Sometimes, a perfect script lays in anticipation, waiting to be narrated to the world. One which has all the usual elements thatwould enrapture its audience. The highs, the lows, the struggleand eventually, the triumph. Some stories never get old, no matter how many times they are repeated.
The romance between Sevilla and the Europa League isn’t a recent occurrence. Before Thursday’s final against Roma, it had already won the title six times, with its first coming in 2006. But the record-extending seventh title will go down as a special win in the annals of Europa League history because of the fight the team showed.
Leading up tothe 2022-23 Europa League title clash, a record was meant to bebroken one way or the other. In one corner was Sevilla, which had never lost in the final. On the other, was Roma, managed by Jose Mourinho, who had never lost a European final in his illustrious managerial career. It was the perfect buildup.