Sevilla Stops Dnipro To Claim Europa Title

SEVILLA won the Europa League for a record fourth time, with two goals from Carlos Bacca steering the Spanish club to a 3-2 win over Ukraine’s Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Wednesday’s final in Warsaw, Poland.
The final whistle prompted tearful celebrations from Sevilla, which retained the title it won last season and earned a spot in next year’s Champions League, a prize offered this season to the Europa League winner by UEFA for the first time.
“We want to be ambitious in terms of moving forward,” Sevilla coach Unai Emery said. “Obviously we want more but we now have more because we have the Champions League and we will enjoy that fully.”
Sevilla’s success means there will be five Spanish teams in the Champions League next season, matching the record set by English clubs in 2005-06.
Sevilla rallied from a goal down early in the first half to lead 2-1 through goals from Grzegorz Krychowiak then Bacca, before a free-kick from Dnipro’s Ruslan Rotan made it 2-2 at the break.
Bacca scored the 73rd-minute winner off a pass from Vitolo when Dnipro’s defense struggled to clear the ball.
“(Bacca) has great skills and qualities and he’s an extraordinarily competitive player. He wants more and more. You can call it hunger. He doesn’t want to reach that ceiling,” Emery said.