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Sevilla beat Roma to win 7th Europa League trophy

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Sevilla knocked Manchester United out of the Europa League

Sevilla claimed a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest.

Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty for Argentina in the World Cup final against France, repeated the trick for the Spanish side following a 1-1 draw with a retaken spot kick after Roger Ibanez and Gianluca Mancini had missed for Roma.

Montiel’s international teammate Paulo Dybala deservedly put Roma in front during the first period, racing onto Italy defender Mancini’s incisive pass to expertly steer a low effort past Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou into the bottom right corner.

However, the Serie A side, which also saw Leonardo Spinazzola test Bounou before the break, relinquished control of a testy encounter that saw 14 players and coaches, including manager Jose Mourinho, booked.

And Sevilla drew level 10 minutes after the break with Jesus Navas’ cross from the right, which deflected off the unfortunate Mancini into his own net, as they repeatedly pressed forward for an equaliser.

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Roma arguably had the better opportunities to win the contest in normal time, with Tammy Abraham and Ibanez unable to convert from close range and Andrea Belotti slicing wide from Lorenzo Pellegrini’s clever free-kick.

When Lucas Ocampos went down under a challenge from Ibanez, Sevilla appeared to have been handed a golden opportunity to go ahead, but after initially awarding a penalty, English referee Anthony Taylor overturned his decision following a video assistant referee review.

And that set up a tense additional 30 minutes, with Chris Smalling heading against the Sevilla crossbar 11 minutes into stoppage time at the end of extra time before the dramatic finale.

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