Sevillismo looks at Suburb hoping to continue challenging the history of the Europa League. His magical path was born in 2006, when he raised his first trophy of the UEFA Cup imposing itself on Middlesbrough in Eindhoven. There he ruled on his bench Juande Ramos and next to him, second, was Antonio Álvarez, who does not hesitate to look back and remember for AS that leap to glory: “The first one is indelible. You were afraid of not winning it, but there was a great team.”
The one who later was also the first coach of the Sevilla team looks for similarities with the current team: “The team believes that it is going to achieve it, in that first final there was also a mentality of this type. It was a pylon hammer and we went out to the field thinking about how many goals we were going to score “. Sevillismo remembers that team almost by heart, with names like those of Daniel Alves, Maresca, Luis Fabiano or Kanouté.
Juande continued to lead a team that repeated success a year later with many of the same protagonists. On the pitch, in both titles, I was Jesus Navas. And Antonio Álvarez could foresee this present: “He is going to break all Seville records with the cap. I don't see his goodbye yet, it seems that he is floating through the field.” In 2007 that triumph was drawn in Glasgow before him Spanish after a penalty shootout in which he reigned Palop after even being the protagonist with a somewhat miraculous Shakhtar in eighths.
Domain. Years passed with many more lights than shadows before Unai emery will land in Nervión. With him came three consecutive titles from a renowned Europa League. In 2014, the Benfica on penalties after staying on the road Betis in a tie of nerves.
In 2015 the Dnipro for what Bacca draw an almost perfect ending in which Kings drew impossible passing lines, while in 2016 Coke signed a double that destroyed the Liverpool of Jurgen Klopp. Five titles that unite the destiny of Sevilla to this competition. And it all started in Eindhoven.