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TUE 26.05.2015
This Wednesday, 27 May, Liga BBVA club Sevilla FC will play in the final of the UEFA Europa League for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in their history. Unai Emery's team have another opportunity to make history, and will travel to Warsaw confident of claiming trophy win number four in what has without any doubt become a competition that they are specialists in. After a nine-year period in which they have claimed a trio of titles, los hispalenses have established themselves as one of Europe's most prominent clubs thanks to their impeccable track record in the tournament.
Nevertheless, in Ukrainian outfit FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Sevilla face final opponents who managed to see off SSC Napoli in the semi-finals, courtesy of a 2-1 aggregate scoreline. In preparation for the clash, and with renewed Europa League success for Emery's men potentially around the corner, LFP.es takes a look back at los sevillanos' three previous finals:
Sevilla FC, from the Liga BBVA, have reached the final of the UEFA Europa League for the second consecutive time and the fourth consecutive time in their history. Unai Emery’s men sealed their participation in the game that will take place on 27 May in Warsaw, after eliminating Fiorentina with an aggregate score of 5-0.
Middlesbrough FC 0-4 Sevilla FC (2005/06)
Sevilla played in their first UEFA Europa League final on 10 May 2006. In the setting of the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Sevilla met the English side Middlesbrough FC, in a game where the Spanish side dominated from the first minute onwards. The side that were then led by Juande Ramos got ahead in the 27’ minute with a goal from Luis Fabiano and then later, in the second half, they killed off the game with two goals from Vincenzo Maresca and one from Fréderic Kanouté.
RCD Espanyol 2-2 Sevilla FC (2006/07)
A year later, on 16 May 2007, with the same base as they had the previous year against the English side, Juande Ramos’ men made it to another final. This time they faced a side from the Liga BBVA, RCD Espanyol. The game was very even, side from Seville went ahead in the first half with a goal from Adriano Correia. However, Albert Riera drew level 10 minutes later to make it 1-1, the score the game would end at after 90 minutes. In extra-time, Fréderic Kanouté scored in his second consecutive final, however in the 115' minute, Jônatas Domingos got the equaliser to take the game to penalties, that Sevilla went on to win 1-3.
Sevilla FC 0-0 Benfica (2013/14)
On 14 May 2014, the Andalusian side reached another UEFA Europa League final seven years after winning their last title against Espanyol. This time, the game against Benfica took place in the Juventus Stadium in Turin with side already under the management of the current coach Unai Emery. The game was very open for both sides, and ended in the same way that the last Sevilla had done. Once again, Sevilla came out on top in the penalty shootout, this time with a score of 4-2 thanks to goals from Carlos Bacca, Stéphane M'Bia, Coke Andújar and Kevin Gameiro. Also, the goalkeeper Beto had a starring role, stopping two of the Portuguese side’s penalties, allowing Sevilla to add a third UEFA Europa League to their trophy cabinet.
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