Atlético Madrid – Valencia

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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/0405/falcaocelebatleticovhannover20120405_275x155.jpg"><br>Falcao has proven deadly in the Champions League.

Valencia head into tomorrow's match on the back of an inconsistent run of form which has seen them lose four of their last eight competitive matches while winning just twice.

And we're off!

It's an even start here, both teams enjoying possession and looking to probe.

Diego is left in acres of space in the box and meets the pull-back - Alves makes the save! That should have been a goal.

Atletico getting on top, they cry for a corner from their next attack but it's not given. Goal kick. Falcao not happy.

Atletico will hope to take a strong lead to Valencia next week - and hope not to have an away goal against them.

It's a bit scrappy at the moment.

Turan latches on to a ball win and he almost cuts it back but Jordi Alba gets in a block.

Gabi trips Alberto Costa - free-kick.

Diego cuts in well and fires low at Alves - an easy save.

Feghouli tries to burst down the right wing, Diego is there tracking back to make the challenge and actually wins a goal-kick.

Soldado tries to break through the centre - good defending ends his run.

Ricardo Costa gets forward but can only produce a weak shot.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Feghouli tugs back Kasmirski on the left outside the box.

Diego whips it in, Soldado heads it behind for a corner. It's played in from the left - straight into the gloves of Alves.

Feghouli has to get his tackle right on Felipe this time as the Atletico man broke into the box and he did.

Turan plays a short pass for Adrian to shoot on the edge of the box - he completely misses his kick and the ball hits his standing foot. Woeful!

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> FALCAO!

Turan does brilliantly to pressure Rami on the byline. Rami hesitates and Turan manages to wrap his foot around and deliver a ball back - Falcao heads home with ease into the corner.

If Falcao scores two more goals in this campaign he'll become the first player to be top scorer in two successive UEFA Cup/Europa League campaigns.

That goal had definitely been coming, and you can only see a comfortable win if it carries on like this.

A tug by Turan on Mathieu - free-kick.

Now Falcao jumps with Topal and gives away a free-kick the other way in the centre of the park, but it comes to nothing.

Jonas has it on the right and Valencia look dangerous. He has the chance to cross from the left and puts it over the top of everyone.

First corner of the game for Valencia.

Costa takes from the right, he takes it low on the ground and it is cleared at the near post.

Cross from Costa, Jonas wins the header when free but can only nod into Courtois' hands.

Feghouli goes in for a header with Gabi and it's the Atletico man who comes off worse and needs treatment. He's got a shoulder injury.

Gabi is helped off by the physios, he looks like he wants to come back on.

Topal needlessly gives away a corner, heading it behind when Alves was coming to catch with ease.

Diego takes the corner, Alves fists away.

Atlético Madrid have won 14 of their 16 matches in European competition this season.

Improvement by Valencia over the last five minutes - and boy did they need it.

Another corner to Valencia, good work by Jordi Alba.

So close by Rami!

The corner is played in from the left, Rami is unmarked and wins the header at the near post and sends it just a yard wide of the opposite post. So close!

Diego with a fine pass trying to slip in Turan - Jordi Alba is back to make a fine interception and Alves hoofs away.

Header from Soldado this time, it's from well out and always going well wide.

Fine ball from Turan looking for an intelligent run to the near post by Diego - who just fails to connect with an outstretched leg and Alves claims.

Cross from the left bu Turan this time - it's harmless but Ruiz slices his clearance over the top for a corner (that's headed clear at the near post).

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/0419/diegoheadervvalencia_275x155.jpg"> <br>Atletico Madrid's Diego heads at goal against Valencia

Rami's error lets in Adrian through the centre and he looks clear - but he's got no pace and Mathieu is back to win the ball easily.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Turan goes into the book for a foul on Costa.

This is a very even game now. How a match can change.

Corner to Atletico as we move towards the break. Diego takes and Mathieu heads away at the near post once again.

Feghouli with another trip on Gabi there.

Turan with the shot from outside the box, well off target,

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/0419/radamelfalcaocelebvvalencia_275x155.jpg"> <br>Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao celebrates opening the scoring against Valencia

Costa is lucky to avoid a booking for a late foul on Adrian.

Valencia had the chance to break with Mario Suarez. He lacks pace to stretch the defence and the opposition catch up. It ends with a Jonas shot a few yards over.

At the start of that move Feghouli caught Gabi with an arm - and the Atletico man has a bloody nose - but there was no free-kick given.

We were not told the injury time.

Long free-kick floated in to Rami who goes up for it. Courtois flaps a bit and there's handbags - but it's a corner to Valencia.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> JONAS!

The corner comes in from the left, and it's that man Rami who flicks it on to the far post and Jonas taps home from two yards out.

And that's half-time.

Valencia claimed their vital away goal two and a half minutes into what should have been one added minute. The extra time came from Gabi's bloodied nose.

An even game, this could go either way. Remember you can follow me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dalejohnsonESPN" target="_blank">@dalejohnsonESPN</a>

The teams are back out.

And Valencia start the second half.

No changes at the break. Atletico need to go for it.

Turan produces a cross from the right, there's a bit of panic from the Valencia defence but no real danger.

ANOTHER foul Sofiane Feghouli - he must be on the brink. He brings down Diego just outside the box. Chance here.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> MIRANDA!

Intelligent free-kick from Diego, opting to chip into the box rather than shoot. Valencia pushed up but Rami stayed - that left Miranda unmarked in the centre of goal eight yards out and he headed home.

That all came from the latest in a long line of needless fouls from Feghouli.

Adrian breaks forward through the centre. He has excellent options to his left but opts to shoot from 25 yards and drags it well wide to the left. Greedy and wasteful.

Shot from Costa, it dribbles along the ground to Courtois.

Soldado is down with a head injury after an aerial challenge with Dominguez. Touch of the Drogbas here.

The one previous European tie between Atlético Madrid and Valencia CF took place in a season in which Atlético won the Europa League (09/10)

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> ADRIAN!

Superb, diagonal run from Adrian after Topal gave the ball away. No mistake from him this time, Adrian bursting into the box and racing past Ruiz to fire across Alves and into the opposite corner.

Well, I said Atletico need goals - and they've just got two in five minutes.

Tino Costa and Gabi have words after a tackle. Neither are shrinking violets.

Now Gabi is down under a Tino Costa challenge. This could get fiesty.

Jordi Alba looked to throw an arm at Juanfran there is frustration. Nothing given against him for that though.

Atletico full of confidence now.

Free-kick to Valencia. Tino Costa floats it to the back post and Courtois has to force Ricardo Costa's effort away. Could have scored there.

Atletic fans doing what you could call the "reverse Poznan".

Jonas wins a free-kick against Miranda which may as well be a corner.

The free-kick comes in, there's a scramble in the box and it could go anywhere until JuanFran hacks away.

Topal is late there on Turan. Lucky not to get booked.

Another scramble in the Athletic box, nothing comes of it and Valencia never have control of the move.

Falcao shoots from outside the box, it forces Alves to make the save. He fails to hold it and Turan is there for the follow-up - he can only smash an effort at the keeper.

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<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Goalkeeper Alves is booked - not sure why. That's his seventh of the season overall.

So 70 minutes gone and amazingly no changes!

Diego is tripped 22 yards out by Tino Costa. Another great chance for Atletico.

Great save by Alves, jumping high to his left to push Diego's free-kick behind.

Alves is there to fist away the resulting corner.

Great run by Diego, cutting in from the left but his right-footed effort does well to not go for a throw.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Canales and Piati are on for Feghouli and Jordi Alba

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/0419/radamelfalcaoanddiegoalvespunch_275x155.jpg"> <br>Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao vies with Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves

Valencia looking for a vital second away goal.

Poor cross from Felipe with Falcao in a dangerous position - but straight out of play.

Another poor cross from Felipe. It doesn't go behind for a goal-kick this time, it's a throw with too much on the effort.

Diego might not have scored here, but he is a top contender for man of the match.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> WHAT A STRIKE FROM FALCAO! AMAZING!

Falcao is played in over the top and he chests it forward, using his power to stay ahead of the defence. He cuts back inside onto his left, it looks as though there's nothing on and then smacks an unbelievable effort in off the underside of the bar in the right corner.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> During the celebrations Jonas was replaced by Aduriz.

You really have to make sure you see that Falcao goal. Top, top drawer stuff. Foot like a traction engine.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Tiago comes on for the impressive Turan

Radamel Falcao joins Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as the top scorers in the main phase of this season's Europa League. Both have netted 10 times.

Atletico Madrid have scored more goals in the last 15 minutes of games than any other side in this season's Europa League.

Valencia are on their knees now. That Falcao goal the kind of body blow which surely they cannot come back from.

After that goal I'll have to snatch the man of the match award back from Diego and give it to two-goal Falcao.

Atletico look happy with this now, not pushing the pace any more.

Atletico have two subs left to run down the clock.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Diego goes off to a huge ovation and Perea is on in his place.

Can't image there will be too much injury time - and Valencia will be glad of that.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> A final change for Atletico as Salvio is on for Adrian, another of tonight's heroes.

Well shows what I know, four added minutes.

Awful show from Tino Costa 22 yards out, slashing a shot way into the stand to the right.

A Mexican waves goes around the Vicente Calderon as the home fans begin to dream of a trip to Bucharest next month.

Piati goes down very softly in the box under the challenge of Miranda. It's no penalty but they get a corner.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> RICARDO COSTA!

It's a goal which could Costa Atletico! Tino Costa's corner, Courtois slipped and there was Ricardo Costa with the simple task of heading home a crucial second for Valencia!

And that's full-time!

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Dominguez is booked in the aftermath of the goal.

So a game with a goal at the death of injury time in both halves. What drama!

Athletic looked home and dry, and then one corner changes the complexion of the tie. Maybe, just maybe, Valencia now just have a sniff of going through.

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