2013 UEFA Europa League Final

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2013 UEFA Europa League Final
2013 UEFA Europa League Final.jpg
Event 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
Benfica Chelsea
Portugal England
1 2
Date 15 May 2013[1]
Venue Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Man of the Match Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)[2]
Referee Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)[3]
Attendance 46,163[4]
Weather Partly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
54% humidity[5]
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The 2013 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 15 May 2013.[6]

The final was played between Portuguese team Benfica and English team Chelsea. Chelsea won 2–1 to secure their first title in this competition and will play against the winners of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup.[7] With this victory, Chelsea became the first club to respectively win the Champions League and Europa League, including its precede, UEFA Cup (not Europa League and Champions League) in successive seasons since Champions League format was introduced.[8] Chelsea also being the fourth club, after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich, to have won all three major UEFA club titles, having also won the UEFA Champions League in 2012, and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1971 and 1998.[9]

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Venue [edit]

The Amsterdam Arena was announced as the venue of the 2013 UEFA Europa League final on 16 June 2011.[10] The home stadium of Ajax since 1996, it staged the 1998 UEFA Champions League Final, where Real Madrid beat Juventus, and was also one of the UEFA Euro 2000 venues, hosting five games including a semi-final.[11]

The previous home for Ajax's European matches, the Olympisch Stadion, also played host to European finals. One-legged finals include the 1962 European Cup Final, where Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3, and the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, where Anderlecht were beaten 2–0 by Hamburg. It also hosted the second legs of the 1981 UEFA Cup Final, between AZ '67 and Ipswich Town, and of the 1992 UEFA Cup Final, between Ajax and Torino.[12]

Background [edit]

Benfica qualified for their ninth European final, the first in 23 years since their 1–0 loss to Milan in the 1990 European Cup Final. Previous appearances include back-to-back victories in the 1961 and 1962 European Cup showpieces (3–2 against Barcelona and 5–3 against Real Madrid, respectively) and unsuccessful presences in five other European Cup finals – 1963 (1–2 to Milan), 1965 (0–1 to Inter Milan), 1968 (1–4 to Manchester United), 1988 (0–0, 5–6 on penalties to PSV Eindhoven) and 1990 (0–1 to Milan) – and one UEFA Cup final in 1983 (1–2 on aggregate to Anderlecht).[13]

Before this season, Chelsea had never reached a final of the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League. They previously appeared in two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1971 (2–1 win over Real Madrid) and 1998 (1–0 win over Stuttgart), and two UEFA Champions League finals in 2008 (1–1, lost 5–6 on penalties to Manchester United) and 2012 (1–1, won 4–3 on penalties over Bayern Munich).[14] Chelsea were the first UEFA Champions League title holders to play in the following season's UEFA Europa League final, after becoming the first Champions League holders to be eliminated in the group stage. In case of a win, they would become the first club to respectively win the Champions League and Europa League in successive seasons.

The only previous meeting between Benfica and Chelsea in European competition was in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, which the English won 3–1 on aggregate (1–0 in Lisbon and 2–1 in London) en route to the title.[15] Three players may face their former clubs in the final: Benfica's Nemanja Matić, who was transferred from Chelsea, and Chelsea's David Luiz and Ramires, who were transferred from Benfica.[16]

Both Benfica and Chelsea finished third in the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage, and entered the 2012–13 Europa League in the round of 32.[17] This is the fourth time in the competition's history that both finalists featured in the Champions League group stage earlier in the season, after 2000, 2002 and 2009.

Road to the final [edit]

For more details on this topic, see 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.

Portugal Benfica Round England Chelsea
Opponent Result Champions League
Group stage		 Opponent Result
Scotland Celtic 0–0 (A) Matchday 1 Italy Juventus 2–2 (H)
Spain Barcelona 0–2 (H) Matchday 2 Denmark Nordsjælland 4–0 (A)
Russia Spartak Moscow 1–2 (A) Matchday 3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 (A)
Russia Spartak Moscow 2–0 (H) Matchday 4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 (H)
Scotland Celtic 2–1 (H) Matchday 5 Italy Juventus 0–3 (A)
Spain Barcelona 0–0 (A) Matchday 6 Denmark Nordsjælland 6–1 (H)
Champions League Group G third place
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
Scotland Celtic 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3
Final standings Champions League Group E third place
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
England Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10
Denmark Nordsjælland 6 0 1 5 4 22 −18 1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Europa League
Knockout phase		 Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 2–1 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
France Bordeaux 4–2 1–0 (H) 3–2 (A) Round of 16 Romania Steaua București 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
England Newcastle United 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A) Quarter-finals Russia Rubin Kazan 5–4 3–1 (H) 2–3 (A)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 3–2 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Switzerland Basel 5–2 2–1 (A) 3–1 (H)

Pre-match [edit]

Ambassador [edit]

Former Dutch international Patrick Kluivert was appointed as the official ambassador for the final.[18]

Ticketing [edit]

The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 3 December 2012 to 18 January 2013. Tickets were available in four price categories: €135, €100, €70, and €45.[19] Each finalist club was allocated 9,800 tickets.[20]

Team news [edit]

Chelsea's Eden Hazard was ruled out of the final after not recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered in Chelsea's 2–1 Premier League victory against Aston Villa on 11 May.[21]

Match [edit]

15 May 2013
20:45 CEST
 Benfica Portugal 1–2 England Chelsea Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 46,163[4]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Cardozo Goal 68' (pen.) Report Torres Goal 60'
Ivanović Goal 90+3'
Benfica
Chelsea
GK 1 Brazil Artur
RB 34 Portugal André Almeida
CB 4 Brazil Luisão (c) Booked 61'
CB 24 Argentina Ezequiel Garay Booked 45+1' Substituted off 78'
LB 25 Paraguay Lorenzo Melgarejo Substituted off 66'
CM 35 Argentina Enzo Pérez
CM 21 Serbia Nemanja Matić
RW 18 Argentina Eduardo Salvio
AM 19 Spain Rodrigo Substituted off 66'
LW 20 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán
CF 7 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo
Substitutes:
GK 13 Portugal Paulo Lopes
DF 33 Brazil Jardel Substituted in 78'
MF 89 Portugal André Gomes
MF 23 Uruguay Jonathan Urretaviscaya
MF 10 Argentina Pablo Aimar
MF 15 Netherlands Ola John Substituted in 66'
FW 11 Brazil Lima Substituted in 66'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Jesus
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GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech
RB 28 Spain César Azpilicueta
CB 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović
CB 24 England Gary Cahill
LB 3 England Ashley Cole
CM 8 England Frank Lampard (c)
CM 4 Brazil David Luiz
RW 7 Brazil Ramires
AM 10 Spain Juan Mata
LW 11 Brazil Oscar Booked 14'
CF 9 Spain Fernando Torres
Substitutes:
GK 22 England Ross Turnbull
DF 19 Portugal Paulo Ferreira
MF 12 Nigeria Mikel John Obi
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin
MF 30 Israel Yossi Benayoun
MF 57 Netherlands Nathan Aké
FW 13 Nigeria Victor Moses
Manager:
Spain Rafael Benítez

Man of the Match:
Serbia Branislav Ivanović (Chelsea)[2]

Assistant referees:[4]
Sander van Roekel (Netherlands)
Erwin Zeinstra (Netherlands)
Fourth official:[4]
Felix Brych (Germany)
Additional assistant referees:[4]
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)

Match rules[22]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics [edit]

First half[23]
Benfica Chelsea
Goals scored 0 0
Total shots 8 3
Shots on target 5 2
Saves 2 5
Ball possession 55% 45%
Corner kicks 1 1
Fouls committed 7 8
Offsides 0 4
Yellow cards 1 1
Red cards 0 0
Second half[23]
Benfica Chelsea
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 9 8
Shots on target 6 5
Saves 3 5
Ball possession 52% 48%
Corner kicks 3 3
Fouls committed 11 10
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Overall[23]
Benfica Chelsea
Goals scored 1 2
Total shots 17 11
Shots on target 11 7
Saves 5 10
Ball possession 54% 46%
Corner kicks 4 4
Fouls committed 18 18
Offsides 1 8
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Amsterdam the Europa League aim". UEFA. 22 June 2012. 
  2. ^ a b Atkin, John (15 May 2013). "Ivanović heads Chelsea to Europa League glory". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  3. ^ "Kuipers to referee UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Full-time report" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  5. ^ "Tactical lineups" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  6. ^ "Wembley, Amsterdam ArenA, Prague get 2013 finals". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  7. ^ "Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic climbs highest to sink Benfica". Guardian UK. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. 
  8. ^ "Ivanovic rises high in injury time to seal dramatic Europa League success for Benitez's Blues". Daily Mail. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. 
  9. ^ "Chelsea join illustrious trio". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2013. 
  10. ^ "Amsterdam ArenA to stage 2013 Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2013. 
  11. ^ "Amsterdam ArenA". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 May 2013. 
  12. ^ "Amsterdam's historic finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 3 May 2013. 
  13. ^ "Benfica's European final pedigree". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013. 
  14. ^ "Chelsea's European final pedigree". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  15. ^ "Benfica meet Chelsea in Europa League final". UEFA.com. 2 May 2013. 
  16. ^ "Match Press Kit". UEFA.com. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  17. ^ "Amsterdam denouement for Benfica and Chelsea". UEFA.com. 7 May 2013. 
  18. ^ "Ambassador: Patrick Kluivert". UEFA.com. 
  19. ^ "Ticketing information". UEFA.com. 
  20. ^ "Europa League final ticket allocation 'beggars belief' - Chelsea Supporters' Trust chair". goal.com. 3 May 2013. 
  21. ^ "Hazard ruled out of UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013. 
  22. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2012/13" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012. 
  23. ^ a b c "Team statistics: Full time" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013. 

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