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Sevilla players celebrate. Alamy Stock Photo

Sevilla beat Jose Mourinho's Roma on penalties to win Europa League for seventh time

The Spanish side triumphed 4-1 after the final finished 1-1 in extra-time.

LAST UPDATE | 31 May 2023

SEVILLA FOUND THEIR Europa League magic formula to beat Roma 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to make it seven wins in seven finals in Europe’s second-tier competition.

The Spanish side trailed after Paulo Dybala’s first-half opener in Budapest but pulled level in the second period when Roma defender Gianluca Mancini scored an own goal.

Extra-time could not separate the teams and the game went to penalties at the Puskas Arena.

Gonzalo Montiel, who scored the winning penalty in the 2022 World Cup final, netted the decisive spot-kick after Mancini and Roger Ibanez had failed to convert for Roma.

Earlier, Paulo Dybala put Jose Mourinho’s Roma in front in the 35th minute only for a revitalised Sevilla to drew level 10 minutes after the break through a Mancini own goal.

The fans created a crackling atmosphere before kick-off but the early stages of the game did not match the colour in the stands.

The Italian side created the first opportunity of the match but Leonardo Spinazzola shot straight at Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou after neat build-up play involving Dybala and Zeki Celik.

Just after the half-hour, Roma appealed for a spot-kick after forward Tammy Abraham was caught on the head by a high boot from Nemanja Gudelj as the Sevilla defender was clearing the ball but VAR confirmed it was not a penalty.

But minutes later they were in front.

Dybala ran between two defenders and latched onto Mancini’s through ball from the centre circle, coolly slotting his shot past Bounou.

Sevilla, finally finding some fluency, came agonisingly close to levelling deep into the seven minutes of added-on time when Ivan Rakitic drilled a fierce left-footed strike from distance that cannoned back off an upright.

Sevilla boss Jose Luis Mendilibar brought on forwards Suso and Erik Lamela for Oliver Torres and Bryan Gil at the break and the Spanish side began the second period on the front foot.

They were level after 10 minutes when Mancini bundled a Jesus Navas cross from the right into his own net from close range.

Roma seemed certain to re-take the lead against the run of play midway through the second half but the Sevilla defenders somehow scrambled the ball away after several stabs at goal from close range.

Dybala, starting a match for the first time since mid-April, was withdrawn, with midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum coming on to replace him.

Sevilla thought they had a penalty with 15 minutes to go after referee Anthony Taylor ruled that Ibanez had brought down Lucas Ocampos but the decision was overturned by VAR.

The Italian side should have been ahead in the 83rd minute but substitute Andrea Belotti failed to keep his shot on target with only the goalkeeper to beat after captain Lorenzo Pellegrini found him with a clever dinked free-kick.

Extra-time was largely uneventful as tempers flared between the two benches but Roma defender Chris Smalling almost snatched the win when he hit the woodwork with a looping header from a corner in the dying seconds.

Sevilla had the advantage in the shootout when Mancini’s penalty was saved and when Ibanez hit the post the Spanish side appeared certain winners.

But there was still more drama to come.

Montiel’s effort was saved by Rui Patricio but the kick was ordered to be re-taken after an encroachment by the goalkeeper and this time the Argentine made no mistake.

– © AFP 2023

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 4:27 PM

    This kind of story is like putting a satellite image over the Sahara desert and saying its going to be warm and dry.

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 3:56 PM

    rain on the way?! you don’t say :D

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 4:24 PM

    @ Denise.. “if only it was …’A little’!!!!

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 5:08 PM

    Think I’m having a little déjà vu here…

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 4:03 PM

    The weather in Ireland is OK. A little rain does no harm.

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 9:00 PM

    I don’t know why we have met office. My horoscope is more accurate.

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 10:09 PM

    I was just in the Czech Republic at a festival for 7 days and it “rained” once in Prague. I say rained, but it was literally a couple of drops. Looked around the street and all these Czech people were looking up wondering what the hell was happening. Some dose coming home.

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    Aug 24th 2012, 12:56 AM

    The Czech Republic can keep the winters they have every year, those 2 harsh winters Ireland got a couple of years back is the norm for them every winter and sometimes even worse. No thanks.

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    Aug 23rd 2012, 6:35 PM

    Here on Orkney, we have had 32mm of rain this month, 16mm between 12 midnight and 8am this morning.
    Data collected by our on site weather station.
    We missed the deluge at home 2 weeks ago, but we’re expecting more on Saturday.

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    Aug 24th 2012, 12:24 AM

    Shocker

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