Europa League: Bilbao, Atletico win; Valencia lose
Updated On: 30 March, 2012 02:59 PM IST | | AFP
Two of the three Spanish teams in Europa league quarters won their first leg games, making it a good day for the La Liga teams.
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Fernando Llorente grabbed a brace as Athletic Bilbao proved their Europa League conquest of Manchester United was no fluke with a 4-2 win at Schalke in Thursday's quarter-final first leg.
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Llorente struck in the 20th and 73rd minutes in Gelsenkirchen after veteran compatriot Raul had scored twice to give the German side a 2-1 lead on the hour mark before Bilbao hit three goals in the last 17 minutes.
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After Llorente had levelled for 2-2, Oscar de Marcos and Iker Muniain scored in the closing 10 minutes while Schalke's Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hit the post with a smart volley.
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Schalke's Jermaine Jones and Bilbao's Oscar de Marcos vie for the ball duringu00a0their Europa League quarter-final match. Pic/AFP
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