All-Portuguese final looms in Europa League
An all-Portuguese Europa League final looks likely after Radamel Falcao’s four goals gave FC Porto a 5-1 victory over Villarreal as Benfica secured a 2-1 lead over Braga in the first leg of their semifinal on Thursday.
Falcao took his Europa League tally this season to 15 with his latest goal burst, while Freddy Guarin added another for Porto, the newly crowned Portuguese champions.
Villarreal went in front on the stroke of halftime when Ruben “Cani” Garcia scored for the only non-Portuguese side still in the competition.
The first all-Portuguese semifinal in a European competition saw Jardel and Oscar Cardozo clinch Benfica’s win over Braga.