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BASEL: Sevilla’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final football match between Liverpool CF and Sevilla FC at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel yesterday. — AFP Sevilla crowned Europa champions breaks Liverpool hearts; Sevilla secure a record third consecutive title BASEL: Sevilla right-back Coke broke never got started in the second half and it is boot on 35 minutes. It sent St Jakob-Park on the right following a corner. But Liverpool Liverpool hearts with a second-half brace in a devastating. We didn’t show near our ability into raptures, although the massive army of were beginning to fire, and when Coutinho Europa League Champions controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a and that is the biggest disappointment. Reds supporters-some of whom got into found Sturridge unmarked to his left the record third consecutive Europa League title “We were ready, we made sure we said the scuffles with Sevilla fans inside the stadium England striker coolly beat Soria at his far 1958- () yesterday. Liverpool travelled to St Jakob- right things at half-time. We gave a sloppy prior to kick-off-were conspicuously quiet post. Neither Firmino nor Sturridge could get Park with an army of fans and confident in goal away and never got back into the game. after the interval. to the ball when Lallana released Nathaniel 1960-Barcelona (Spain) their chances of a first Europa League trophy Milner added: “It is nothing to do with the ref- Sevilla got off lightly when Liverpool twice Clyne down the right for the right-back to 1961-AS Roma (Italy) since 2001 after an impressive campaign in eree, it is about us. We didn’t do it on the saw penalty appeals waved away, while deliver an inviting ball across the face of goal 1962-Valencia (Spain) Europe’s second tier competition. But Jurgen night that mattered. “We didn’t think about Dejan Lovren saw his header from Sturridge’s just before half-time. 1963-Valencia (Spain) Klopp’s men failed to build on Daniel the Champions League, it was about winning corner ruled offside. Eriksson waved away the It would prove costly, because whatever 1964- (Spain) Sturridge’s superb 35th minute opener, and this trophy. We didn’t manage to get over the first, in the early stages, after the ball came off Emery said at half-time worked wonders. 1965-Ferencvaros (Hungary) when found Liverpool asleep line. It is a double blow not to be in Europe the hand of Daniel Carrico when Firmino When right-back Mariano Ferreiro pounced 1966-Barcelona (Spain) to level seconds after the restart, it opened next season.” Emery had demanded a last turned inside the central defender. Carrico on a poor clearance from 1967-Dinamo Zagreb (Yugoslavia) the floodgates. push from some of the experienced players was even luckier to escape punishment when seconds after the restart, the Sevilla right- 1968-Leeds (England) Liverpool’s heads went down and, as they who had helped the Spaniards to four Europa he deliberately put his hand down to slow back was allowed to power unchallenged 1969-Newcastle (England) began to sit back, Coke struck in six second- League crowns since 2006, and they came the ball as Sturridge readied to run past him down the right to deliver for Gameiro, who 1970-Arsenal (England) half minutes to give ’s men a 3-1 good in a stunning second half. into the area. UEFA made history by using tapped home from yards out. Liverpool’s con- 1971-Leeds (England) lead by the 70th minute. Coke looked offside, Yet Klopp looked to have made the cor- Hawk-Eye goalline technology in a Europa fidence sunk and Coke got his first after a 1972-Tottenham (England) but after angry scenes that saw Klopp sprint rect choice when he left Jordan Henderson League final for the first time, but the organiz- great combination with Banega, who drib- 1973-Liverpool (England) down the touchline to confront the linesman, and Divock Origi on the bench as both ers could have done with it around the penal- bled through the Reds defence before seeing 1974- (Netherlands) Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson pointed to the recently recovered from respective injuries. ty area as well. Coke ram the ball past Mignolet from 20 1975-Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) centre circle after consulting with his official. Sturridge stepped in for Origi to play in Sevilla were kept on a tight rein in the yards. It took several minutes for officials to 1976-Liverpool (England) “We didn’t do ourselves justice,” Liverpool front of Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and opening half although Gameiro, with 28 finally decide whether Coke’s second was 1977-Juventus (Italy) captain told BT Sport after a Adam Lallana and spurned two half- goals this season including seven in eight valid, but it will take Liverpool’s fans much 1978-PSV (Netherlands) defeat which also denied the club a chances before beating with a Europa League games, had his first sniff with longer to get over what was a poor second 1979-Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) Champions League place next season. “We delightful shot with the outside of his left an ambitious overhead kick after Coke’s cross half display. — AFP 1980- (Germany) 1981-Ipswich (England) 1982-IFK Goteborg (Sweden) Van Gaal booed as Man 1983-Anderlecht (Belgium) 1984-Tottenham (England) 1985-Real (Spain) United sign off in fifth 1986-Real Madrid (Spain) 1987-IFK Goteborg (Sweden) unconditional support.” As Bournemouth’s fans 1988-Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) goaded him with chants of “You’re getting 1989-Napoli (Italy) sacked in the morning!”, Van Gaal added: “You Man United 3 1990-Juventus (Italy) never let us down. Thank you for that. We will 1991- (Italy) bring the FA cup home to you. You deserve it. Thank you.” 1992-Ajax (Netherlands) The result secured a Europa League group 1993-Juventus (Italy) Bournemouth 1 place for United, while Saturday’s FA Cup final 1994-Inter Milan (Italy) against Crystal Palace may yet yield a piece of 1995-Parma (Italy) silverware. But it was a tame end to the season, 1996-Bayern Munich (Germany) 1997-Schalke (Germany) MANCHESTER: was booed by at a two-thirds full stadium, which laid bare 1998-Inter Milan (Italy) his club’s own fans after Manchester United United’s stagnation under Van Gaal. The lap of 1999-Parma (Italy) ended their campaign by beat- appreciation that followed his address was cur- ing Bournemouth 3-1 in Tuesday’s re-arranged sory. His Bournemouth counterpart, Eddie 2000-Galatasaray (Turkey) Old Trafford fixture. In a game carried over from Howe, has enjoyed a much more encouraging 2001-Liverpool (England) season. The south-coast club, who replied cour- MANCHESTER: Bournemouth’s Australian goalkeeper Adam Federici (center) 2002-Feyenoord (Netherlands) Sunday following a postponement caused by fails to save a shot from Manchester United’s English midfielder Ashley Young the discovery of a fake bomb accidentally left tesy of a stoppage-time Chris Smalling own 2003-FC Porto (Portugal) goal, finished their first ever top-flight cam- (2nd left) - leading to the team’s third goal during the rescheduled English 2004-Valencia (Spain) behind during a terror training exercise, United Premier League football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth needed a 19-goal victory in order to steal past paign in 16th place. But Howe said that 2005-CSKA Moscow (Russia) at Old Trafford in Manchester on May 17, 2016. — AFP Manchester City into the fourth and final Sunday’s events had proved problematic. “It 2006-Sevilla (Spain) Champions League qualifying berth. was quite difficult, mentally,” he said. “We did Once again occupying a withdrawn midfield towards Rashford, whose clever dummy 2007-Sevilla (Spain) Goals from Wayne Rooney, 18-year-old our best, but Man United were too good for us.” role, Rooney did his best to get United going allowed Rooney to tuck home his first goal 2008-Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) , named in England’s provi- Fans arriving at Old Trafford spoke of their by spraying passes around from deep, but it since February 2 and his 100th in the league at 2009-Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) sional Euro 2016 squad a day earlier, and sub- anger and frustration over Sunday’s cancella- was not until the 32nd minute that the hosts Old Trafford. United emerged from their slum- 2010-Atletico Madrid (Spain) stitute Ashley Young secured the three points, tion, which left visiting supporters facing two threatened, with Michael Carrick just failing to ber after the interval. Mata was unfortunate not 2011-FC Porto (Portugal) but it was only enough to lift Van Gaal’s side 500-mile (800-kilometre) round trips in three get a telling touch on Rooney’s free-kick. to win a penalty after Steve Cook bundled into 2012-Atletico Madrid (Spain) above Southampton into fifth place. days. The atmosphere inside and outside the United went ahead two minutes before him from behind, while Carrick rattled the bar 2013-Chelsea (England) Introduced to the crowd for a post-match stadium was subdued and there were visible half-time with a goal completely out of keeping with a deflected 25-yard effort and Antonio 2014-Sevilla (Spain) signs of dissent against the unpopular Van address, the Dutchman was booed by pockets with what had come before. Anthony Martial, Valencia drew a soaring save from 2015-Sevilla (Spain) Gaal. One banner read held up by fans read: of the home support, before declaring, some- as so often, was the instigator, swapping passes Bournemouth goalkeeper Adam Federici from 2016-Sevilla (Spain) what ironically: “I want to thank you for your “TIME TO GO LOUIS! NOT GOOD ENOUGH!” with and cutting the ball square even further out. — AFP