Stakes high for Liverpool, Sevilla in Europa final

There’s some-more during interest than only a prize for Liverpool and Sevilla in a Europa League final Wednesday. A guaranteed place in a organisation theatre of subsequent season’s Champions League is a bigger prerogative for a teams that placed eighth in a English Premier League and seventh in a Spanish league.

No group has won 3 true UEFA Cups or Europa Leagues, and a fifth for Sevilla – all within only 10 years – would also extend a record they hold.

Liverpool are among 3 teams with 3 titles in a competition’s 45-year-history, and a fourth Wednesday to follow wins in 1973, 1976 and 2001 would equal Sevilla for a most.

One ideal record has to end: Sevilla and Liverpool have won all 7 UEFA Cup and Europa League finals they have played.

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