Sevilla vs Roma LIVE: Result and reaction as Sevilla win Europa League via penalty shootout
Sevilla 1-1 Roma (Sevilla win 4-1 via penalties): They won the Europa League for a record-extending seventh time
Sevilla are the Europa League champions. It’s a familiar phrase as the Spanish side lifted the trophy for a record-extending seventh time after defeating Roma via a penalty shootout in Budapest.
The champions were second best in the first half. They started slow and sluggish as Roma dictated the tempo of the game. Jose Mourinho risked starting Paulo Dybala up front for the Serie A team and was rewarded with the opening goal as Dybala slotted home from the left side of the box.
Roma then sat back as the second half began with Sevilla gaining the upperhand. Luck played a big part in the equaliser despite the more positive play from Jose Luis Mendiliar’s men. Jesus Navas whipped the ball in from the right and it deflected off Gianluca Mancini to bring the game level.
There it remained through extra-time before the final went to a penalty shootout. Roma squandered their spot kick and Gonzalo Montiel guided home the winning kick to earn Sevilla their seventh Europa League victory.
Relive the action as Sevilla and Roma clashed in the Europa League showpiece:
Penalties: Sevilla 2-1 Roma
Missed! Gianluca Mancini goes down the middle but Bono keeps it out!
Penalties: Sevilla 2-1 Roma
Erik Lamela goes to the right and scores too!
Penalties: Sevilla 1-1 Roma
Bryan Cristante finds the bottom corner in response!
All square.
Penalties: Sevilla 1-0 Roma
Lucas Ocampos scores the first penalty for Sevilla!
Penalties: Sevilla 0-0 Roma
Sevilla have won two Uefa Cup/Europa League finals on penalties before against Espanyol (2007) and Benfica (2014).
Will they lose a Europa League final for the first time or will Jose Mourinho lose a European final for the first time?
ET Full-time: Sevilla 1-1 Roma
120+11 mins: The whistle finally goes for full-time and the Europa League final will be decided by a penalty shootout!
ET Sevilla 1-1 Roma
120+10 mins: A Roma free kick is curled into the box and nodded behind for a corner. The next set piece is whipped over to Chris Smalling who bombs a headed effort of his own onto the crossbar!
ET Sevilla 1-1 Roma
120+6 mins: The alloted time is over but more faffing from the coaches and officials means the game with go on for a few more minutes.
Blow the whistle ref and relieve us all of this misery please.
ET Sevilla 1-1 Roma
120+3 mins: There have been 10 yellow cards among the players and a few for the managerial staff including Jose Mourinho. It feels as though every decision from the referee has been aggressively questioned by both sides.
ET Sevilla 1-1 Roma
120 mins: Another six minutes of stoppage time to play. A winning goal now would almost be a disappointment as this game deserves the drama of a penalty shootout.
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