On Friday evening in Cologne, FC Sevilla and Inter Milan met in the final of the Europa League. Romelu Lukaku and a Bundesliga flop were the protagonists.
- Europa League final: FC Sevilla - Inter Milan 3-2 (2-2) , Friday, August 21, at 9 p.m. in Cologne
- Inter Milan eliminated in the group of deaths of the Champions League and got into the Europa League.
- The Sevilla eliminated almost against a Romanian team from, but then showed a bear.
Europa League final: FC Sevilla - Inter Milan 3-2 (2-2), Friday, August 21, at 9 p.m. in Cologne
| Line-up Sevilla FC: Bono - Jesus Navas, Kounde, Diego Carlos (86th Gudelj), Reguilon - Banega, Fernando, Jordan - Ocampos (71st Munir), Suso (77th Vazquez) - de Jong (85th En-Nesyri) |
| Line-up Inter Milan: Handanovic - Godin (90th Candreva), de Vrij, Bastoni - d'Ambrosio (78th Moses), Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini (78th Eriksen), Young - Lukaku, Martinez (78th Sanchez) |
| Goals: Lukaku (5th), de Jong (12th, 33rd), Godin (36)., Lukaku (74th, own goal) |
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Update, 10:34 a.m.: The future of Antonio Conte as coach of Inter Milan was already in question before the Europa League final . But now it seems more uncertain than ever. Conte himself fueled the speculation about his end in an interview. “It was a nice year for me. I thank everyone who gave me the chance for this wonderful experience, ”said the 51-year-old after the final whistle to Sky Sport Italia .
These words already sound a lot like goodbye , but he followed up. “We are now flying back to Milan , taking a few days off. Then we will meet and analyze the season in peace. We'll try to plan Inter's future with a cool head - with or without me, ”said Conte .
Siviglia-Inter, Conte: "Non faccio marcia indietro, vedremo se andare avanti insieme" https://t.co/GNZVS60PI1
- skysport (@SkySport) August 21, 2020The coach recently complained of a lack of support from the club's management. He renewed this accusation. He said he didn't like some situations this year. Conte expressed doubts as to whether football should continue to be the top priority in his life: “I also have a family. Everything has a limit, I don't want my private life to be impaired. "
Update from August 22, 8:42 a.m.: Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte went ahead in the bitter hour. He was the first of the team to receive his silver medal from Uefa President Aleksandar Ceferin, although he missed his first international title as a coach. While some Inter players immediately took away their medal in frustration, one was missing from the award ceremony : Romelu Lukaku . The unlucky raven was apparently served in such a way that he did not even appear for the ceremony. After the final whistle, the Belgian snuck into the cabin and was no longer seen.
Inter Milan - Sevilla FC in the live ticker: Lukaku decides insane Europa League final - de Jong hits twice
Update, 23:13: The FC Sevilla braces the Cup in the night sky of Cologne . The Andalusians are the first European Cup winners since Corona and celebrate their great success without fans . But that doesn't diminish the joy of the players - they know they have achieved something unique.
The “grand finale” will take place on Sunday, when FC Bayern will face PSG in the Champions League.
Update 23:11: The FC Sevilla win the final of the Europa League with 3: 2 against Inter Milan. As usual, the Andalusians were strong and put Inter under great pressure. Goalkeeper Bono and double packer Luuk de Jong are the heroes in the final. Sevilla celebrate their fourth title in the Europa League and are now the sole record winner .
Inter's Romelu Lukaku is the sad hero of the evening. The Belgian took an early lead with a penalty and missed further great opportunities. Very bitter : In the final phase, the striker kept in his own penalty after a bicycle kick by Diego Carlos , who had caused the penalty, the foot, and met decisively to the own goal .
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FINAL WHISTLE : Sevilla FC is Europa League winner! The players storm onto the pitch, joy knows no bounds. A deserved victory for the Andalusians, who are once again presenting themselves as experts in the Europa League.
90th minute + 6: Inter no longer comes into the opposing half. It won't work like that!
90th minute +4: Faith disappears. Inter carelessly loses the ball in their own half and the seconds pass.
90th minute +1: Substitute Candreva extends a ball into the top on goal, but Bono pays attention.
90th minute: There are six minutes of help! There could still be something going on for Inter.
89.Minute: Seville has disrupted Inter's flow of play with many changes and is now acting very cleverly. The Andalusians cleverly keep the ball in their own ranks or pull fouls. Will Inter come again dangerously in front of the goal?
86th Minute: Luuk de Jong has done his job. The double packer leaves the field exhausted and proud and is replaced by En-Nesyri.
85th minute: Inter invests everything again. With an own goal by Lukaku, the Nerazzurri don't want to leave the field as a loser. Can the Italians make the last-minute comeback?
82nd Minute: Almost the equalizer! Poking around in the penalty area of Seville. Alexis Sanchez picks the ball past the goalkeeper, but on the line, Kounde can scrape the ball off the line with a mega-tackle.
74th Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR for Seville! 3: 2! Overhead Kick Gate! A blocked free-kick cross lands at Diego Carlos, the Brazilian kicks off the overhead kick and the ball flies back into the net from Lukaku. Copacabana feeling in Cologne! The goal will be counted as an own goal by Lukaku.
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71st Minute: Injury shock in Seville! Ocampos, who had already gone into the game battered, can no longer. Munir comes into play for Seville's top scorers.
68th Minute: Now you can tell that it's a final! Both teams are no longer looking for the last risk, one mistake can decide everything here.
65th minute: Next big chance for Inter! Sevilla go back to the pressing and after losing the ball, a few contacts are enough and Lukaku runs to the goalkeeper alone. But Bono remains the winner.
61st Minute: It was to be expected that both teams would not be able to maintain the high pace from the first round. Nevertheless, both teams appear again and again in the penalty area. One or the other goal is certainly still possible in this final.
57th Minute: Seville's Reguilon makes Inters Godin look old on the left in the penalty area. The left-back plays his speed advantage and pulls full pipe on the box. Just over.
54th Minute: Now Luuk de Jong takes on everyone. The flying Dutchman dribbles out several Italians in the penalty area. Then he almost loses the ball, but recaptures it with a courageous tackle. What a performance for the 29-year-old!
52nd Minute: Big thing for Inter! As if out of nowhere, the Nerazzurri come forward. The deflected cross from the right falls at Gagliardini's feet, who pulls directly, but a Seville defender straddles in between.
50th minute: In the first five minutes after the break, both teams take it easy. Seville continues to press a lot.
47th Minute: Except for the situation that led to the penalty, Sevilla had Inter's attack machine Romelu Lukaku quite well under control. The Belgian was unable to secure the balls as usual. On the other hand, Luuk de Jong, an ex-Gladbacher Lukaku, stole the show.
The second half kicked off: it continues in Cologne. What else have Sevilla and Inter prepared for us?
HALF TIME : Puuuuuhhhh! Take a deep breath first! Bangs in Cologne , Seville and Inter Milan deliver an offensive fireworks display in the cathedral city that was not to be expected. The Nerazzurri took an early lead thanks to a Lukaku- Elfer. But then the ex-Gladbacher Luuk de Jong , who was once the record purchase for foals, headed twice. Inter hit back directly and came through defensive opponent Diego Godin to 2-2. Sevilla are the better team, had significantly more possession and fired twice as many shots on goal as Inter. How long can the Andalusians keep up this crazy pace?
45th minute +1: Shortly before the break whistle, the next hit almost falls. Sevilla took another promising free kick in a half-right position. Banega finds Ocampos' head and Handanovic just steers the ball over his case.
43rd Minute: Seville is incredibly hot. The Andalusians chase after every ball and keep Inter in trouble.
41st Minute: Inter Barella picks up the yellow box, and rightly so. The Italian is far too late and resolutely kicks Banega in the calf.
39th Minute: The quick equalization for Inter was vital. Only Seville plays here. Inter are deep in their own half.
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36th Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR for Inter! The Nerazzurri answer immediately! Diego Godin climbs the highest after a free kick and heads the equalizer.
33rd Minute: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR for Seville! That had indicated itself. The header monster has struck again! Luuk de Jong puts together a double pack. After a free-kick flank, the Dutchman is on the spot again with his head, the ball flies in a high arc over Handanovic, who stretches in vain.
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- Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) August 21, 202031st Minute: Seville turns the situation around and plays like the favorite. Inter strives for order and tries to build control, but it hardly succeeds.
27.Minute: Navas takes a free kick from a promising half-right position. The header then goes well over the box. Not much is coming from Inter in the last few minutes.
24th minute: Sevilla and Inter deliver a heated duel in Cologne. There are racy duels and many verbal battles, also on the sidelines.
22nd minute: No match! Ocampos tries from the left corner of the box and hits the near post. Not much was missing, but Handanovic was on the post.
20th minute: After a Seville corner, the counterattack rolls in the opposite direction. Lautaro Martinez runs up to Jesus Navas, but the Sevillano plays out all his experience and spits the ball off the Argentinean at the last moment.
17th minute: Now Conte is freaking out! The Inter coach saw a handball by Seville's Diego Carlos in the penalty area. The hand is on, but moves slightly towards the ball. Difficult. But the decision is made: Inter don't get a second penalty and Conte sees yellow.
16. Minute: What a blast in Cologne. Both teams play forward with open visors, it can be fun!
12th Minute: TOOOOOOOOR for Seville! Luuk de Jong heads a cross from Jesus Navas from the right to equalize. Inter-keeper Handanovic is still there, but can no longer prevent the impact from close range.
9. Minute: Early shock for Seville! The Andalusians actually got into the game well and were then duped with a long ball on Lukaku. Seville now needs ideas and patience against Inter's bomb-proof triple chain.
5th minute: TOOOOOOOOOR for Inter! Lukaku does not allow himself to be asked twice and converts the penalty himself. The Belgian hits very cool on the bottom left. Lukaku's run continues, scoring in each of his last eleven Europa League games.
3rd minute: The referee points to the point! Lukaku is fouled in a running duel with Diego Carlos. There is also yellow for the culprit. You could also have decided on a free kick, that was a crystal clear.
2nd minute: Immediately it bangs! d'Ambrosio stretches the elbow in Reguilon's face during a duel. A pack formation follows.
Kick-off! Inter has offense. The ball rolls in Cologne.
Update 8:58 p.m.: The players run in, the music sounds. It tickles! The Europa League final will begin in a few moments!
Update 8.45 p.m.: In the final in Cologne, football fans can expect a highly interesting and balanced duel, both finalists will compete in the premier class next season. If Seville succeeds in eliminating Inter's storm duo Lukaku and Martinez, the Andalusians will be in for a surprise. Both teams have very stable defenses, but the Offenisve is also of enormous quality. We're about to start!
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Update 8.30 p.m.: Inter Milan has been waiting for a title since 2011! At that time the Nerazzurri won the Coppa Italia, today the Conte-Elf wants to put precious metal in the club's showcase again. The FC Sevilla celebrated 2014-2016 the hat-trick in the Europa League and wants in today finale of Cologne reloading. The Andalusians have been unbeaten since February and 20 games. It'll finally start in half an hour!
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Update 8 p.m.: The lineups are there! At Sevilla FC there is a change compared to the 2-1 win against Manchester United in the semi-finals. The celebrated hero Luuk de Jong , who scored the winning goal, earned a start in the final. Ocampos and Suso whirl behind the Dutchman . In midfield, Banega, Fernando and Jordan pull the strings and should keep the defense free.
🚨 #SevillaFC starting XI for tonight's @EuropaLeague final 🆚 @Inter_en:
Bono - Jesús Navas, Koundé, Diego Carlos, Reguilón - Fernando, Jordán, Banega, Ocampos, Suso - De Jong. #WeareSevilla #UEL #UELFinal pic.twitter.com/4IjaV71RZ5
Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte sees no reason for changes after the 5-0 win against Donetsk and sends the same starting XI into the final. At the very front, hopes rest on Lukaku and Martinez , who both tied a brace in the semi-finals. In midfield, the focus should be on Barella and Brozovic , who recently presented themselves in top form.
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Update 7:25 p.m.: Seville's sports director Ramon Rodriguez, nicknamed Monchi , is the maker at Sevilla FC and was involved in all five UEFA Cup / Europa League titles. Before the season started, Monchi brought players like Lucas Ocampos and Luuk de Jong to Andalusia. The Argentine Ocampos, top scorer with 17 goals this season, scored the golden goal in the quarter-finals against Wolverhampton shortly before the end. The Dutchman Luuk de Jong was the celebrated hero in the semifinals against Manchester United with his 2-1 in the final quarter of an hour . De Jong flopped in the Bundesliga in Mönchengladbach and only scored eight goals in a year and a half between 2012 and 2014. Will the Swiss-born Seville shoot for the Europa League title tonight?
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Update 7 p.m.: The success of Inter Milan stands and falls with the storm duo Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez . Both scored twice in the 5-0 win against Donetsk in the semifinals. Lukaku in particular hit the Nerazzurri like a bomb after his move from Manchester United last summer. The Belgian scored 33 goals in 50 competitive games and only needs one goal to break Ronaldo's internal record . The Brazilian scored 34 goals in the 1997/98 season and led Inter to their last title in this competition in 1998. Lukaku also has an incredible record run in the Europa League and has scored in each of his last ten games. “Records are there to be broken, but everyone on the team has worked very hard and now you can see the return: physically and tactically, they're all at 100 percent. At the moment everything is going well, but we still have one game ahead of us, ”said Lukaku, confident of victory.
Update 6.30 p.m.: Inter Milan is in the Europa League final for the first time . The 2010 Champions League winner won the UEFA Cup three times in the 1990s. In 1997, the Nerazzurri suffered a bitter defeat in the final on penalties against Schalke 04 .
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Update from August 21, 6 p.m .: the countdown is on! The wait will come to an end in exactly three hours and the fans can look forward to a foretaste of the premier class final on Sunday with the Europa League final. Sevilla FC will face Inter Milan in their sixth final in this competition (including the UEFA Cup). Is another Andalusian era beginning today in their favorite competition? Sevilla won the UEFA Cup in 2006 and 2007, and between 2014 and 2016 they even managed the hat trick in the Europa League.
Sevilla celebrated their first title in 2006 with a sovereign 4-0 win against Middlesbrough, and club legend Jesus Navas was already on board at the time. A year later, the Andalusians won against Espanyol Barcelona on penalties. In 2014 against Benfica Lisbon, the Nervionenses were the lucky winners again on penalties. In 2015 this was followed by a 3-2 win against Dnipro from the Ukraine and in 2016 Sevilla turned a break from a break against Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool into a 3-1 win.
Update from August 21, 12:57 p.m .: It's slowly tingling! The Europa League final starts here in almost exactly eight hours . Long-term winner Seville or giant Inter Milan ? We are already excited! In general, it is the biggest weekend in European club football of the year. Finally, the Champions League final is on Sunday (here in the live ticker). You can find all information about the transfer here *.
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First report from August 20: Cologne - A little more than two weeks after the start of the Europa League tournament *, which began with round of 16 games, the final between FC Sevilla and Inter Milan will take place on Friday evening at 9 p.m. in Cologne's RheinEnergieStadion * on the plan. With their fourth Europa League title, the Spaniards can become the sole record winners of the competition *.
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But it won't be that easy, because on Friday the Nervionenses will meet the strong team from Inter Milan , which reached the finals of the Europa League via the group stage of the Champions League * . In the group of deaths with FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund * and Slavia Prague, they finished third with seven points and were eliminated from the premier class.
In the following intermediate round of the Europa League *, Inter defeated the Bulgarian participants from Ludogorez Razgrad in the two-legged game and moved into the round of 16, which they won 1-0 against Getafe FC. Bayer Leverkusen were grateful opponents in the quarter-finals, and a 5-0 gala followed against Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-finals.
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The FC Sevilla started, however, directly in the Europa League after being landed in the preseason on the sixth place. After a not too difficult group stage against teams from Cyprus, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan, they narrowly prevailed 1-1 away and 0-0 at home against the Romanian challenger CFR Cluj .
In the second round they defeated AS Roma 1-0 in Duisburg, followed five days later by another 1-0 victory in the quarter-finals against Wolverhampton Wanderers . The semifinals offered pure excitement, because the Sevillistas were initially behind against Manchester United , but turned the game against the top team from the Premier League * to a 2-1 and advanced to the final. Should you win this now, you would pull away as the sole record holder with four Europa League titles . Atletico Madrid have also won three titles since the 2009/2010 season.
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Europa League final in live ticker: Sevilla FC versus Inter Milan - Conte and Lopetegui still without a European Cup victory as coach
The paths to the final in the RheinEnergieStadion, home of 1. FC Köln, may be very different, but both teams deserved their participation in the final . It is difficult to predict whether Antonio Conte's team or Julen Lopetegui's team will win the small European Cup. For both coaches it would be the first European Cup title. (ajr) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen digital editorial network.
