Minutes before the lot was drawn for Semifinals in the Europa League. The winner of the Champions League trophy last season, Chelsea will face Swiss Basel, who defeated another English club - Tottenham.
Another couple who would argue for a place in the final is Fenerbahce - Benfica.
Match of the semi-finals are on 25 April and 2 May, and the grand final is on May 15 "Amsterdam Arena."
Basel - Chelsea
Fenerbahce - Benfica
In the first semifinal pair Chelsea Basel welcomes its "St Jakob Park." The Swiss have been a pleasant surprise so far in the tournament and managed to remove the race Dnipro, Zenith and Tottenham. The strong performance of the Swiss Club home is a prerequisite for fairly competitive first game. With quality players like Marco Shtreler, Alexander Frei, Sebastian Frey and Mohammed Salah, Basel hopes to win his first European club trophy.Chelsea, for their part, are the current European champions. Graduates of Rafael Benitez dropped miserably Champions League and Europa League trophy is mandatory in order to save the season. With the presence of players like Juan Mata, Frank Lampard, Eden Azar and Peter Cech Londoners are seen as favorite to win the Europa League.
In the other semi-final clash will take Benfica Fenerbahce in Turkey. Hosting is a huge factor in the first game, as the Turkish fans create a unique atmosphere for your team. The teams have met only once in the European club competitions during the season 1975/1976 when the Portuguese eliminated Fenerbahce with a total score of 7-1.
The Turkish team was able to reach this stage of the tournament after having experienced teams like BATE Borisov Viktoria Plzen and Lazio. The composition of the hosts in the first game can be seen names like Dirk Kuyt, Musa Sou, Milos Krasic, Raul Meyrelesh.
The Portuguese, in turn, will be able to "spoil" the curse that hangs over the team. Bela Guttmann, former coach of the club team cursing saying 50 years ago "100 years not to win European honors." The words of former coach of the Portuguese were driven by outstanding financial obligation on the part of the club for him. Benfica has since lost five finals. Now boys Jorge Jesus will have the task to confront history and qualify for the finals in Amsterdam
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