Defeating Benfica on penalties, Sevilla won the title for the third time

Sevilla have won their third Europa League title after a dramatic penalty shootout win over Benfica in the final in Turin.

Sevilla won the title for the third time in the past eight years after 2006 and 2007 (Source: AP)

After 90 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of extra time without a goal, the two teams had to decide the winner on penalties and two missed shots by Oscar Cardozo and Rodrigo continued to make Benfica suffer defeat for the second time in a row.

This is the third time in the past eight years that Sevilla has won the tournament, the predecessor of the UEFA Cup, after 2006 and 2007. In the penalty shootout, all four of their players successfully executed the penalty.

Meanwhile, Benfica have lost seven European Cup finals since winning back-to-back European Cups in 1961 and 1962, continuing a 52-year streak. Last year, they also lost 2-1 to Chelsea in the final in Amsterdam.

Benfica - Sevilla 0-0 (after 120 minutes)

Sevilla won 4-2 on penalties

Benfica: Lima (in), Cardozo (out), Rodrigio (out), Luisao (in)

Sevilla: Carlos Bacca, Stephane Mbia, Coke, Kevin Gameiro (all in)

Line-up

Benfica: Jan Oblak; Maxi Pereira, Luisao (capt), Ezequiel Garay, Guillame Siqueira (Oscar Cardozo 99); Miralem Sulejmani (Andre Almeida 25), Ruben Amorim, Andre Gomes, Osvaldo Gaitan (Ivan Cavaleiro 119); Lima, Rodri

Seville: Beto; Coke, Nicolas Pareja, Federico Fazio, Alberto Moreno Perez; Jose Antonio Reyes (Marko Marin 78, Kevin Gameiro 104), Stephane Mbia, Ivan Rakitic (capt), Daniel Carriço, Vitolo (Diogo Figueiras 110); Carlos Bacca

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

According to VNA