Sevilla won their seventh Europa League title by beating Roma 4-1 on penalties in the final in Budapest. The match ended 1-1 after extra time, with Paulo Dybala opening the scoring for Roma in the first half and Gianluca Mancini scoring an own goal to equalize for Sevilla in the second half. Both teams had chances throughout the game but failed to find the winning goal.
The match started evenly, with Roma having an early chance which was saved by the Sevilla goalkeeper. Dybala broke the deadlock in the 35th minute by calmly finishing off Mancini’s pass. Sevilla responded strongly in the second half and Mancini leveled the score by heading home Jesus Navas’ cross.
The second half saw controversial moments, with Sevilla having a penalty decision overturned by VAR and Roma having a penalty appeal dismissed despite hitting a defender’s arm. The game went into extra time but neither team could win. Fatigue and injuries began to affect the players as the match progressed to a penalty shootout.
In the shootout, Sevilla displayed clinical finishing and converted all four of their penalties, while Roma struggled. Montiel scored the winning penalty for Sevilla to claim their seventh Europa League crown. He initially missed his first attempt but was allowed to take it again due to the goalkeeper’s positioning.
The final featured a clash between two giants, with Sevilla maintaining their best record in a Europa League final and Roma manager Jose Mourinho entering European finals unbeaten. Piskas Arena was packed with enthusiastic supporters of both teams.
Sevilla’s win marked a remarkable achievement, considering they had only four players left in their previous Europa League final. Yassin Bono, Nemanja Godelj, Ivan Rakitic and Brian Gill were part of the team that achieved the memorable victory. Dybala started for Roma despite recent injury concerns.
