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Chelsea wins Europa with stoppage-time header
Branislav Ivanovic scored with an injury time header on Wednesday to give Chelsea a 2-1 win over Benfica in the Europa League final and secure the club's second European title in as many seasons after winning last year's Champions League.
COLUMNS & FEATURES
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- Rafa Benitez has continued Chelsea's habit of history-making by leading them to the Europa League final, writes John Brewin. Read »
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- Miguel Delaney finds Steven Taylor in confident mood ahead of Newcastle's Europa League showdown with Benfica. Read »
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- Kristan Heneage watched Newcastle keep dreams of ending their trophy drought alive after a last-gasp winner against Anzhi. Read »
TABLE
| 2012 First Round - Group A | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Anzhi | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Young Boys | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Udinese | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group B | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Plzen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| Atletico | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Academi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| H Tel-Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group C | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Fenerbahce | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| Gladbach | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Marseille | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| AEL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group D | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Bordeaux | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| Newcastle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Maritimo | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Club Brugge | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group E | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Steaua | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Stuttgart | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Copenhagen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| Molde | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 2012 First Round - Group F | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Dnipro | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Napoli | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| PSV | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| AIK | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group G | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Genk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| FC Basel | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| FC Fehervar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| SP Lisbon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 5 |
| 2012 First Round - Group H | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| FK Rubin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Inter | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| P Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| Neftchi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 2012 First Round - Group I | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Lyon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Sparta | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Athletic | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| Hapoel Kirya | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 2 |
| 2012 First Round - Group J | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Lazio | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| Tottenham | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| P'thinaikos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 5 |
| NK Maribor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 2012 First Round - Group K | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| FC Metalist | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| Rosenborg | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| Rapid Vienna | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 3 |
| 2012 First Round - Group L | ||||||
| CLUB | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
| Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Levante | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Helsingborg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| FC Twente | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
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Chelsea continue European adventure
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- Chelsea claimed their second European trophy in a year as Branislav Ivanovic secured a dramatic 2-1 win over Benfica.
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- Chelsea and Benfica booked a trip to the bright lights of Amsterdam in the Europa League final.
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- Chelsea won 2-1 at FC Basel thanks to David Luiz's last-ditch goal while it's advantage Fenerbahce.
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- Chelsea progressed to the last four of the Europa League but Newcastle and Tottenham were eliminated by Benfica and Basel.
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HONOURS
ESPN FC runs down a list of all the champions and runners-up from the UEFA Cup/Europa League. Read
TOP SCORERS
| PLAYERS | GOALS |
| Libor Kozák | 10 |
| Samuel Eto'o | 9 |
| Rodrigo Palacio | 8 |
| Edinson Cavani | 7 |
| Raul Marcelo Bobadilla | 7 |
| Óscar Cardozo | 7 |