Last night’s live blog of the Europa League final
Alex Guilford was live blogging a lively Europa League final last night and you can re-live the experience here.
Pre-match
Click on the Tweet to see Alex’s preview on Sevilla.
It’s the #EuropaLeague final this evening between 6-time champions #Sevilla and winners of the inaugural #conferenceleague last season, #Roma.
Let’s have a look at how the two teams got here… starting with the Andalusians 👇
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
…and his preview on Roma.
As for last year’s #ECL League winners #Roma, they are looking to land back-to-back European trophies and only their third European title ever…
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
Here’s the team news followed by the first half!
It’s the #EuropaLeague final coming up @ 8pm.@OfficialASRoma v @SevillaFC
Stay tuned for live tweets!
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
Here’s the (livelier) second half in a couple of chunks…
45′ KO!
We are back underway for the second half.
No subs for either side but plenty of last minute notes from Mourinho to his players.#Sevilla 0-0 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
50′ The subs have done the trick and Sevilla start the second half with a lot more panache.
They want a corner for handball but nothing doing before Ocampos goes for a bicycle kick which just about goes out for a goal kick and not a throw-in.#Sevilla 0-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
72′ Roma are feeling the heat in Budapest!
Telles hits a decent shot that leads to a corner.
Sevilla then get a free-kick for a foul on the vibrant Suso.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
90+6′ CLOSE
Suso pings one from 26 yards that Patricio can only parry.
Fernando follows up from similar range but drags it wide.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
Extra-time was then called for!
90′ EXTRA-TIME IS UNDERWAY
Zalewski on for Roma, replacing Celik. That might be it for now, changes-wise.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
99′ Tired legs and tired minds.
The niggling fouls continue but there’s not much remonstration coming from the dugouts.
It is tiring work jumping around like a jack-in-the-box tbf.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
120+4 There may be a VAR check here…
Several players, including Llorente, Ibanez and Gudelj are down on the floor in the box before there’s a free-kick for a Montiel handball on the wing.
He’s in the book too!
10 playing staff yellows…#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
120+9′ Another foul by Lamela!
Roma, unsurprisingly want him off…
Ocampos goes in the book for defence.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
Finally the game went to penalties
PENALTIES
This was textbook.
Meanwhile the penalties take place in front of the Sevilla fans and Sevilla will go first…
Advantage Spaniards you’d have to say.#Sevilla 1-1 #Roma (Pens 0-0)https://t.co/VnqCTg5CPe
— alex guilford (@lexguilford) May 31, 2023
And that was that!
Sevilla extend their own remarkable record and reign supreme over Europe’s second-tier and Mourinho loses a European final for the first time.
Football, eh?
