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, the 43rd season of

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's secondary club

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tournament organised by

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, and the fifth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the

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. It was played at the

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, Italy on 14 May 2014, between Spanish side

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and Portuguese side Benfica. Sevilla won the match 4–2 on

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, following a 0–0 draw after

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. Sevilla secured their third title in eight years, after winning the competition in

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and

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. With this triumph, they joined

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(

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, 1993),

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, 1998) and

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( 1973,

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) as the teams with the most wins. Benfica lost their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final, following their defeat against

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in the 2013 final. Including their runner-up finish in 1983, Benfica are the team with the most lost finals in the competition. As the winners, Sevilla earned the right to play against

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winners

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in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup.

Venue

The

, Italy, was chosen as the venue of the match at a UEFA Executive Committee meeting in

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, Turkey, on 20 March 2012. It is the home stadium of

since 2011. This was the first time that a one-legged final was hosted in Turin. Previous UEFA Cup finals contested over two legs have had one of their matches played in Turin. The first legs of the

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and the

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, both contested by Juventus, were played at the Stadio Comunale (now the

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). The first leg of the 1992 UEFA Cup Final, contested by

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, and the second leg of the

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, contested by Juventus, were played at the Stadio delle Alpi, which has been demolished to make way for the Juventus Stadium.

Background

After a comeback by their opponents

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, who had lost the first leg 2–0,

secured their presence in the final after

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's injury-time header qualified them on

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. Sevilla had previously played in two UEFA Cup finals, winning both times in

and

, and were aiming to become the fourth team to win three UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, after

and

. Benfica reached their second consecutive Europa League final, after defeating

2–1 on aggregate and denying their opponents a chance to play the final at their home stadium. It was the first time a club has reached consecutive finals in the competition, having featured in the Champions League group stage on each occasion. Both of their previous UEFA Cup/Europa League finals, in 1983 and

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, ended in defeats. They had also played in seven

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finals (

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, 1962,

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, 1968,

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). After winning successive European titles in 1961 and 1962, they had lost seven straight major European finals. The final was Sevilla's 19th match in the competition, having started their participation in the third qualifying round against Montenegrin side

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. They only qualified for the competition after

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were banned and

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were denied a UEFA license. Benfica transitioned from the Champions League group stage, after finishing third in their group, behind

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and

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. They became the first team to reach the Europa League final without conceding a defeat, registering six wins and two draws in eight knockout phase matches. The only previous meeting between Sevilla and Benfica in European competition was in the 1957–58 European Cup preliminary round. The first leg at

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, won by Sevilla 3–1, marked the European debut of both clubs. The second leg at

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ended 0–0, giving Sevilla the victory on aggregate, and they later reached the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champions

Road to the final

''Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).''

Pre-match

Ambassador

Former Italy international and Juventus player

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, who won the UEFA Cup in 1989 with

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, was named as the ambassador for the final.

Logo

UEFA unveiled the visual identity of the final on 30 August 2013, the same day as the group stage draw.

Ticketing

The international ticket sales phase for the general public ran from 27 February to 25 March 2014. Tickets were available in four price categories:

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150, €100, €70, and €45.

Officials

German referee

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was named by UEFA on 7 May 2014 as the referee of the final. The rest of the refereeing team are fellow countrymen Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp as assistant referees, Tobias Welz and Bastian Dankert as additional assistant referees, Thorsten Schiffner as reserve assistant referee, and Serbia's Milorad Mažić as the fourth official.

Match

Team selection

Benfica were not able to play either

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, both of whom were sent off in the second leg of their semi-final.

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, who was booked in that match, was also suspended.

Summary

At full-time, the game was locked at 0–0. After a further 30 minutes of extra time, both sides were still scoreless. This meant the match was the first final to end goalless and the first to be decided by penalty shoot outs. Sevilla won the penalty shoot out 4–2, their goals coming from

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, Coke and

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and

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scored for Benfica, while Sevilla goalkeeper Beto saved goals from

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and

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. Paul Gardner writing for

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opined that the assistant referee standing on the goal line allowed Beto to advance too far when he saved the two goals and that Benfica should have been allowed to take the shots again.

Details

Statistics

References

External links

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