Fulham produced a superb second-leg display to beat German champions Wolfsburg and seal their place in the Europa League semi-finals.

The Cottagers took 21 seconds to make amends for Wolfsburg's late goal in the first leg as Bobby Zamora neatly turned Jan Simunek and slotted his side ahead.

Grafite saw a shot blocked on the line as the home side pressed late on but Fulham held out for a deserved win.

They now face Hamburg in what is their first ever European semi-final.

The success continues a sensational second European campaign for Fulham, who had eliminated defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk and favourites Juventus in the previous two rounds.

It is a fitting reward for an extremely determined and intelligent performance from the London side, who struck with their first attack and then frustrated their talented opponents.

Wolfsburg came into the game full of confidence following Alexander Madlung's late header in the first leg, which had given them a priceless away goal and a strong foothold in the tie.

Fulham were punished for a poor final 10 minutes at Craven Cottage last Thursday but it took them all of 21 seconds in the Volkswagen Arena to rectify the previous week's last-ditch lapse in concentration as Zamora gave them the lead straight from the kick-off.

The in-form striker, who passed a fitness test before the game on an Achilles injury, collected a pass inside the area from fellow forward Zoltan Gera and stylishly set up a cool, side-foot finish past home keeper Diego Benaglio for his sixth Europa League goal of the season and 19th in total.

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Fulham would have expected an attacking assault from Wolfsburg before kick-off - doubly so after the goal - and for 10 minutes after Zamora's opener the home side piled on the pressure.

Mark Schwarzer in the visitors' goal was forced to palm a Christian Gentner shot from 16 yards past the post and only a linesman's flag prevented Grafite levelling with a follow-up effort from an initial shot from Andrea Barzagli.

However, for a side renowned for the potency of their attack and one in desperate need of goals, Wolfsburg offered relatively little to threaten Fulham's control.

Highly-rated Wolfsburg strike-duo Edin Dzeko and Grafite have hit the net 41 times between them this season but in two games Fulham have held them at bay.

It is a huge compliment to the visitors that the Germans were forced to further bolster their strike-force by introducing Ashkan Dejagah in the first half and Obefami Martins in the second.

The closest either of Wolfsburg's main strike duo came to scoring was very late on but Schwarzer was equal to Dzeko's volley from a corner and then Hangeland was well-placed to clear off the line when Grafite followed up a shot from his partner that had hit the post.

By this point Fulham could have been out of sight had Zamora's heavy first touch not allowed Benaglio to save at the striker's feet after he was free on goal or if Murphy's shot from a Paul Konchesky cross had been placed better so as to prevent a last-ditch goal-line clearance from Barzagli.

Perhaps the best chance of all for Fulham fell to Simon Davies, who was through on goal but saw his shot from 10 yards superbly deflected over the bar by the foot Benaglio.

But the professionalism of the Cottagers' display ensured that one goal was all that was needed.

Roy Hodgson's men now face a trip to Hamburg, who overcame Standard Liege 5-2 on aggregate, on 22 April with the second leg at Craven Cottage on 29 April.

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• Final Result
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• 90:00+3:11 The referee signals the end of the game.
• 90:00+2:21 Bobby Zamora fouled by Obafemi Martins, the ref awards a free kick. Damien Duff takes the direct free kick.
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