2014 UEFA Europa League Final

2014 UEFA Europa League Final

Sevilla Benfica 0 0
After extra time Sevilla won 4–2 on penalties
Event	2013–14 UEFA Europa League
Date	14 May 2014
Venue	Juventus Stadium, Turin
Player of the Match	Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla)
Referee	Felix Brych (Germany)
Attendance	33,120
Weather	Sunny 16 °C (61 °F) 40% humidity
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The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy on 14 May 2014, between Spanish side Sevilla and Portuguese side Benfica. Sevilla won the match 4–2 on penalties, following a 0–0 draw after extra time.

Sevilla secured their third title in eight years, after winning the competition in 2006 and 2007. With this triumph, they joined Juventus (1977, 1990, 1993), Internazionale (1991, 1994, 1998) and Liverpool (1973, 1976, 2001) as the teams with the most wins. Benfica lost their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final, following their defeat against Chelsea in the 2013 final. Including their runner-up finish in 1983, Benfica are the team with the most lost finals in the competition.

As the winners, Sevilla will play against Real Madrid, the winners of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup.

Venue

The Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, was chosen as the venue of the match at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 March 2012. It is the home stadium of Juventus since 2011. This was the first time that a one-legged final was hosted in Turin. Previous UEFA Cup finals contested over two legs have had one of their matches played in Turin. The first legs of the 1977 UEFA Cup Final and the 1990 UEFA Cup Final, both contested by Juventus, were played at the Stadio Comunale (now the Stadio Olimpico di Torino). The first leg of the 1992 UEFA Cup Final, contested by Torino, and the second leg of the 1993 UEFA Cup Final, contested by Juventus, were played at the Stadio delle Alpi, which has been demolished to make way for the Juventus Stadium.

Background

After a comeback by their opponents Valencia, who had lost the first leg 2–0, Sevilla secured their presence in the final after Stéphane Mbia's injury-time header qualified them on away goals. Sevilla had previously played in two UEFA Cup finals, winning both times in 2006 and 2007, and were aiming to become the fourth team to win three UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, after Juventus, Internazionale and Liverpool.

Benfica reached their second consecutive Europa League final, after defeating Juventus 2–1 on aggregate and denying their opponents a chance to play the final at their home stadium. It was the first time a club has reached consecutive finals in the competition, having featured in the Champions League group stage on each occasion. Both of their previous UEFA Cup/Europa League finals, in 1983 and 2013, ended in defeats. They had also played in seven European Cup finals (1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990). After winning successive European titles in 1961 and 1962, they had lost seven straight major European finals.

The final was Sevilla's 19th match in the competition, having started their participation in the third qualifying round against Montenegrin side Mladost Podgorica. They only qualified for the competition after Málaga were banned and Rayo Vallecano were denied a UEFA license. Benfica transitioned from the Champions League group stage, after finishing third in their group, behind Paris Saint-Germain and Olympiacos. They became the first team to reach the Europa League final without conceding a defeat, registering six wins and two draws in eight knockout phase matches.

The only previous meeting between Sevilla and Benfica in European competition was in the 1957–58 European Cup preliminary round. The first leg at Estadio de Nervión, won by Sevilla 3–1, marked the European debut of both clubs. The second leg at Estádio da Luz ended 0–0, giving Sevilla the victory on aggregate, and they later reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champions Real Madrid.

Road to the final

For more details on this topic, see 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Sevilla				Round	Benfica
Europa League					Champions League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Mladost Podgorica	9–1	3–0 (H)	6–1 (A)	Third qualifying round	Bye
Śląsk Wrocław	9–1	4–1 (H)	5–0 (A)	Play-off round
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Estoril	2–1 (A)			Matchday 1	Anderlecht	2–0 (H)
Freiburg	2–0 (H)			Matchday 2	Paris Saint-Germain	0–3 (A)
Slovan Liberec	1–1 (A)			Matchday 3	Olympiacos	1–1 (H)
Slovan Liberec	1–1 (H)			Matchday 4	Olympiacos	0–1 (A)
Estoril	1–1 (H)			Matchday 5	Anderlecht	3–2 (A)
Freiburg	2–0 (A)			Matchday 6	Paris Saint-Germain	2–1 (H)
Group H winner Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes Sevilla 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12 Slovan Liberec 6 2 3 1 9 8 +1 9 Freiburg 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Estoril 6 0 3 3 5 8 −3 3				Final standings	Group C third place Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 13 Olympiacos 6 3 1 2 10 8 +2 10 Benfica 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10 Anderlecht 6 0 1 5 4 17 −13 1
Europa League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Maribor	4–3	2–2 (A)	2–1 (H)	Round of 32	PAOK	4–0	1–0 (A)	3–0 (H)
Betis	2–2 (4–3 p)	0–2 (H)	2–0 (A)	Round of 16	Tottenham Hotspur	5–3	3–1 (A)	2–2 (H)
Porto	4–2	0–1 (A)	4–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	AZ	3–0	1–0 (A)	2–0 (H)
Valencia	3–3 (a)	2–0 (H)	1–3 (A)	Semi-finals	Juventus	2–1	2–1 (H)	0–0 (A)

Pre-match

Ambassador

Former Italy international and Juventus player Ciro Ferrara, who won the UEFA Cup in 1989 with Napoli, was named as the ambassador for the final.

Logo

UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 30 August 2013, the same day as the group stage draw.

Ticketing

The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 27 February to 25 March 2014. Tickets were available in four price categories: €150, €100, €70, and €45.

Officials

German referee Felix Brych was named by UEFA on 7 May 2014 as the referee of the final. The rest of the refereeing team are fellow countrymen Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp as assistant referees, Tobias Welz and Bastian Dankert as additional assistant referees, Thorsten Schiffner as reserve assistant referee, and Serbia's Milorad Mažić as the fourth official.

Match

Team selection

Benfica were not able to play either Enzo Pérez or Lazar Marković, both of whom were sent off in the second leg of their semi-final. Eduardo Salvio, who was booked in that match, was also suspended.

Details

14 May 2014 20:45 CEST	Sevilla	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Benfica	Juventus Stadium, Turin Attendance: 33,120 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
		Report
		Penalties
	Bacca Mbia Coke Gameiro	4–2	Lima Cardozo Rodrigo Luisão

Sevilla

Benfica

GK 13 Beto RB 23 Coke 98' CB 21 Nicolás Pareja CB 2 Federico Fazio 11' LB 16 Alberto Moreno 13' DM 40 Stéphane Mbia DM 6 Daniel Carriço CM 11 Ivan Rakitić (c) RW 19 José Antonio Reyes 78' LW 20 Vitolo 110' CF 9 Carlos Bacca Substitutes: GK 1 Javi Varas DF 3 Fernando Navarro DF 5 Diogo Figueiras 110' MF 7 Marko Marin 78' 104' MF 12 Vicente Iborra MF 15 Piotr Trochowski FW 18 Kévin Gameiro 104' Manager: Unai Emery

GK 41 Jan Oblak RB 14 Maxi Pereira CB 4 Luisão (c) CB 24 Ezequiel Garay LB 16 Guilherme Siqueira 30' 99' RM 6 Rúben Amorim CM 30 André Gomes LM 20 Nicolás Gaitán 119' RF 8 Miralem Sulejmani 25' CF 11 Lima LF 19 Rodrigo Substitutes: GK 1 Artur DF 3 Steven Vitória DF 33 Jardel MF 10 Filip Đuričić MF 34 André Almeida 100' 25' FW 7 Óscar Cardozo 99' FW 90 Ivan Cavaleiro 119' Manager: Jorge Jesus

Man of the Match: Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla) Assistant referees: Mark Borsch (Germany) Stefan Lupp (Germany) Fourth official: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) Additional assistant referees: Tobias Welz (Germany) Bastian Dankert (Germany)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

First half Sevilla Benfica Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 4 6 Shots on target 3 4 Saves 4 3 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 2 2 Fouls committed 11 12 Offsides 2 0 Yellow cards 2 1 Red cards 0 0

Second half Sevilla Benfica Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 4 12 Shots on target 3 10 Saves 10 3 Ball possession 53% 47% Corner kicks 2 5 Fouls committed 6 8 Offsides 0 1 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 0

Extra time Sevilla Benfica Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 3 3 Shots on target 1 1 Saves 1 1 Ball possession 44% 56% Corner kicks 0 0 Fouls committed 4 5 Offsides 3 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 0 0

Overall Sevilla Benfica Goals scored 0 0 Total shots 11 21 Shots on target 7 15 Saves 15 7 Ball possession 51% 49% Corner kicks 4 7 Fouls committed 21 25 Offsides 5 1 Yellow cards 3 2 Red cards 0 0

See also

• 2014 UEFA Champions League Final

External links

• 2013–14 UEFA Europa League
• 2014 final: Turin