On Wednesday, Spanish capital football club Atlético Madrid defeated French team 3–0 to win the Final at the , in France. French striker Antoine Griezmann scored a brace (two goals in one game), one goal in each half, and Atlético's captain netted the third goal a few minutes before the final whistle as Atlético won the UEFA Europa League for the third time. This was Marseille's third defeat in three Europa League or  finals, never netting a single goal in the final. File photo of Antoine Griezmann who scored twice and won Man of the Match (CC BY 2.0) Marseille had greater ball possession and better passing accuracy. Marseille were awarded three free-kicks in the first ten minutes of the match. The French side created several chances in the first half but failed to convert any into a goal. Around the 20th minute, Marseille's André Zambo Anguissa lost the ball, as Madrid's captain Gabi assisted Griezmann who opened the scoring with his left foot. A couple of minutes later, a referee made the first booking of the match. Atlético's received a yellow card for a bad foul. Just after the half-hour mark, Marseille's midfielder was injured and replaced by . Payet has provided 22 assists in all competitions this season. The first half ended in a 1–0 lead for the Spanish side. Marseille's was the second player to receive a yellow card. At the beginning of the second half, Vrsaljko was replaced by due to injury. Less than five minutes into the second half, Frenchman Griezman doubled the lead, scoring another left-footed goal, assisted by . Koke also assisted Gabi in the 89th minute, who scored his first goal for Atlético since August 2015. 34-year-old Gabi became the oldest player to score a goal in a Europa final.  was substituted for Griezmann in the 90th minute. Marseille committed eighteen fouls in the match, twice as many as their opponents. Madrid's goalkeeper acheived his seventh clean sheet in this season's European competitions — UEFA Champions League and Europa League.
On Wednesday, Spanish capital football club Atlético Madrid defeated French team 3–0 to win the Final at the , in France. French striker Antoine Griezmann scored a brace (two goals in one game), one goal in each half, and Atlético's captain netted the third goal a few minutes before the final whistle as Atlético won the UEFA Europa League for the third time. This was Marseille's third defeat in three Europa League or UEFA Cup finals, never netting a single goal in the final. File photo of Antoine Griezmann who scored twice and won Man of the Match (CC BY 2.0) Marseille had greater ball possession and better passing accuracy. Marseille were awarded three free-kicks in the first ten minutes of the match. The French side created several chances in the first half but failed to convert any into a goal. Around the 20th minute, Marseille's André Zambo Anguissa lost the ball, as Madrid's captain Gabi assisted Griezmann who opened the scoring with his left foot. A couple of minutes later, a referee made the first booking of the match. Atlético's received a yellow card for a bad foul. Just after the half-hour mark, Marseille's midfielder was injured and replaced by . Payet has provided 22 assists in all competitions this season. The first half ended in a 1–0 lead for the Spanish side. Marseille's was the second player to receive a yellow card. At the beginning of the second half, Vrsaljko was replaced by due to injury. Less than five minutes into the second half, Frenchman Griezman doubled the lead, scoring another left-footed goal, assisted by . Koke also assisted Gabi in the 89th minute, who scored his first goal for Atlético since August 2015. 34-year-old Gabi became the oldest player to score a goal in a Europa final. Fernando Torres was substituted for Griezmann in the 90th minute. Marseille committed eighteen fouls in the match, twice as many as their opponents. Madrid's goalkeeper acheived his seventh clean sheet in this season's European competitions — UEFA Champions League and Europa League.
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