europa league 2013
Shakhtar Donetsk and Viktoria Plzen were given an unfortunate draw in the Europa League round of 32. Both teams dropped out of the Champions League as third place teams in their respective groups and one of them will meet their doom in the first knockout round of Europe's minor tournament.
Real Betis and Rubin Kazan will face off in a rather interest Europa League round of 32 matchup in February.
Swansea City earned the most difficult matchup of the Europa League Round of 32 when it was drawn into a two-legged playoff against Napoli.
Lazio and Trabzonspor will look to take over first place in Group J of the Europa League when they face off on Thursday.
Swansea City will look to continue its solid start in the Europa League when it takes on St. Gallen on Thursday.
Kuban Krasnodar will look to get off to a solid start in the Europa League when it takes on St. Gallen on Thursday.
Chelsea has a chance to make history when it faces Benfica in the Europa League final Wednesday.
After crashing out of the Champions league, few expected Portuguese side Benfica to make a deep run in the Europa League. The team has done just that but faces a daunting task heading into the second leg of the semifinal against Fenerbahçe.
Chelsea will look to continue its run in the Europa league when the team takes on FC Basel in the first leg of the 2013 Europa League.
Fernando Torres has been a topic of scorn and ridicule for months. His inconsistent form forced Chelsea manager Rafa Benitez to sign Demba Ba during the January transfer to find a potential replacement for the striker. He was also left out of the Spanish national side during World Cup qualifiers despite being favored by manager Vicente Del Bosque in past competitions.
The Tottenham Hotspur had the dreadful start to their Europa league 2013 quarterfinals as the team drew 2-2 against FC Basel at home. More importantly, the team lost MVP Gareth Bale to injury during the course of the game.
Chelsea is no longer a part of the Champions league and will not win the Premier League. Despite these failures, Coach Rafa Benitez insists that his team is having a good season.
Newcastle United will look to continue its solid Europa League campaign when it takes on Benfica in the first leg of Thursday's Quarterfinal's match.
Tottenham Hotspur is in a heated battle for a top-three spot in the Premier league, but the focus seems set on winning trophies, including the Europa League.
Lazio will look to continue its solid Europa League campaign when its takes on Turkish side Fenerbahçe.
