Colombian
striker Carlos Bacca claimed a double as Sevilla made Europa League
history by seeing off Dnipro to win the competition for a record fourth
time.
The 28-year-old struck either half of time to secure a
3-2 victory at Warsaw's Narodowy Stadium and hand the Spaniards
back-to-back triumphs in the competition in its current format and its
previous incarnation as the UEFA Cup.
In the
process, they went one better than Inter Milan, Juventus and Liverpool,
with whom they had been level on three wins before kick-off.
The
Dnipro keeper denied Bacca a hat-trick with a fine 79th-minute save,
and the frontman left the pitch to warm applause three minutes later
when he was replaced by Kevin Gameiro with his job done.
The
Spanish side held on, although the game ended in worrying circumstances
for Dnipro as midfielder Matheus left the field on a stretcher after
appearing to collapse following a clash of heads.
Credit: ESPN
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