UEFA Europa League Final 2023

May 31, Puskás Aréna, Budapest

Only previous meeting was a 1-0 victory for Sevilla at Europa League Last 16 stage in 2020

Sevilla v Italian teams
Won 8 Drawn 3 Lost 5

Roma v Spanish teams
Won 14 Drawn 7 Lost 22

Winners will qualify for 2023-24 Champions League if not via domestic league position – already out of reach for Sevilla

SEVILLA
Coach
José Luis Mendilibar
Club captain
Jesús Navas
Europa League record
W48 D16 L17
European pedigree
Europa League winner: 2014-16, 2020
UEFA Cup winner: 2006-7 European Super Cup: 2006 beat Barcelona

Despite difficulties domestically, third coach this season has lost just one game since taking charge in April and they remain most successful team in history of competition, winning an incredible six times


ROMA
Coach:
José Mourinho
Club captain
Lorenzo Pellegrini Europa League record 
W30 D15 L14
European pedigree UEFA Cup winner: 1961
beat Birmingham City
Europa Conference League winner: 2022 beat Feyenoord

Serial trophy winner Mourinho has won all five European finals his teams have reached, and guided Roma to Europa Conference League title last season – could be first coach to win Europa League three times


ROUTE TO FINAL
Knockout round play-off

Champions League Group G 3rd place
Europa League Group C 2nd place

PSV Eindhoven 3-0 (h), 0-2 (a)
Salzburg 0-1 (a), 2-0 (h)

Round of 16
Fenerbahçe 2-0 (h), 0-1 (a)
Real Sociedad 2-0 (h), 0-0 (a)

Quarter-final
Manchester Utd 2-2 (a), 3-0 (h)
Feyenoord 0-1 (a), 4-1 (h)

Semi-final
Juventus 1-1 (a), 2-1 (h)
Leverkusen 1-0 (h), 0-0 (a)


EUROPEAN STATISTICS*
13 Goals scored 20 
7 Goals against 10 
39 Shots on target 63
40 Shots wide 77
2676 Passes completed 4642
60 Corners 76
49% Average possession 48%

Yousseff En-Nesyri: Coming into form at sharp end of season, provides speed, aerial power and, of course, goals

Lorenzo Pellegrini: Drives team forward, tackling and passing, with competition-high 35 shots and 4 vital goals

PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Referee
Anthony Taylor ENG

Bounou Jesús Navas Badé Gudelj Alex Telles Fernando Rakitić Ocampos Óliver Torres Bryan Gil En-Nesyri

Rui Patrício Mancini Smalling Ibañez Zeki Çelik Cristante Matić Spinazzola Dybala Pellegrini Abraham


Source: UEFA
*Matches played: Sevilla (8), Roma (14)
Pictures: Getty Images
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