Soccer: Benfica vs. Chelsea: 2013 UEFA Europa League Finals in Amsterdam.

The two teams qualified to the UEFA Europa League soccer finals in May after stunning wins today. Officials remind news that the game will be played on May 15, 2013 at 8:45 PM CEST.

The match will head to Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam. The winner of the finals will then battle against the winners of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup. First, Chelsea vs. Basel 2013 final score was 3-1 today. Chelsea ended the semifinals with three point aggregate spread.

Basel scoring today came solely from Mohamed Salah at the forty-five minute mark. But Fernando Torres scored first for Chelsea. After that, Chelsea came back with two more goals in just nine minutes. Victor Moses scored two minutes later for Chelsea and David Luiz scored at fifty-nine minutes today.

Second, Benfica vs. Fenerbahce 2013 ended in a 3-1 final score. Benfica advanced with a narrow one point aggregate spread. Fenerbahce’s only goal came on a penalty shot today by Dirk Kuyt at twenty-three minutes. But Benfica scoring came from Nicolas Gaitan at nine minutes, Óscar Cardozo at thirty-five minutes, and Óscar Cardozo at sixty-six minutes.

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Automobile Industry: Austerity brings smaller cars to Geneva auto show

After years marked by environmental concerns, then the economic downturn and now European austerity measures, car manufacturers have honed their products to cater to cost-conscious buyers.

And it's not just compacts and SUVs that are getting smaller. Even premium automakers are downsizing.
At the Geneva Motor Show, which opens to the media on Tuesday, Audi will unveil a new A3, Mercedes-Benz its rejuvenated A-Class, and Volvo its V40.

GM's European unit Opel received a boost on Monday, when its Ampera, an electric car with an extended range of 500 kilometers (300 miles), was named European Car of the Year by automotive journalists from 23 countries on the eve of the motor show.

For more: The Associated Press: Austerity brings smaller cars to Geneva auto show

Only a unified Europe can remain powerful, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel -

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted that Europe will remain an economic power only if it deepens the integration that has caused it so many problems. Without that, she warned the global elite gathered in a Swiss ski resort, Europe will remain little more than a pleasant vacation destination.

The tone of Merkel's keynote address on Wednesday was not dramatically different from her measured norm, but it was positive enough to feed an emerging feeling among European power brokers that Germany _ and hence Europe _ is finally becoming convinced that it needs to do whatever it takes to save the euro from collapse.

"The message is that we are ready for more commitment. We are no longer making excuses," Merkel said. If Europe doesn't integrate further, she said, "we will remain an interesting holiday destination for a long time, but we won't be able to produce prosperity for the people in Europe anymore."

For more: Only a unified Europe can remain powerful, says German Chancellor Angela Merkel - The Times of India