2012 UEFA Europa League final

2012 UEFA Europa League Final
Match programme cover
Event2011–12 UEFA Europa League
Atlético Madrid Athletic Bilbao
Spain Spain
3 0
Date9 May 2012
VenueArena Națională, Bucharest
Man of the MatchRadamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid)[1]
RefereeWolfgang Stark (Germany)[2]
Attendance52,347[3]
WeatherCloudy night
11 °C (52 °F)
83% humidity[4]
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The 2012 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, the 41st season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA (after the UEFA Champions League), and the 3rd season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The match was played on 9 May 2012 at the Arena Națională in Bucharest, Romania,[5][6] and was contested between two Spanish sides – Atlético Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. The match ended with Atlético Madrid winning 3–0, with Radamel Falcao scoring two goals and Diego scoring another.[7][8] In doing so, Falcao was named man of the match, and became the first player to win back-to-back Europa League titles with different teams.

The winners earned the right to play against Chelsea, the winners of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup.

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  2. ^ "Stark gets Bucharest call-up". UEFA. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference attendance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Tactical Lineups – Final – Wednesday 9 May 2012" (PDF). UEFA. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "2011/12 draw and match calendar". UEFA. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012.
  6. ^ "UEFA Europa League trophy handed to Bucharest". UEFA. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  8. ^ Jonathan Wilson (9 May 2012). "Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 December 2018.