Sevilla have won the Europa League for a record seventh time after beating Roma in a tense penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw as Gonzalo Montiel hit the match-winning penalty.
Paulo Dybala opened the scoring in the 35th minute but Sevilla were level ten minutes after the break after Gianluca Mancini inadvertently put the ball into his own net, deflecting a cross in past his goalkeeper Rui Patricio.
This was a final played entirely on Jose Mourinho's terms. It was dictated by his tactics and his narrative. It was a game of brutal pragmatism, antagonism and caution. A final based on suffering rather than expression, which lasted a gruelling 147 minutes including all the injury and extra time... not that the victors will care.
