Seville mayor Antonio Munoz has revealed Rangers fans generated an incredible £68million for the economy last week.
And he shot down wide of the mark claims travelling supporters vandalised the city - claiming there was no substantial damage despite reports to the contrary.
An estimate of 100,000+ Rangers fans made their voyage to Seville as they watched Gio van Bronckhorst and his team cruelly come up short against Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Europa League Final went the distance but Aaron Ramsey 's penalty miss was the difference.
Although the final has been overshadowed by the chaotic conditions at the stadium itself with UEFA launching a probe into the lack of basic provisions on the night, the Seville economy received an incredible boost.
With hotel rooms booked for miles around and every available flight completely sold out, the city was besieged by fans during the lead-up and day of the final.
And they helped contribute to an incredible boost to local businesses, according to Antonio Munoz, mayor of Seville.
He said: "The forecasts before the final were 60 million Euros [£51 million] for the Seville economy. The figures are in now and they are in fact 75 million Euros (£68 million).
"I want to praise the public services, cleaning and transport sections and security in the city last week. Everything worked like clockwork.
"There was absolutely no damage to any of our heritage sites. I saw pictures claiming there was damage in the Plaza de Espana, for example, but they are undoubtedly fake. It's a lie to say it was damaged, there was no vandalism.
"Of course, conditions were not ideal for the Seville population and there is always room for improvements
"But we have received congratulations of hoteliers, commercial leaders and UEFA for the organisation of the final with regard to the city of Seville."
