Sevilla vs Inter Milan UEFA Europa League Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔥
This is the first ever European meeting between Sevilla and Internazionale it is the sixth time in 11 seasons of the UEFA Europa League that the two teams in the final are meeting for the first time ever in a European competition, with the last occasion the 2015-16 final, when Sevilla beat Liverpool 3-1.
Sevilla are the most successful side in UEFA Cup/ Europa League history, reaching the final (six times including 2019-20) and winning the competition (five times) on more occasions than any other side. Inter have reached their 10th major UEFA European final, and their first since the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, when they won 2-0 against Bayern Munich. They are the ninth team overall to reach 10 major UEFA finals, and the third Italian side after AC Milan and Juventus (both 14 finals). Sevilla have lifted the trophy in each of their five appearances in UEFA finals (UEFA Cup/Europa League & European Cup/Champions League) - only Liverpool (six between 1972-73 and 1983-84) and Real Madrid (nine between 1984-85 and 2017-18 an ongoing run) have won more consecutive such finals.
Inter have won all five of their UEFA Europa League matches this season and are looking to win six major UEFA European matches in a row for only the second time (six between December 2009 and April 2010). Sevilla have never lost a single game knockout match (not played over two legs) in UEFA Cup/ Europa League history (P8 W6 D2), winning each of their last five such matches, including two finals. Antonio Conte and Julen Lopetegui are both managing in their first ever major UEFA finals. They are two of the six managers to have managed at least 10 games in the UEFA Europa League with a win ratio of 70% or more Conte's is second-best (P13 w10, 77%) and Lopetegui's is fourth-best (P11 W8, 73%).
Sevilla are currently enjoying their longest unbeaten run across all competitions in the club's history (P20 W11 D9); among LaLiga clubs, only Real Madrid have had a longer unbeaten run this season (21 games between October and February). Inter striker Romelu Lukaku has scored in each of his last seven European matches for Inter, scoring eight times and assisting four goals in those matches too. In all competitions, Lukaku has scored 33 goals this season, the most by an Inter player since Samuel Eto'o scored 37 in 2010-11. In the semi-final, Suso and Luuk de Jong became the 10th and 11th different scorers for Sevilla in this seasons UEFA Europa League - excluding own goals, only Manchester United (12) have had more different scorers.
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