2015/16 Europa League Final
The 2015/16 Europa League Final was the final match of the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League, the 45th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 7th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup.
Match Details
Date
18 May 2016
Stadium
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland
Attendance
38,50
Referee
Mark Clattenburg (England)
Teams
Liverpool
Liverpool, an English football club, qualified for the final after defeating Villarreal 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Sevilla
Sevilla, a Spanish football club, qualified for the final after defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 5-3 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
Match Summary
The match was played on 18 May 2016 at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland. Sevilla won the match 3-1 against Liverpool, with Coke scoring twice and Éver Banega scoring once for Sevilla. Daniel Sturridge scored the only goal for Liverpool.
Goals
Sevilla
- Coke (64')
- Coke (70')
- Éver Banega (79')
Liverpool
- Daniel Sturridge (35')
Man of the Match
Éver Banega was named the man of the match.
Post-Match Reaction
Sevilla's manager, Unai Emery, praised his team's performance, saying "We deserved to win, we played very well". Liverpool's manager, Jürgen Klopp, admitted that his team made mistakes, saying "We didn't play well enough, we made mistakes".
Sevilla's Third Consecutive Title
Sevilla's win marked their third consecutive Europa League title, a record for the competition.
