2012 UEFA Europa League Final - Road To Final

Road To Final

For more details on this topic, see 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
Atlético Madrid Round Athletic Bilbao
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Strømsgodset 4–1 2–1 (H) 2–0 (A) Third qualifying round Bye
Vitória Guimarães 6–0 2–0 (H) 4–0 (A) Play-off round Trabzonspor n/a† 0–0 Cancelled†
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Celtic 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 (A)
Rennes 1–1 (A) Matchday 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 (H)
Udinese 0–2 (A) Matchday 3 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 (H)
Udinese 4–0 (H) Matchday 4 Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 (A)
Celtic 1–0 (A) Matchday 5 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 (H)
Rennes 3–1 (H) Matchday 6 Paris Saint-Germain 2–4 (A)
Group I winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Atlético Madrid 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
Udinese 6 2 3 1 6 7 −1 9
Celtic 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6
Rennes 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3
Final standings Group F winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Athletic Bilbao 6 4 1 1 11 8 +3 13
Red Bull Salzburg 6 3 1 2 11 8 +3 10
Paris Saint-Germain 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
Slovan Bratislava 6 0 1 5 4 11 −7 1
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Lazio 4–1 3–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Round of 32 Lokomotiv Moscow 2–2 (a) 1–2 (A) 1–0 (H)
Beşiktaş 6–1 3–1 (H) 3–0 (A) Round of 16 Manchester United 5–3 3–2 (A) 2–1 (H)
Hannover 96 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Schalke 04 6–4 4–2 (A) 2–2 (H)
Valencia 5–2 4–2 (H) 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Sporting CP 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H)
  • † As a result of match-fixing allegations, Turkish club Fenerbahçe were removed from the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and were replaced with Trabzonspor on 24 August 2011. As a result, Trabzonspor's second leg against Athletic Bilbao was cancelled, and Athletic Bilbao advanced to the group stage.

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