Europa League Final 2015

May 27, National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland

HEAD-TO-HEAD

First meeting: Dnipro have played Spanish opposition once before, losing to Real Zaragoza in 2005. Sevilla are unbeaten in four matches with Ukrainian teams

WINNING FEELING

For first time, winner will claim automatic place in next season’s Champions League group stage
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DNIPRO

Coach Myron Markevych

Captain Ruslan Rotan

EUROPA LEAGUE RECORD including UEFA Cup

W45 D21 L30

European best European Cup quarter-final 1985, 1990

Dnipro competing in first ever European final, bidding to become only second Ukrainian team to win Europa League

SEVILLA

Coach Unai Emery

Captain Coke

EUROPA LEAGUE RECORD including UEFA Cup

W60 D26 L25

European best Europa League winner 2006, 2007, 2014

Defending champions Sevilla aiming for record fourth Europa League title –
eclipsing Juventus, Inter and Liverpool
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ROUTE TO FINAL

Group F runner-up

Group G runner-up

Round of 32

Olympiacos 2-0 (h), 2-2 (a) 

M’gladbach 1-0 (h), 3-2 (a)

Round of 16

Ajax 1-0 (h), 1-2 (a)

Win on away goals

Villarreal 

3-1 (a), 2-1 (h)

Quarter-finals

Club Brugge 

0-0 (a), 1-0 (h)

Zenit 2-1 (h), 2-2 (a)

Semi-finals

Napoli 1-1 (a), 1-0 (h)

Fiorentina 3-0 (h), 2-0 (a)
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TEAM STATISTICS (14 matches)

Goals scored 13 26

Goals against 10 12

Shots on target 74 65

Shots wide 61 58

Passes completed 3605 3985

Corners 64 72

Average possession 45% 47%

Denis Boyko

Carlos Bacca

National Stadium Capacity: 56,070 Hosted five matches at Euro 2012, including opening game between Poland and Greece
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PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Boyko Leo Matos Douglas Cheberyachkyo Fedetskiy Konoplyaka Fedorchuk Rotan Kankava Luckevych Kallnic

Rico Tremoulinas Carrico Krchowiak Coke Banega Mbia Vidal Vitolo Reyes Bacca 
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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Martin Atkinson ENG

Assistants: Michael Mullarkey, Stephen Child ENG
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RECENT FINALS

2014 Sevilla Benfica 0-0 Pens 4-2

2013 Chelsea Benfica 2-1

2012 Atletico Atletico Bilbao 3-0

2011 Porto Braga 1-0
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MOST TITLES: Nations

Italy 9

Spain 8

England 7

Germany 6

Netherlands 4
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Sources: UEFA, Infostrada Sports

Pictures: Getty Images

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