The 2014 Europa League Final Win
Sevilla's third UEFA Cup/Europa League title, won on penalties after a 0–0 draw.
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The 2014 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, 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.
Quick Facts
- Tournament
- UEFA Europa League
- Season
- 2013–2014
- Opponent
- Benfica
- Venue
- Juventus Stadium, Turin
- Final score
- Sevilla 0–0 (AET), Sevilla 4–2 (Penalties)
- Manager
- Unai Emery
- Captain
- Federico Fazio
Lore & Background
Sevilla secured their third title in eight years, after winning the competition in 2006 and 2007. With this triumph, they joined Juventus, Inter Milan and Liverpool 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 earned the right to play against 2013–14 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup.
Reader's Guide
The match was the first final to end goalless and the first to be decided by penalty shoot outs. Sevilla won the penalty shoot out 4–2, their goals coming from Carlos Bacca, Stéphane Mbia, Coke and Kevin Gameiro. Lima and Luisão scored for Benfica, while Sevilla goalkeeper Beto saved goals from Óscar Cardozo and Rodrigo.
Did You Know?
- The only previous meeting between Sevilla and Benfica in European competition was in the 1957–58 European Cup preliminary round.
- Benfica 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.
- German referee Felix Brych was named by UEFA on 7 May 2014 as the referee of the final.
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