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Fulham Football Club
Retired [L] Slann

For Atlético, only Sergio Asenjo was unavailable through injury; the Spanish back-up goalkeeper started Atlético's match away to Sporting de Gijón on 8 May after manager Quique Flores rested his regular number 1, David de Gea, ahead of the Europa League final, but he tore ligaments in his right knee after 13 minutes and was ruled out for six months. As well as De Gea, Flores rested a further six regular first-team players for their penultimate league match: Luis Perea, Paulo Assunção, Simão, Raúl García, Diego Forlán, and Sergio Agüero.[20]

In the Fulham camp, the most severe injury concerns related to top-scorer Bobby Zamora and winger Damien Duff; Zamora strained his Achilles tendon in the second leg of Fulham's semi-final against Hamburg on 29 April and missed the last three league games of the season, while Duff picked up a calf injury in the penultimate league game against Stoke City on 5 May. Other players with minor injuries included Paul Konchesky (ankle), Brede Hangeland (knee), Aaron Hughes (groin), John Paintsil (muscle strain), and Bjørn Helge Riise (stomach cramps).[21]

Neither team had any players missing through suspension, so the final team selections were largely as expected; the biggest surprise was from Fulham manager Roy Hodgson, who named Chris Baird at right-back ahead of Ghanaian international John Paintsil.[22]

Summary[edit]

Atlético started the stronger side and had a chance to take the lead in the 12th minute when Sergio Agüero latched onto a backpass from Danny Murphy and played the ball into Diego Forlán, whose shot struck the post.[23] The sustained pressure from the Spanish club was eventually rewarded when a mistimed shot from Agüero fell to Forlán, who struck the ball past Mark Schwarzer to give Atlético a 1–0 lead. The lead, however, only lasted for five minutes, before Simon Davies struck Zoltán Gera's cross into the net on the half-volley to level the scores at 1–1.[6]

In the second half, Fulham began to gain a foothold in the game and went close to taking the lead after an hour when Simon Davies struck a shot following a poor clearance, which required a save from Atlético goalkeeper David de Gea. In the 55th minute, Bobby Zamora, who had been a fitness doubt prior to the game, was replaced by Clint Dempsey, who became the first American to appear in a major European football final.[24] Atlético finished the 90 minutes as the stronger side, but with neither team able to score, the game went into extra time.[23] In extra time, it was again Atlético who looked the more likely to score, with both Forlán and Agüero having opportunities to hit the net. As the tie approached 120 minutes, however, the Spanish side scored a winner, when Agüero turned Fulham defender Aaron Hughes and crossed the ball to Forlán, who flicked the ball into the goal.[6] Forlán was subsequently named man of the match for his performance.[1]
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Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Roy Hodgson
Kroxigor
6 5 1 9
Bone-head, Loner, Mighty Blow, Prehensile Tail, Thick Skull
Guard
   6 0 0 0 3 0 6/ 160k
(140+20)k
  
2
Brede Hangeland
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Diving Tackle, Jump Up, Leap, Very Long Legs
   9 0 1 0 0 0 3/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
3
Danny Murphy
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Diving Tackle, Jump Up, Leap, Very Long Legs
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 110k
(110+0)k
  
4
Aaron Hughes
Blitzer
7 3 3 8
Diving Tackle, Jump Up, Leap, Very Long Legs
Block
   11 0 0 0 1 2 12/ 130k
(110+20)k
  
6
Simon Davies
Catcher
7 2 4 8
Diving Catch, Leap, Very Long Legs
+AV
   11 5 3 0 0 0 14/ 110k
(80+30)k
  
10
Chris Baird
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Leap, Very Long Legs
Block
   11 1 1 0 0 2 14/ 80k
(60+20)k
  
11
Paul Konchesky
Lineman
6 3 3 7
Leap, Very Long Legs
 -av 10 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 60k
(60+0)k
  
13
Zoltan Gera
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Leap, Very Long Legs
Block
   11 0 0 0 1 1 7/ 80k
(60+20)k
  
14
Mark Schwarzer
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Leap, Very Long Legs
Block
   11 2 0 0 1 2 14/ 80k
(60+20)k
  
15
Clint Dempsey
Lineman
6 3 3 8
Leap, Very Long Legs
   5 0 0 0 1 0 2/ 60k
(60+0)k
  
17
William Coldfist
Journeyman Lineman
6 3 3 8
Leap, Very Long Legs
Loner
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0/ 60k
(60+0)k
  
10 players  
Coach: freshbree Re-Rolls (100k): 2  
Race: Slann Fan Factor: 4  
Current Team Value: 1270k Assistant Coaches: 2  
Treasury: 30k Cheerleaders: 2  
Team Value: 1270k Apothecary: Yes  

Games Played:11 (1/2/8) |TD Diff:-10 (5 - 15) |Cas Diff:-2 (11/1/1 - 9/3/3)
Last Opponent: APEOL Nicosia