He Seville conquered his sixth Europa League before him Inter Milan (3-2) doing full in the finals and confirming in passing that his relationship with this competition goes beyond anything reasonable. 14 years have passed since Juande Ramos Sevilla debuted the record in the second major club tournament on the continent and since then the romance seems to have no end every time the team reaches the quarterfinals. Reach the third to last round of the Europa League it has always been synonymous with success.
Since that first final in Eindhoven until today in Cologne on Seville has changed all its parts except Jesus Navas, common thread (with the exception of the parenthesis in Manchester City) that explains the golden age of the Seville club. Between Middlesborough in 2006 and Inter in 2020 they have succumbed along the way Spanish (2007), Benfica (2014), Dnipro (2015) and Liverpool of Kloop (2016). The three in a row came with Unai emery on the Seville bench and now, with Julen lopetegui at the controls, the project designed by Monchi has touched the sky again in Suburb.
Vilified after accepting the offer to coach Madrid three days before Spain debuted at the Russia World Cup and after failing the first exchange in Chamartín (he was dismissed in October), Lopetegui It is undoubtedly one of the proper names for Sevilla's sixth success in this competition. It is the first title at the club level of the former Madrid. The Basque coach has built a versatile and competitive team in all its facets, capable of defending in his own field and generating opportunities both in counter-attack and in organized attacks.