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Full time! Sevilla are six time Europa league winners!!

90min: Antonio Conte makes another switch , sending on Antonio Candreva for Godin.

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88min: Sevilla players are going down at every opportunity now. Frustration brewing over for Inter now who can’t get any sustained pressure on the Spanish side.

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GOAL! SEVILLA 3-2 Inter Milan

74min: What a turnaround in fortunes! Just over an hour ago, Diego Carlos was bringing down Romelu Lukaku for a penalty.

Now the defender’s overhead kick following a Sevilla free-kick deflects off the striker for an own goal, and a remarkable sixth Europa League trophy is within sight for the Spanish side.

Sevilla 2-2 Inter Milan

51min: Sevilla are seeing more of the ball in the early stages of this second half, but these first six minutes have probably been the quietest of the game so far.

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Sevilla restart – no changes from either side

What are we going with for a full-time score, 6-6?

The second half begins.

De Jong becomes the first Dutchman to score in UEFA Cup/UEL final since Van Hooijdonk in 2002

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Diego Godin, who scored in the 2014 Champions League final for Atlético, is the sixth player to score in both a European Cup/Champions League final and a UEFA Cup/Europa League final after Steven Gerrard, Hernan Crespo, Dmitri Alenichev, Allan Simonsen and Pedro. Collection.

Half time round up

  • Inter and Sevilla produce thriller in Cologne
  • Godín nods Sevilla level from set piece
  • De Jong heads two after Lukaku penalty
  • Sides level record for first-half UEL final goals
  • Spaniards boast perfect final record (P5 W5)


HALF-TIME VERDICT: Sevilla
A good half of football from Sevilla, with the Spaniards controlling large swathes of the game. You have to feel they’ll be disappointed in the manner of concession of both goals, but can take heart from the problems they’ve caused Inter.

Half time

Sevilla 2-2 Inter Milan

39min: Bit sneaky from Nicolo Barella, who is late with his challenge on Ever Banega to pick up a yellow card. There has been no pattern to his first half at all. This is madness, yet enjoyable madness.

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Gooooal!

Godín (Internazionale) scores!

This is astonishing; it’s 2-2! It is almost a replica of Sevilla’s second goal as Brozović clips in a deep free-kick from a similar area and Godín storms through the crowd to head past Bounou.

GOAL! SEVILLA 2-1 Inter Milan

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12 minutes is the earliest both sides have scored in a UEFA Cup/Europa League final since 1990 when Fiorentina versus Juventus was 1-1 after only 10 minutes. Intense

Romelu Lukaku is the first player to score in six consecutive knockout stage matches in major European competition since Cristiano Ronaldo between 2012 and 2013. Inevitable.

Inter have scored in 50 of their 54 games this season now. Sevilla have only failed to score four times too in their last 44 games following De Jong’s effort. The scoreline should not really be a surprise given those facts

Lukaku has matched Ronaldo’s number of goals (34) during his first season at Inter (1997/98). He now needs the most difficult part to really equal him: bringing the trophy home.

Inter have scored during the first half in ten of their last 11 European matches now.

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Sevilla 1-1 Inter Milan

18min: You can’t take your eyes off this game, it’s insane! Inter want another penalty against Diego Carlos (who else?) but he is innocent on this occasion as the handball claim against him was more ball to hand.

Not that Inter boss Antonio Conte agreed on the touchline as he is booked for his protest.

GOAL! SEVILLA 1-1 Inter Milan

12min: Oh, it’s one of those nights is it? Excellent response from Sevilla as Jesus Navas swings in a cross from the right and at the near post Luuk de Jong justifies his selection by diverting home with a diving header.

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Jesús Navas (Sevilla)12’Gooooal!

L. de Jong (Sevilla) scores!

GOAL! Sevilla 0-1 INTER MILAN

5min: Diego Carlos, who has given away penalties in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals has now got the hat-trick in the final.

There was never any doubt as he was booked for practically assaulting Romelu Lukaku as they tussled inside the box, with the striker eventually dusting himself down to drill his penalty into the bottom corner.

The two previous single match UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League finals which were played in Germany both involved Spanish teams and went into extra time – Liverpool vs Alavés (2001) and Atlético vs Fulham (2010).

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Italy’s Inter meet Spain’s Sevilla in Cologne. The Italians have named an unchanged side form their semi-final match. But in Sevilla, De Jong replaces En-Nesyri. Meanwhile, Sevilla boast perfect final record (P5 W5)

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  • Sevilla starting XI: Bono, Navas, Kounde, Carlos, Reguilon, Jordan, Fernando, Banega, Ocampos, De Jong, Suso
  • Inter Milan starting XI: Handanovic, Godin, De Vrij, Bastoni, D’Ambrosio, Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini, Young, Lukaku, Martinez

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Maccabi Tel Aviv refuse away tickets for Aston Villa Europa League match

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Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv will not accept any away fan tickets for their Europa League match at Aston Villa next month, even if local authorities reverse the decision to ban their supporters, they said on Monday.

The ban followed safety concerns raised by British Police, who cited potential protests outside Villa Park, following demonstrations at Israel’s recent World Cup qualifiers in Oslo and Udine.

“From hard lessons learned we have taken the decision to decline any allocation offered on behalf of away fans and our decision should be understood in that context,” Maccabi said in a statement.

“We hope that circumstances will change and look forward to being able to play in Birmingham in a sporting environment in the near future.”

Aston Villa announced the decision last week, saying they were following instructions from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG), who are responsible for issuing safety certificates for games at Villa Park.

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West Midlands Police described the match as high risk, past incidents, including violent confrontations and hate crime offences involving Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters ahead of a November 2024 game in Amsterdam.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described the announcement as “shameful”.

Villa are third in the Europa League standings while Maccabi Tel Aviv are 30th after two rounds.

-Reuters

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Palace lose appeal against Europa League demotion at CAS

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FA Cup - Final - Crystal Palace v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 17, 2025 Crystal Palace players huddle before the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

Crystal Palace’s appeal against UEFA’s decision to drop them from the Europa League to the third-tier Conference League was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday.

UEFA demoted Palace while allowing Olympique Lyonnais to play in the Europa League as, at the time of assessment on March 1, the Eagle Football Group were majority owners of Lyon while their chairman, John Textor, owned a controlling stake in Palace.

Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League last season, will replace Palace in the Europa League.

“After considering the evidence, the panel found that John Textor, founder of Eagle Football Holdings, had shares in CPFC and OL and was a board member with decisive influence over both clubs at the time of UEFA’s assessment date,” the CAS said in a statement.

“The panel also dismissed the argument by CPFC that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and OL.”

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Palace did not respond to a request for comment. Club chairman Steve Parish told reporters on Sunday that if Palace lost the appeal, they would “have to look if there’s any steps after that.”

The club, who qualified for the Europa League as FA Cup winners, appealed against UEFA’s decision last month.

The appeal came days before New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson completed the purchase of Eagle Football Holdings’ stake in Palace.

Textor has also resigned from Lyon’s board of directors with Michele Kang appointed chairwoman and president.

As both Lyon and Palace had qualified for the Europa League, the French club were allowed to keep their place because they had finished higher in their respective league. Lyon finished sixth in Ligue 1 while Palace were 12th in the Premier League.

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“Olympique Lyonnais welcomes today’s decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirming its participation in the Europa League,” Lyon said in a statement.

Palace, who won the Community Shield on Sunday , beating Liverpool in a penalty shootout, are set to play in the Conference League’s qualifying playoff round later this month.

-Reuters

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UEFA await Lyon relegation appeal before Palace Europa League decision

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UEFA has decided to postpone its assessment of the multi-club ownership case involving Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace until the French club’s relegation has been confirmed, European football’s governing body said on Monday.

The multi-club ownership regulations do not allow clubs under the same ownership compete in the same European competition, and American businessman John Textor holds a stake in both Palace and Lyon.

Palace qualified for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup last season while Lyon reached the competition by finishing sixth in Ligue 1 but have since been relegated to Ligue 2 by French football’s financial watchdog (DNCG).

Lyon are appealing the decision, which came following an audit of the club’s finances, and UEFA’s Club Financial Control Body will now await the outcome of the appeal before making its decision.

UEFA and Lyon reached a settlement agreement over the club’s breach of the financial sustainability requirements, and as part of the settlement, Lyon agreed to their exclusion from European competition should the DNCG confirm their relegation.

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League of Ireland club Drogheda United lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport earlier this month over their exclusion from the Conference League, after falling foul of the multi-club ownership rules.

-Reuters

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