Sevilla’s hero in the Europa League final Morocco’s hero at the World Cup
BONO
December 2022: Gonzalo Montiel clinches the World Cup for Argentina on penalties
May 2023: Gonzalo Montiel clinches the Europa League for Sevilla on penalties
Ivan Rakitic’s game by numbers vs. Roma:
• 105 touches
• 87% pass accuracy
• 76 passes completed
• 12/19 long balls completed
• 2/2 tackles won
• 2 key passes
• 2 ground duels won
• 1 big chance created
• 8.3 match rating
Master.
Yassine Bounou (32);
Europa League champion with Sevilla.
World Cup Semifinals with Morocco.
Crucial for both club & country!
José Luis Mendilibar is the only manager to EVER defeat Jose Mourinho in a European final
What an accomplishment
Bono showed up when it mattered most for Morocco in the World Cup and Sevilla in the Europa League final.
What a keeper
Sevilla have never lost a Europa League final:
2006 vs. Middlesbrough
2007 vs. Espanyol
2014 vs. Benfica
2015 vs. Dnipro
2016 vs. Liverpool
2020 vs. Inter
2023 vs. Roma
Not even José Mourinho could end the streak.
Most Europa League titles won:
Sevilla:
Atletico Madrid:
Inter Milan:
Liverpool:
Chelsea:
Tell us a better duo than Sevilla and the Europa League.
José Luis Mendilibar is the first manager to triumph against José Mourinho in a UEFA club tournament final.
The Only One™️
Ivan Rakitic and his stellar career:
4x La Liga
4x Spanish Cup
2x Spanish Super Cup
1x Champions League
1x German Cup
1x Europa League
And he’s added another Europa League tonight.
He’s going to need a bigger trophy cabinet…
Gonzalo Montiel is the first player to score the winning shootout penalty in the final a World Cup AND in the final of a major European club competition.
And he’s done it in the same season.
Spanish teams have made 26 appearances in UCL / UEL finals since 2001/02:
Sevilla:
Real Madrid:
Atlético:
Barcelona:
Athletic Club:
Espanyol:
Valencia:
Villarreal:
The only defeats were against other LaLiga teams.
13 - There were 13 yellow cards awarded in the game between Sevilla (6) and Roma (7), the most ever in a UEFA Europa League game. Indeed, Roma’s seven were the most for any side in a final in the competition. Grind.
18 - Spanish teams have won the last 18 major European finals in which they have faced a non-Spanish opponent, stretching back to Real Madrid’s win over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final. Campeones.