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Luftaghi celebrated in tears, Jose Navas: "Every day Sevilla grows"

The Andalusians celebrated a sixth win in the Europa League in front of the empty stands. Luftaghi: "We never give up." Conte: "I have no regrets"

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How much Sevilla love to appear in the Europa League final. Six times she reached the class and six times she also lifted the trophy at the end of the game. Tonight (Friday) was her sixth time. 2: 3 on a strong Inter at the end of a rhythmic, tumultuous and lively game in Cologne, decided the spoon for it. The players in white celebrated for long minutes, with coach Jolan Luftaghi passing one by one and hugging him in tears. On the side of the pitch stood Inter players, stunned and in pain and all these sights - against the backdrop of the empty stands in Cologne. What a surreal play.

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The numbers

* Sevilla widened their gap at the top of the Europa League / UEFA Cup winners with the sixth lift. Inter, Liverpool, Juventus and Atletico Madrid behind with 3.

* Another proof of the Andalusians' greatness in the factory: they reached the final six times (all between 2006 and 2020 ) And all the time they won.

* Luke de Jong became the first player in history to score two goals in a Europa League or Champions League final.

* Diego Godin became the sixth player to win both the Champions League final (2014) and the Europa League final (2020). Lou Steven Gerrard, Hernan Crespo, Dmitry Elyanichev, Alan Simonsen and Pedro.

* The first two goals of the game, by Romulo Lukaku in the 5th minute and Luke de Jong in the 12th minute, were the fastest in the factory final since 1990. So after 10 minutes the result between Juventus and Fiorentina was 1: 1.

* Romulo Lukaku is the first player since Cristiano Ronaldo (in 2012 and 2013) to score in six consecutive knockout games.

* Jose Navas was also in the 2007 final, where Sevilla beat Espanyol. He appeared in the final 13 years later, just like Amadeo Carboni who played with Valencia in the 1991 final and with Roma in the 2004 final.

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The reactions - Sevilla

Conqueror Diego Carlos : "We fought until the last second. I dedicate this victory to my wife who is currently pregnant. This title is very important to us. I thank Sevilla for everything they did for me."

Jesus Navas: "This group of players deserves the best. Sevilla fans deserve to feel proud. Every day the club grows more and more." The first goal scorer continued: "To lift the trophy as captain of Sevilla is very significant for me, and also for the other veteran players like Jose Antonio Rice." On his coach, Navas said: "Luftaghi works 24 hours a day for Sevilla, he got the best out of us."

Luc de Jong who scored a double in the game: "The coach only informed me this morning that I was starting in the squad. I told him a few days ago that I was always ready, and to my delight that's really what happened. Bumps are my specialty. Navas' first raise was perfect, also in the second goal a great message And that is a very special victory. "

Winning coach Jolan Luftaghi was moved to tears and said at the end: "This squad is great. The players believed all along and knew what they were working so hard for. Even if we did not win I would still love these guys, but at the end of the day we took the "The award. This group never gives up, just like it was said in our anthem."

The reactions - Inter

Goalkeeper Samir Handanovic : "A big disappointment, but we have to move on. Like I said yesterday this is a starting point and we hope to reach positions like this many more times. You can point to quite a few things that went wrong along the way, but we had a very big miss by Lukaku in the second half and "The game could have changed. There was a game between two attacking teams playing open. We had to hold the ball better in the second half. We have something to build for in the future. The Sevilla players proved to be a very tough team, and we hope we learn from that experience."

Inter coach Antonio Conte: "I do not have too many regrets at the moment. My players really gave everything they had and played against a team that is used to playing in such positions. I think their experience in that sense made the difference tonight. The players went through a very difficult season and improved a lot. We can raise our heads and continue on this path with great confidence. "

Inter president Steven Zhang did not sound worried despite the disappointing loss: "Looking at this season I think it was a pretty positive season. We reached the Europa League final and were close to winning the factory, a few years ago we could not even imagine it. Loss is part of football, But reaching the final, the investment of the players who gave their all - it makes me optimistic about the future. " On Conte's future, Zhang preferred to respond with a general answer: "The coach, the team and the players are all doing a great job. We will sit down soon and plan for the future."

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