Some things are simply inevitable. Sevilla do not lose Europa League finals, not even against José Mourinho at his most cussed. Since 2006, Sevilla has been in seven Europa League finals and won them all, contributing to the astonishing record of Spanish teams in European finals as a whole: 18 now in a row against non-Spanish opposition without defeat after Sevilla edged out Mourinho and Roma in penalties Wednesday. Mourinho, of course, refused to take responsibility, blaming the referee, Anthony Taylor.
But the truth is that Taylor, his fourth official Michael Oliver and the VAR Stuart Attwell all had very good nights. Between them they got the big calls right, even right at the very end as Sevilla’s Gonzalo Montiel was invited to retake a penalty Rui Patrício had saved after they judged the keeper had moved off his line.
What an ending! Sevilla has defeated Roma to win the Europa League in a penalty-kick shootout!
— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) May 31, 2023
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