Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez may have missed two quality chances, but he came through in the clutch to give Mexico another friendly win on Thursday.

Hernandez made up for two missed shots in the 80th minute by scoring a winner in stoppage time of a 2-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina at Solder FIeld in Chicago, Ill.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has reminded rivals that the European champions will be contending for the Barclays Premier League next season as the team has become fully committed to putting last season's domestic struggles behind them.

The Blues incredibly realized owner Roman Abramovich's European dream 10 days ago in Munich and although many of the squad's members are already engaged in Euro 2012 preparations, Torres is thinking about next season too.

Below is the Spanish squad for the upcoming 2012 UEFA European Championships. The list is dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid players.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Pepe Reina (Liverpool)

Defenders: Jordi Alba (Valencia), Raul Albiol, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos (all Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao)

Midfielders: Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas (all Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Juan Mata (Chelsea)

Forwards: Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), Pedro (Barcelona)

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Spain name Euro 2012 squad: Torres in, Soldado out - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Vicente del Bosque has the task of bringing home a third straight international tournament success this summer, with the triumphs at Euro 2008 and in the 2010 World Cup meaning Spain are favourites for this year's Euro 2012.

This is Spain's national football team roster for the Euro 2012.

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Victor Valdes (Barcelona)

Defenders: Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Jordi Alba (Valencia), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Gerard Pique (Barcelona), Javi Martinez (Athletic Bilbao)

Midfielders: Xavi (Barcelona), Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), David Silva (Manchester City), Santi Cazorla (Malaga), Cesc Fabregas (Barcelona), Juan Mata (Chelsea)

Forwards: Jesus Navas (Sevilla), Pedro (Barcelona), Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Fernando Torres (Chelsea), Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)

Barcelona forward Pedro has been rewarded for his two goals in the Copa del Rey final on Friday by being included in Spain's 23-man squad for the European Championships.

Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo was also selected among manager Vicente del Bosque's strikers, meaning there was no place for Roberto Soldado or Adrian Lopez despite the latter's goalscoring debut against Serbia on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez helped himself to a goal on his Spanish debut, as the reigning European and World champions warmed up for their Euro 2012 Finals campaign next month with a comfortable 2-0 win over Serbia today.

The u-21 European Championship golden boot winner in 2011 was also taken down for the penalty, which Santi Cazorla dispatched with aplomb.

COPA DEL REY: ATHLETIC 0 BARCELONA 3
EUROPA LEAGUE: ATLETICO MADRID 3 ATHLETIC 0
TODA LA CAMPAÑA DE BIELSA EN ATHLETIC DE BILBAO
BIELSA ELEGIDO POR UEFA COMO MEJOR TECNICO DE ESPAÑA
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Barcelona successfully avoided the prospect of ending this season without silverware and provided outgoing manager Pep Guardiola with a great farewell by defeating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Copa Del Rey final.

The Catalan outfit got going early at Madrid's Vicente Calderon stadium, scoring all three goals within the opening 25 minutes.

The world saw the genius of Leo Messi flower under Guardiola

And so the coach of the Blaugrana, the one who won in his four years every title that needed to be won, appears in his final match, the Copa Del Rey finals against Athletic Bilbao today. Josep "Pep" Guardiola comes full circle against a team whose 4-1 defeat gave Barcelona a triple crown and capped an extra-ordinary coaching debut for the 37 year old.

By Alan Duffy

They say you can prove anything with statistics and the latest statistical boffinry to throw us a cureveball comes courtesy of statty men and women Infostrada, who have thrown lots of games and facts and figures into a big magical computing machine, with some interesting results coming out the other end.

A collection of some of the U.S. national team's top talent and the world's greatest soccer players will be gathering in Miami in a month for one star-studded all-star friendly.

Clint Dempsey, Carlos Bocanegra, Jozy Altidore, Lionel Messi and Didier Drogba lead a cast of 42 players who will participate in the World Soccer Masters exhibition match June 23 at Miami's Sun Life Stadium, according to a Fox press release.

The exodus from relegated Villarreal is underway with the news that Sevilla have signed Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez.

The 30-year-old Lopez, who has spent the last five seasons at Villarreal after joining from Real Madrid, said on his new club's website:

"It's all been very quick.

David Villa ruled himself out of the running for a place in Spain's squad for Euro 2012 on Tuesday after failing to fully recover from a broken leg.

Villa has not played a competitive match since breaking his leg in the FIFA Club World Cup in December and said on his official Twitter feed:

"I tried right to the end but I wasn't able to get to 100 per cent for the Euros.

Radamel Falcao has already had a great first season at UEFA Europa League winners Atlético de Madrid. Having scored 36 goals in 50 games the Colombian has already attracted the interest of many of Europe's top clubs hoping to lure him away from los Rojiblancos. In his club's friendly away at Colombian side America de Cali last week Falcao scored this wonder goal which will no doubt add another couple of million onto his value.

Daniel Pacheco could be set to return to Liverpool this summer after both Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano reportedly passed up the opportunity to sign him.
The 21-year-old moved to the Vicente Calderon on a temporary basis last summer, but Atleti immediately loaned him out to Rayo, as is allowed in Spanish football.

By Chris Wright

But four days after clipping home a business class scissor kick against Millionarios on Atletico Madrid's friendly tour of Colombia, Falcao's been at again belting home another superb acrobatic effort in a 2-1 win over America de Cali.

The UEFA Champions League Final is already the biggest game in club soccer, but today's final in Munich will carry even more importance for Chelsea when they take on Bayern Munich (2:45pm, FOX).

The Blues will be European champions with a victory, but a loss would not only keep Chelsea from their first Champions League trophy, it would also mean no participation in Champions League next year.

Either Chelsea or Bayern Munich will be crowned the champion of Europe on Saturday.

The two clubs meet in the UEFA Champions League final, a match that is the highlight of the weekend slate despite both teams beating the odds to top favored Spanish sides Barcelona and Real Madrid en route to the final at Allianz Arena.

Saturday The Champions League final is on Fox: Bayern Munich - Chelsea at 2pm. MLS on ESPN2: Chivas USA - LA at 10:30pm. The Championship playoffs give us our final member of the 2012-13 Premier League: Blackpool - West Ham on Fox Soccer at 10am. ESPN Deportes has a friendly between America de Cali and Atletico Madrid at 6pm.

We endeavor to make these listings as accurate and complete as possible, but matches get cancelled, broadcasters change their listings, we make mistakes, and so on. If you see an error or a new listing that we may have missed, let us know in the comment section and we'll update the listings.

Friday, May 18
7:30pm Rochester Rhinos vs Dayton Dutch Lions USLLive.

Spain head coach Vicente Del Bosque has made a number of surprise inclusions in his preliminary 21-man squad for Euro 2012.

Included in the squad are Benat Etxebarria from Real Betis, Isco of Malaga and Javi Garcia of Benfica, however many of these players can expect to be dropped after players from Chelsea, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have played in their upcoming finals.

Chris Wright

Falcao doing what he does best cracking in a sweet scissor kick for Atletico Madrid in their 2-1 friendly win over Millionarios in Colombia...

Prolific.

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Radamel Falcao has denied suggestions he could be on his way out of Atletico Madrid this summer despite their failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

The Colombian enjoyed a hugely successful debut season in Spain, scoring 35 goals, 12 of which helped guide Atleti to their second UEFA Europa League triumph in three years, and he is hoping to build on that success in 2012/13.

ADP with his wife, Sonia and son, Sasha. Image: Reuters.

The season ain't over until the bubbas say it's over.

Fine by us!

La Liga

Real Madrid beat Mallorca 4-1 last night, taking their points tally to a record breaking 100 for the season. Mou's men made sure of the title a couple of weeks ago, which rendered Barca's failure to beat Real Betis inconsequential as far as the table went.

Real Madrid reached a record-breaking 100 La Liga points after an emphatic 4-1 win against Mallorca, while big spending Málaga secured a UEFA Champions League place thanks to a 1-0 win against Sporting Gijón.

Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga went into today's final round of games knowing that they simply needed a point to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League next season.

Real Madrid reached a record-breaking 100 La Liga points after an emphatic 4-1 win against Mallorca, while big spending Málaga secured a UEFA Champions League place thanks to a 1-0 win against Sporting Gijón.

Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga went into today's final round of games knowing that they simply needed a point to finish fourth and qualify for the Champions League next season.

TweetVillarreal have been relegated from La Liga after a last gasp 1-0 loss at home to Atletico Madrid. Radamel Falcao headed home an 88th minute winner for Atletico to shatter Villarreal hearts. A point would have been enough for the Yello Submarines to ensure their top flight safety, but after squandering a host of chances [.

TweetVillarreal have been relegated from La Liga after a last gasp 1-0 loss at home to Atletico Madrid. Radamel Falcao headed home an 88th minute winner for Atletico to shatter Villarreal hearts. A point would have been enough for the Yello Submarines to ensure their top flight safety, but after squandering a host of chances [.

By Chris Wright

Here's Radamel 'El Tigre' Falcao meeting his namesake, 'Carla' the 250kg Bengal tiger, at the Vicente Calderon which, with a game still left to play this season, could be viewed as a wee bit risky on Atletico Madrid's part...

Video: 101GG

There's eight matches on the last matchday of the season in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) on May 13, 2012.

Espanyol v Sevilla

Both are in the middle of the table and in no danger of relegation. Sevilla could still qualify for a Europa League spot but won't be favored on the road in this match.

Below are predictions for all the La Liga matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed below local UK time.

Espanyol v Sevilla, 19:00 2-2 Draw

Getafe v Real Zaragoza, 19:00 Getafe wins 2-1

Levante v Athletic Bilbao, 19:00 Levante wins 3-2

Malaga v Sporting Gijon, 19:00 Malaga wins 3-1

Racing Santander v Osasuna, 19:00 Osasuna wins 1-0

Rayo Vallecano v Granada, 19:00 Rayo Vallecano wins 2-1

Real Madrid v Mallorca, 19:00 Real Madrid wins 3-0

Villarreal v Atletico Madrid, 19:00 1-1 Draw

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Below are television listings for all the La Liga matches on May 13, 2012. Times listed are local UK time.

Espanyol v Sevilla, 19:00 - C+ (Spain)

Getafe v Real Zaragoza, 19:00 - C+ (Spain)

Levante v Athletic Bilbao, 19:00 - C+ (Spain), ESPN3 (USA)

Malaga v Sporting Gijon, 19:00 - C+ (Spain/Scandinavia), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Sky Calcio (Italy), SuperSport (Africa)

Racing Santander v Osasuna, 19:00 - C+ (Spain), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East)

Rayo Vallecano v Granada, 19:00 - C+ (Spain), C+ (Spain), Sport 2 (Israel)

Real Madrid v Mallorca, 19:00 - GolTV (USA/Canada), C+ (Spain), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Sky Sports 3 (UK/Ireland), Sport TV2 (Portugal), Canal 9 (Norway), Digi Sport (Romania), Sport 1 (Hungary), SuperSport (Africa)

Villarreal v Atletico Madrid, 19:00 - La Sexta (Spain), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Digi Sport (Romania), Sky Calcio (Italy)

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Around 400 Athletic Bilbao fans are believed to have missed their side's Europa League final appearance after getting their European capitals muddled. The barmy Basques turned up in the Hungarian capital Budapest expecting to see their team take an Atletico Madrid, only to discover that the match was taking place 500 miles away in Bucharest, [.

Athletic Bilbao last won silverware in 1984, so fans of the popular Basque side travelled in their droves to attend the Europa League Final earlier this week for a chance to witness a rekindling of their former glory. Sadly, Falcao and ten other Atletico Madrid players were 3-0 victors on the night, which was particularly hard news to take for the 400 Athletic Club fans who travelled to Hungary for the game by mistake.

Smart movement, keeping the ball moving, always making himself available as an outlet, and more committed defensively than many give him credit for. That and a knack for finding space in dangerous areas that seems as though it should be simple except few other players manage to do it quite so well.

While the title race has been decided, there is still the matter of a Champions League spot, two Europa League berths and two relegation places are to be claimed or avoided in what promises to be a nerve-wracking finale to the La Liga season on Sunday.

Here are some of the stories to follow Sunday in Spain.

It's almost game day. Unfortunately, we still have to suffer through Friday to get there, though. There wasn't a whole lot of Revs news to get out to you, but there's plenty of other links for your to peruse. Also, if you haven't already, check out yesterday's content brought to you by The Indirect Kick.

While the title race has been decided, there is still the matter of a Champions League spot, two Europa League berths and two relegation places are to be claimed or avoided in what promises to be a nerve-wracking finale to the La Liga season on Sunday.

Here are some of the stories to follow Sunday in Spain.

Atletico Madrid need to secure Champions League football next season if they are to hang on to striker Radamel Falcao, club president Miguel Angel Gil

The Colombia forward scored two stunning goals to help Atletico beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday, finishing the tournament as top scorer for the second season in a row, with 12 goals.