She oversaw her first Europa League game in October when Leicester City hosted Zorya Luhansk.
List of trophies won by Liverpool since they were founded in 1892:
Eintracht Frankfurt won the Europa League final after holding their nerve to beat Rangers 5-4 in a clinical penalty shootout as they claimed their first European trophy in 42 years.
Getafe scored a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich on Thursday to improve their hopes of reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals in their debut European season. Bayer Leverkusen were routed 4-1 at home by Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg, while Fiorentina were held to a 1-1 draw at home by PSV Eindhoven and a bad-tempered clash in Glasgow ended goalless between Rangers and Sporting.
Moroccan Yassine Bono denied Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes, Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial in either half of the match to keep the match alive
British daily The Times splashed "In the hands of God" with the image of Maradona celebrating after beating West Germany in the final of the 1986 World Cup.
Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine will meet Germany's Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup final in Istanbul on May 20. Brazilian Ilsinho grabbed a superb late winner to put Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev, while Werder went through on the away goals rule after a 3-2 win at Hamburg SV gave them a 3-3 draw on aggregate.
Hamburg led a trio of former European champions into the UEFA Cup knockout phase on Thursday and previous winners Valencia also secured a last 32 place. Aston Villa and Ajax Amsterdam progressed from Group F along with Hamburg, whose 2-0 victory at Slavia Prague meant Villa qualified despite a 2-1 home defeat by Slovakia's Zilina.
The nine-times European champions finished second on goal difference in Group H of the Champions League behind Juventus, who were held 0-0 at home by BATE Borisov.
Holders AS Roma will meet Inter Milan in the Italian Cup final for the fourth consecutive season after drawing 1-1 at Catania on Thursday to progress 2-1 on aggregate. Serie A leaders Inter and second-placed Roma are assured of a Champions League place next season so Italy's third UEFA Cup spot will now go to the seventh-placed team in the league.
Sevilla look set for a baptism of fire when they make their Champions League debut at Arsenal on Wednesday.
UEFA Cup holders Sevilla underlined their class with a 2-0 victory over Steau Bucharest.
RMC sport and sports daily L'Equipe said he had died aged 73 after having a heart operation in Paris.
Lazio have appealed against a one-match stadium ban imposed for misbehaviour, including racist abuse, by their fans during a UEFA Cup match last month.
Inter have got through two-legged ties in all nine of their previous meetings with Olympique Marseille.
Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory over Aston Villa at White Hart Lane on Sunday
'I start my 60th with these marvellous messages that you've all sent me. Thank you.'
Jose Mourinho will be desperate to prove he is not past his best after being sacked by Chelsea and Manchester United.
Celtic will take a 1-0 lead to Barcelona after a tempestuous UEFA Cup fourth round, first leg clash on Thursday
The two-time Ballon d'Or winner and 2002 World Cup Golden Boot winner is currently in the intensive care unit recovering from pneumonia.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde will be banking on new signing Ousmane Dembele to fill the gap left by Neymar's departure as he looks to overcome off-pitch difficulties when the Catalans take on Espanyol on Saturday.
Holders Sevilla swept into a second consecutive Europa League final.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
Galatasaray will be fired up by the arrival of Didier Drogba, last year's Champions League hero, and Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder when they host struggling Schalke 04 on Wednesday.
Inter Milan and Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the Europa League knockout stage with emphatic wins on Thursday but holders Atletico Madrid and former winners Liverpool suffered surprise defeats.
An 87th-minute goal from Luis Suarez took Liverpool through to the Europa League main draw at the expense of Scotland's Hearts as CSKA Moscow crashed out to AIK Solna on Thursday.
Javier Zanetti made his 800th appearance for Inter Milan in the Italians' 2-0 win at Romania's Vaslui in a Europa League tie on Thursday.
IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday
Rattled by embarrassing domestic defeats, Chelsea looked jittery before Olivier Giroud settled their nerves with a close range tap-in shortly after halftime at StamfordBridge following good work by N'Golo Kante and Willian in the build-up.
Andres Iniesta celebrated being named on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award with a glorious goal for Barcelona as the holders won 3-0 at Alaves in a King's Cup last-32 first leg on Tuesday.
Former UEFA Cup winners Anderlecht reached the Europa League knockout stage with the only perfect record on Thursday and were joined in the last 32 by Athletic Bilbao, Legia Warsaw, PSV Eindhoven and Twente Enschede with two games to spare.
At least 73 people were killed and 1,000 injured in a riot at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said on Wednesday, the worst disaster in the country's soccer history, government officials said. Here is a look at some of the major disasters in soccer stadiums in the last 30 years:
New Schalke 04 coach Huub Stevens rekindled memories of leading the Germans to 1997 UEFA Cup glory with an easy 3-1 win over Maccabi Haifa in the second round of Europa League group matches on Thursday but favourites Paris St Germain lost.
Images from the football matches played across Europe on Wednesday.
Anderlecht kept up their 100 percent record in the Europa League with a 2-0 win at Sturm Graz while Udinese struck late to sink Atletico Madrid by the same score in Thursday's top match.
Argentina's two iconic players may be contrasting characters but they shared many traits
The 38-year-old defender, who spent his entire club career at Russian clubs, was a key member of Russia's run to the last eight at their home tournament, having played in each of their five matches.
Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann ended his illustrious 22-year career on Saturday with VfB Stuttgart's final league match of the season, a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim.
A Roman Abramovich-sponsored soccer tournament involving leading Russian and Ukrainian clubs has been cancelled, organisers said on Monday. The Channel One Cup, which had been held in Israel in January for the past three years, was called off by Russian billionaire Abramovich's National Academy Fund (NAF) after Zenit St Petersburg became the latest top Russian team to pull out.
Unfashionable Premier League side Fulham knocked favourites Juventus out of the Europa League after an astonishing 4-1 win over the Italians who finished the last 16 second leg game with nine men on Thursday.
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