Diego Forlan's extra-time effort sent Atletico Madrid into the Europa League final on away goals at the expense of Liverpool after a 2-2 aggregate draw on Thursday.

Trailing 1-0 from the first leg Liverpool drew level just before the end of the first half through Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani's low curling shot from inside the box.

A quiet second half set up extra-time and the hosts took a 2-0 lead on the night through Yossi Benayoun's angled strike only for Forlan to smash the ball home a few minutes later.

Atletico will meet Fulham in the May 12 final in Hamburg.

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