Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Sevilla

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2

Kalinic 7′ Rotan 44′

Sevilla 3

Krychowiak 28′ Bacca 31′, 73′

FT 90 +5
HT 2-2

Sevilla have won the Europa League four times in the last 10 years

By Gary Rose BBC Sport

Sevilla first team to win four Europa League titles
Carlos Bacca scores twice for Spanish side
Winners qualify for 2015-16 Champions League
Dnipro were playing in first European final

Sevilla won a record fourth Europa League trophy after beating Dnipro in a thrilling final in Warsaw on Wednesday.

The Spanish side had to come back from a goal down as Nikola Kalinic headed Ukrainians Dnipro into an early lead.

Sevilla responded with two quick goals as Grzegorz Krychowiak drove in before Carlos Bacca rounded the goalkeeper.

Ruslan Rotan's clever free-kick made it 2-2, but Bacca broke through to seal victory for Sevilla and with it a place in next season's Champions League.

Unai Emery's side are the first to retain the Europa League trophy since it was rebranded in 2009, and they have now triumphed in the competition more times than any other team, having won the Uefa Cup in 2007 and 2008.

Sevilla's second chance
Sevilla are the first beneficiaries of the Europa League winners earning a place in the Champions League. They had initially missed out on a place in Europe's elite competition by finishing fifth in La Liga.

It was a far from comfortable victory though, as Dnipro belied their underdog tag with a spirited display in their first European final.

They had won just seven of their 16 matches en route to the final, scoring 13 goals in the process, but took a shock lead against Sevilla with their first attack.

A long ball was knocked on by former Blackburn striker Kalinic for Matheus, who waited for his team-mate to run into the area before sending in a cross for Kalinic to head home.

Sevilla immediately set about mounting a response, but found it difficult to break down a Dnipro side that had retreated into their own half.

Their equaliser came when Dnipro failed to clear Ever Banega's corner and Krychowiak drove a shot through a crowd and into the net.

Carlos Bacca scored seven goals in the Europa League, including two in Wednesday's final

Barely three minutes later the game was turned on its head when Sevilla took the lead. Former Arsenal forward Jose Antonio Reyes split open the Dnipro defence with a fine ball and sent Bacca clear, allowing him to round the goalkeeper and slot home.

Dnipro had not scored more than one goal in a Europa League game in their previous six fixtures in the competition, but responded superbly to Sevilla's quick double to level matters before the break, Rotan expertly steering a 25-yard free-kick into the top corner.

That set things up nicely for more of the same after the restart, but ultimately the second half failed to match the tempo of the first and when Bacca was put through by Vitolo to slot home, there was no way back for Dnipro.

Sevilla coach Unai Emery said:

"It has been a lot of work. The whole side worked very well. We've had difficulties in all of the games.

"At half-time, we spoke about how this competition takes a lot out of you, and that we had to wait for our moment. We deserve this. We have to enjoy it."

Dnipro coach Myron Markevych said:

"Unfortunately we allowed Bacca the chance to be aggressive. We made a lot of mistakes in defence.

"Sevilla were more experienced, and I think that showed. But we tried to play our best game."

Lineup, Bookings (8) & Substitutions (6)

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

71 Boyko
44 Fedetskiy
23 Silva Bacelar
14 Cheberyachko
12 de Matos Cruz Booked
07 Kankava Booked (Shakhov - 85' )
25 Fedorchuk (Bezus - 68' Booked )
99 Nascimento
29 Rotan Booked
10 Konoplyanka
09 Kalinic Booked (Seleznyov - 78' )

Substitutes

02 Vlad
11 Seleznyov
16 Lastuvka
19 Bezus
20 Vilela Gama
24 Luchkevich
28 Shakhov

Sevilla

29 Rico González
22 Vidal Parreu
06 Carrico Martins Booked
15 Kolodziejczak
02 Trémoulinas
25 Mbia
04 Krychowiak Booked
10 Reyes (Andújar Moreno - 59' )
19 Banega (Iborra - 89' )
20 Machín Pérez
09 Bacca Booked (Gameiro - 82' )

Substitutes

03 Navarro Corbacho
05 Figueiras
07 Gameiro
12 Iborra
13 Beto
17 Suárez
23 Andújar Moreno

Ref: Martin Atkinson

Att: 45,000

Match Stats

Possession 38 62

Shots

12 18

On target

4 5

Corners

5 11

Fouls

24 16

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2, FC Sevilla 3.

90:00 +4:43 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2, FC Sevilla 3.

90:00 +4:01

Sergio Rico (FC Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00 +4:01

Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

90:00 +2:27

Attempt missed. Coke (FC Sevilla) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.

90:00 +1:43

Vitolo (FC Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90:00 +1:43

Foul by Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

90:00 +0:54

Attempt saved. Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ruslan Rotan with a cross.

90:00 +0:27

Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Kevin Gameiro.

90:00 +0:14

Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Kevin Gameiro.

89:52

Corner, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Conceded by Benoît Trémoulinas.

89:00

Matheus went off injured after Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk had used all subs.

88:48

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

88:10 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, FC Sevilla. Vicente Iborra replaces Éver Banega.

86:43

Delay in match Matheus (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) because of an injury.

84:52 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Evgeniy Shakhov replaces Jaba Kankava.

83:40

Vitolo (FC Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83:40

Foul by Evgen Seleznyov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

82:36 Booking

Booking Léo Matos (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.