It was a Europa League final that will not live long in the memory – well not for the quality on the pitch anyway.
Sevilla lifted the trophy for a record-extending seventh time as they beat Jose Mourinho’s Roma on penalties after a drab 1-1 draw in Budapest.
One perfect record had to fall with Mourinho having previously won all five of the European finals he had been in, and he was left throwing his losers medal to a child in the crowd as Sevilla celebrated.
“That’s what I did, I don’t want silver medals. I don’t keep silver medals, so I gave it away,” Mourinho said.
“I want to stay at Roma but my players deserve more, I deserve more. I don’t want to fight anymore for that. I’m tired of being a coach, a communicator, the club’s spokesperson.”
However, by the end, it was the behaviour of both teams and coaching staff that most people were talking about, with 13 yellows cards awarded, plus one for Mourinho.
