroglou meets an inviting right-wing cross with a flick-header that beat Oblak but bounced back off the inside of the far post. Both sides need to bring on fresh legs if they want to stay in this without going out to a mistake from tiredness. [14] Gabi got the third goal in the 89th minute with a low right foot finish from the right after another pass from Koke.


Koke stands over the set piece ... 12 min: Sarr strides forward down the inside-right channel and unleashes a creamy low diagonal drive inches wide of the left-hand post. Ulmer tries a through ball for Berisha to chase, but it's too vertical and goes straight out of play.

Haidara slaloms through the middle of the pitch, past a few players who fall away from him, and he stabs it past Pele. If they get an away goal, they should be OK, but that 2-0 advantage could well be enough to tempt them into sitting back and holding on. ", Dimitri Payet: "We believe against Atletico because this season has shown that we are a real team. When I was five years old I did not really like football, but my grandpa was a huge Atletico fan so he was trying to explain the story of why he supported the club, what it means, the workers’ club. Marseille 0-1 Atletico Madrid (Griezmann 21). A chance for Atletico to load the box. — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 26, 2018 Payet sent an early free-kick off target but Marseille took the lead in the 15th minute, although the goal was a controversial one. Late pressure from Marseille isn't exacting Salzburg too much, for now. 4 min: What a chance for Marseille to take an early lead. Oblak rises and gathers with confidence. KICK OFF! Gulbrandsen waves at an assistant referee to no end.

Marseille are sitting back now. He was joined by his fellow countrymen, with Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra as assistant referees, Danny Makkelie and Pol van Boekel as additional assistant referees, and Mario Diks as reserve assistant referee. Ocampos cuts onto his right after collecting a cross outside the area, and from a tight angle he skids in a low shot at the side-netting.

Correa spins brilliantly beyond Rami but fails to pull the trigger and Sarr gets across to make an important challenge. Not to be a meanie, it’s a sweet story. He was also the referee for the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, which Atlético lost to Real Madrid in extra time.

Marseille 0-3 Atlético Madrid: 2018 Europa League final – as it happened Antoine Griezmann was Atletico’s two-goal hero as Diego Simeone’s ruthless side dispatched Marseille … An hour left for Salzburg to find a way through. Oh no.

But their captain (and erstwhile West Ham schemer) shrugs off a thigh complaint to make the starting XI. Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). ", More from Simeone: "Everything is set up for a great final. [8] As winners, Atlético Madrid earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, in the 2018 UEFA Super Cup.

Another opening for the French side. Ramalho is the latest player to go into the book. CONFIRMED TEAMS - ATLETICO: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Giménez, Godín, Lucas; Gabi, Saúl, Koke, Correa; Griezmann, Diego Costa... Subs: Werner, Filipe Luis, Savic, Juanfran, Thomas, Torres, Gameiro.

FRANCE v SPAIN: This is the first time a French team has made the final of the EL. Altetico have put the icing on the cake. Godin meets Griezmann's right-wing corner, but can only flick his near post header into the side netting. No chances as Ramalho attempts to clear under pressure from Thauvin. Germain is offside as he looks set to latch onto a through ball, but then inches away from it, confusing everyone about what should have happened. Atlético Madrid by comparison don’t have a European Cup to their name, despite coming within a minute of victory in 1974 and 2014, and losing a penalty shoot-out in 2016 ... but they do have the 1962 Cup Winners Cup plus two Europa League triumphs in 2010 and 2012 to soften the blow. With a stadium capacity of 57,000 for the final, a total amount of 23,000 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving tickets (number to be confirmed) each and with the other tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide via UEFA.com from 15 to 22 March 2018 in four price categories: €150, €100, €70, and €45. It was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France on 16 May 2018,[5] between French side Marseille and Spanish side Atlético Madrid. 27 min: Thauvin finds a bit of space on the right and loops into the Atletico box. Marseille 0-3 Atletico Madrid (Gabi 89), GOAL! Olympique have only won four of their 15 UEFA competition encounters with sides from Spain. Atletico deal with the resulting throw, deep in their own half, easily enough.. Szymon Marciniak (Poland) Antoine Griezmann was Atletico’s two-goal hero as Diego Simeone’s ruthless side dispatched Marseille, Wed 16 May 2018 17.09 EDT But then nobody expected Marseille’s 1993 vintage to beat the Milan of van Basten, Baresi, Maldini and Papin. Meanwhile, Atletico have won six and lost just one of their 12 previous meetings with French outfits. This is a club who have played two Champions League finals in the past four years, a club that won the Europa League not long ago. 23 min: Ocampos tries to respond by bombing down the left. DID YOU KNOW? 11 min: Marseille are enjoying the lion’s share of possession so far. See detailed profiles for Olympique de Marseille and Atlético Madrid. They’re streetwise all right. And despite it all, there’s a cracking atmosphere at the Stade de Lyon, as you’d expect for a major European final, both sets of supporters giving free rein to their hopes and dreams. The match starts at 19:45 on 16 May 2018.Who will come out on top in the battle of the managers: Gilbert Gress or Diego Simeone? Will Diego Simeone’s brilliant battlers win the trophy their recent efforts on the continent have deserved?
Easy to see why they are so mean in defence. Will it be third time lucky for Marseille? Njie on for Germain.

Atletico, the more experienced European campaigners, look strangely out of sorts. Germain should have scored. HT: Marseille 0-1 Atletico. Mandanda collects, and the flag’s up for offside anyway. Free kick in the middle of the park. Germain missed an early sitter, they gifted Atleti the lead and then saw Payet go off injured. Playing Atlético is a big event for us. Free kick on the wing for Marseille. Caleta-Car stoops to reach a cross from the right, and thunders a header at goal. Seemed rather bizarre and more rugby than football. Marseille 0-2 Atletico Madrid (Griezmann 49), GOAL! A free kick is awarded to Atletico on the right.

It's a frightening prospect for defenders. Half-time. The good news for Marseille is that Dimitri Payet has shaken off a thigh issue to captain his side tonight. He had initially wanted Oblak to come and claim.

It is the seventh time for Spain.