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Antonio Conte is aiming to end Inter’s decade-long drought as his side take on the competition’s serial winners
Follow all the action as Sevilla face Inter Milan in the Europa League final in Cologne.
Julen Lopetegui shook off torrid spells with Spain and Real Madrid to steer Sevilla to a fourth-place finish in La Liga before defeating Wolves and Manchester United en route to the final. Serial winners in the competition, the Spanish side are attempting to lift the trophy for a record sixth time.
Inter have been a rejuvenated force under Antonio Conte this season but fell short in the Serie A title race. The Italians, spearheaded by Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, defeated Bayer Leverkusen and Shakhtar Donetsk in the previous rounds as they seek to end a decade-long trophy drought in Europe. Follow all the action below live:
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KICK OFF
2020-08-21T20:02:31.890Z
46 min: And the second half is under way! This should be fun…
2020-08-21T19:57:34.520Z
HT: That was an even more entertaining half of football than we could have anticipated, and the game is finely poised ahead of the second half. Both managers will be telling their players that they can go on and win this. Both are probably right…
HALF TIME
2020-08-21T19:47:46.923Z
45 min: Close! Ocampos flicks a Banega free-kick goalward, but Handanovic tips it over the bar!
And that’s the last action of the half!
HT: Sevilla 2-2 Inter
YELLOW CARD
2020-08-21T19:45:06.270Z
44 min: Gagliardini wins the ball deep in his own half and is brought down by Banega as he tries to skip up the line. The Sevilla midfielder is booked for the challenge.
Sevilla 2-2 Inter
2020-08-21T19:44:02.543Z
40 min: What a game we have on our hands. It’s still end-to-end stuff at the moment, though neither side has carved out a clear chance since Godin’s goal.
Sevilla 2-2 Inter
GOAL!
2020-08-21T19:37:03.473Z
GOAL! Sevilla 2-2 Inter (Godin) 35 min
Sevilla are ahead for a matter of moments before Inter equalise! Brozovic curls in an inviting free-kick and Godin rises to meet it, heading past Bounou! What a game!
GOAL!
2020-08-21T19:34:25.743Z
GOAL! Sevilla 2-1 Inter (De Jong) 32 min
It’s that man again! He waits and waits at the back post and then guides a header past Handanovic from quite some distance! It’s a very different header from his equaliser, and Sevilla come from behind to lead!
2020-08-21T19:28:03.353Z
27 min: Banega sends in a free-kick and Ocampos meets it with a header from distance, but the ball flies well over the bar.
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
2020-08-21T19:26:57.416Z
25 min: Captain Navas is looking very sharp on the right for Sevilla. He provided the assist for his team’s equaliser and he’s been tidy defensively.
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
2020-08-21T19:22:29.790Z
22 min: Ocampos fizzes a shot narrowly wide of Handanovic’s near post! The Sevilla forward has been lively so far.
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
2020-08-21T19:20:43.006Z
19 min: Martinez makes a mazy run at the Sevilla defence after starting in his own half, but it ends with the Inter forward going down a little too easily in the box…
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
YELLOW CARD
2020-08-21T19:19:26.976Z
17 min: Yellow card for… Conte! The Inter coach goes into the book for remonstrating with the referee. The Italian’s players were putting pressure on the man in the middle, Makkelie, moments prior, and the Dutchman was having none of it.
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
2020-08-21T19:16:13.623Z
14 min: It’s back-and-forth action at the minute and Ocampos gets a shot off from a dangerous position. Handanovic gets down well to keep the Sevilla forward’s effort out, however.
Sevilla 1-1 Inter
GOAL!
2020-08-21T19:13:22.560Z
GOAL! Sevilla 1-1 Inter (De Jong) 12 min
Well, Inter didn’t stand firm for long! De Jong makes a run at the near post and stoops to head Navas’ cross past Handanovic in the Inter goal! Game on!
2020-08-21T19:12:06.263Z
10 min: Sevilla are right back at Inter, peppering their box with crosses. It’s a promising response from Lopetegui’s men, but Conte’s defenders are standing firm.
Sevilla 0-1 Inter
GOAL!
2020-08-21T19:06:13.880Z
GOAL! Sevilla 0-1 Inter (Lukaku) 5 min
Clinical from Lukaku! He stutters in his run up, before planting his finish past Bono and into the bottom left corner. That makes it 34 goals for the season, and puts Inter in command early on.
YELLOW CARD
2020-08-21T19:05:56.773Z
4 min: Early drama! Sevilla have a chance as a long-throw drops in the box and is almost driven home from close range. The shot is blocked, and Inter power forward on the break through Lukaku, He drives past Carlos, who drags the striker to the ground. The referee points to the spot and books the defender. Lukaku will take the penalty…
2020-08-21T19:04:23.566Z
2 min: D’Ambrosio comes across to the left flank to challenge Reguilon, surging forward from left-back for Sevilla. The Inter man uses his arm in an attempt to swat his opponent aside and appears to catch him in the face. Sevilla’s player rush over to the referee, appealing for a red card, but D’Ambrosio gets away with it.
KICK OFF
2020-08-21T19:01:31.263Z
Inter, in their famous black and blue shirts, get the Europa League final underway!
2020-08-21T18:57:59.230Z
The players make their way out at the RheinEnergieStadion. The Europa League trophy sits tantalisingly on the pitch, a tangible incentive if one was needed. We’re moments away from kick off in Germany.
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