Sevilla vs. Inter, the Europa League final on Friday
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— Aug 18th 2020Kick-off is at 21:00 CEST in Cologne
Inter are through to the Europa League final after the 5-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Antonio Conte's side take on Sevilla on Friday 21 August (21:00 CEST) at the Stadion Köln. Based on UEFA's draw, Sevilla will have the formal honour of being the game's home team.
INTER'S FIFTH UEFA CUP/EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL
The Nerazzurri will play in the fifth final of this competition in the Club's history, but the first since it was rebranded as the Europa League. Inter have three UEFA Cup titles to their name (1991, 1994, 1998) from the four finals they have played so far.
UEFA Cup final 1990/1991 | Inter 2-0 Roma [Matthäus, Berti] - Roma 1-0 Inter [Rizzitelli]
UEFA Cup final 1993/1994 | Salzburg 0-1 Inter [Berti] - Inter 1-0 Salzburg [Jonk]
UEFA Cup final 1996/1997 | Schalke 1-0 Inter [Wilmots] - Inter 2-4 Schalke after penalties [1-0 ft, Zamorano]
UEFA Cup final 1997/1998 | Lazio 0-3 Inter [Zamorano, Zanetti, Ronaldo]
SEVILLA, FIVE FINALS AND FIVE WINS
Sevilla have made a name for themselves as the specialists of this competition: in the last 15 years, the Andalucian side have played in five finals, winning them all - and are now the record-winners. The game in Cologne will be their sixth final. Sevilla have twice won back-to-back titles in the UEFA Cup (2006 and 2007) and the Europa League (2014, 2015, 2016).
UEFA Cup final 2005/2006 | Middlesbrough 0-4 Sevilla [Luis Fabiano, Maresca, Maresca, Kanouté]
UEFA Cup final 2006/2007 | Espanyol 3-5 Sevilla after penalties [2-2 ft: Adriano, Riera, Kanouté, Jonatas]
Europa League Final 2013/2014 | Sevilla 4-2 Benfica after penalites [0-0 ft]
Europa League Final 2014/2015 | Dnipro 2-3 Sevilla [Kalinic, Krychowiak, Bacca, Rotan, Bacca]
Europa League Final 2015/2016 | Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla [Sturridge, Gameiro, Coke, Coke]
INTER'S EUROPEAN JOURNEY
Inter reached the final after finishing third in their Champions League group and then five wins in five Europa League games.
Champions League Inter 1-1 Slavia Prague Barcelona 2-1 Inter Inter 2-0 Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Inter Slavia Prague 1-3 Inter Inter 1-2 Barcelona
Europa League Ludogorets 0-2 Inter Inter 2-1 Ludogorets Inter 2-0 Getafe Inter 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen Inter 5-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
SEVILLA'S EUROPEAN JOURNEY
Sevilla finished top of Group A in the Europa League, only losing the last game of the gorup stages with qualification to the knock-out rounds already secured. They then went on the beat CFR Cluj, Roma, Wolves and Manchester United.
Europa League Qarabağ 0-3 Sievilla Sevilla1-0 APOEL Sevilla 3-0 F91 Dudelange 3-0 F91 Dudelange 2-5 Sevilla Sevilla 2-0 Qarabağ APOEL 1-0 Sevilla Cluj 1-1 Sevilla Sevilla 0-0 Cluj Sevilla 2-0 Roma Wolves 0-1 Sevilla Sevilla 2-1 Manchester United
NO PREVIOUS MEETING BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES
Friday's final will be the first ever time that Inter and Sevilla have played each other. The Andalucian side have a record of six wins, five defeats and two draws against Italian teams. The only final, in which Sevilla have faced an Italian side, was the UEFA Supercup back in 2007, when AC Milan ran out 3-1 winners.
Inter, who are in their first final since the treble-winning season in 2009/10, will once again take on a Spanish side in European final. This has happened twice before: the European Cup win in 1964 against Real Madrid (3-1 in Vienna) and the Supercup defeat to Atlético Madrid in 2010.