How English football rules Europe (with a little help from foreigners)

For the first time four teams from the same country will contest two major European finals. How has England done it?

As Eden Hazard walked up to take his penalty for Chelsea against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night he had not only his club’s fate in his hands but the chance to create history.

If he scored, Chelsea would reach the Europa League final and ensure that all four finalists in the two major European competitions came from the same nation, a feat never done before.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2HcPT7W
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