Defeat spells heartache for Athletic

A red-eyed Ander Herrera summed up the sadness in the Athletic Club dressing room after their UEFA Europa League final loss when he declared: "Right now there's only pain."

Happy Simeone hails match winner Falcao

Diego Simeone praised his Club Atlético de Madrid players for "showing what they are about" in their victory over Athletic Club and reserved particular praise for striker Falcao.

Falcao at double as Atlético march to title

Club Atlético de Madrid 3-0 Athletic Club Scorer of the only goal in last season's final, Falcao went one better in Bucharest as a pair of stunning first-half strikes set up Atlético's triumph.

Falcao happy to play second fiddle for Atlético

Falcao's exploits have led to a Bucharest metro station being named in his honour, but, ahead of the final, he s Bucharest's annual two-week EUROPAfest music event is in full swing, but as football temporarily took centre stage, Falcao was keen to stress that Club Atlético de Madrid are anything but a one-man band.tresses he is just part of Club Atlético de Madrid's finely-tuned side.

Herrera puts faith in Athletic’s giant-slaying act

Ander Herrera says Athletic Club have shown they "can beat anyone" en route to the UEFA Europa League final, and he is determined to prove it once again against Club Atlético de Madrid.

Bielsa delight as Athletic touch new heights

Marcelo Bielsa hailed Athletic Club's display in beating Sporting Clube de Portugal as the best of his reign, while Ricardo Sá Pinto said his players had done Sporting proud.

Simeone hails ‘heroic’ Atlético players

Diego Simeone heaped praise on his "heroic" Club Atlético de Madrid players after they reached the final at the expense of Valencia CF, whose coach remained upbeat despite elimination.

Athletic leave it late as Llorente sets up final date

Athletic Club 3-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal (agg: 4-3) Sporting finally buckled under the pressure as Fernando Llorente's 88th-minute strike took Athletic through to their second UEFA final.

Adrián leads Atlético to Bucharest showpiece

Valencia CF 0-1 Club Atlético de Madrid (agg: 2-5) Adrián López's stunning goal took Atlético through to their second final in three years, though Tiago's late dismissal removed some gloss.

Darijo Srna: Well, we have no choice but to win

Shakhtar’s captain gave his take on the Pitmen’s upcoming game against Volyn.

Vyacheslav Shevchuk: There isn’t much we can do about the results of the draw

Shakhtar’s defender gave his take on the upcoming Ukrainian Cup semi-final match.

Ramos years for atonement after penalty failure

"If I had to take another penalty in the same situation tomorrow I would," said Sergio Ramos after his missed spot kick contributed to Real Madrid CF's heartache against FC Bayern München.

Heynckes celebrates Bayern’s ‘magical’ evening

Jupp Heynckes reflected on one of the most memorable evenings of his long coaching career as FC Bayern München ousted Real Madrid CF, with José Mourinho generous with his praise.

Spot-on Bayern edge Madrid thriller to reach final

Real Madrid CF 2-1 FC Bayern München (agg: 3-3, Bayern win 3-1 on penalties) Bastian Schweinsteiger struck the winning spot kick to take Bayern through to a home final.

Schweinsteiger urges Bayern on to front foot

Bastian Schweinsteiger says FC Bayern München must start as they mean to go on at the Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday as they attempt to defend a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid CF.

Mourinho glad to be grey ahead of Bayern decider

"It's this excitement that turns my hair grey," said Real Madrid CF's José Mourinho before the visit of FC Bayern München, with Jupp Heynckes eyeing "the creme de la creme of games".

Di Matteo hails Chelsea’s never-say-die attitude

Roberto Di Matteo admitted tactics went out the window as ten-man Chelsea FC held off FC Barcelona to reach the final, giving way to pure "passion, pride and desire".

Ten-man Chelsea hold off Barça to reach final

FC Barcelona 2-2 Chelsea FC (agg: 2-3) Trailing 2-0 and down to ten men, the visitors hit back with a remarkable rearguard action to reach the final, Fernando Torres sealing it in added time.

Barcelona not finished yet, says Piqué

Defender Gerard Piqué insists talk of FC Barcelona being at the "end of an era" is premature and hopes to prove as much as a "strong" Chelsea FC side come to the Camp Nou.

Bullish Guardiola predicts Barcelona victory

FC Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola cut a bullish figure in his pre-match press conference as he boldly predicted his side would overturn their UEFA Champions League semi-final deficit against Chelsea FC on Tuesday night.