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BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Captian Jose Antonio Reyes (C) of Sevilla lifts the Europa League trophy as players celebrate at the award ceremoy after the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Deja vu: Sevilla wins controversial Europa League Final for third consecutive year

Sevilla holds onto their Europa League dominance with a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League Final. Amid being down 1-0 and being fortunate on multiple handball no-calls, Sevilla made the perfect adjustments during halftime to take the fifth Europa League title and a trip back to the UEFA Champions League. The first […]

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Coke of Sevilla celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

WATCH: Sevilla’s Coke quickly score twice to take 3-1 lead in Europa League Final

After falling behind 1-0 at halftime, Sevilla scored a quick goal to equalize. Then in the span of just six minutes, Coke scored twice to put Sevilla on an incredible advantage to put Sevilla up 3-1 over Liverpool. Here’s the first goal, a great team goal finished off by Coke. "What a sequence. What a […]

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Kevin Gameiro of Sevilla celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

WATCH: In just 18 seconds into the second half, Kevin Gameiro equalizes for Sevilla in Europa League Final

If you got back to your seat or in front of your TV or computer late on the second half kickoff, you missed a lot. Sevilla only took 18 seconds into the second half to score the equalizer, thanks to Kevin Gameiro, who has scored 10 goals in 10 games. The entire play looked like […]

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – MAY 18: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool shoots at goal during the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park on May 18, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

WATCH: Daniel Sturridge with the outside of his foot, puts Liverpool up 1-0 in Europa League Final

The UEFA Europa League Final saw some twists and turns with neither team really getting an edge early on. Not that either team struggled but it was more a midfield siege that neither team was willing to concede. In a split second, that changed thanks to Daniel Sturridge. As though he was casually walking with […]

Liverpool and Sevilla look to take the Europa League title

The road to Basel, Switzerland has been a long one, but finally two teams have emerged and will battle it out for the Europa League title. Liverpool from the English Premier League will take on back-to-back Europa League champions Sevilla representing La Liga at St. Jakob-Park for the Europa League final. Sevilla look for an unprecedented […]

Sevilla FC's Grzegorz Krychowiak lifts the Europa League trophy WARSAW, POLAND – MAY 27: Grzegorz Krychowiak of Sevilla celebrates with the trophy after the UEFA Europa League Final match between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC on May 27, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Sevilla’s history in the Europa League Final

Sevilla is truly an enigma in the footballing world. Three years ago they qualified to the Europa League as a ninth place team because two teams ahead of Sevilla got hit with bans from UEFA, so they were thrust into the European spotlight. Who knew that Sevilla, a team who many thought had no business […]

Liverpool FC’s history in the Europa League Final

Liverpool Football Club are a part of a very select group of clubs that can be considered European Super Powers. It was during the 70s and early 80s that Liverpool truly announced themselves on the European stage, winning the European Cup four times in seven years. In 2005, the Merseyside club etched its name into […]

Who is going to the Europa League Final?

The Europa League is drawing closer to its conclusion and Basel is awaiting the finalists as the semifinals conclude this week. Liverpool and Villarreal will have the deciding fixture at Anfield, meanwhile Shakhtar and Sevilla will try and break their 2-2 deadlock in Seville. The Shakhtar and Sevilla matchup will be an interesting one as […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Newcastle United at Anfield on April 23, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Liverpool visits Villarreal for first leg of Europa League semifinal

Liverpool has been in the news this week for more somber reasons, as the inquest into the Hillsborough tragedy has dominated headlines. Tonight, in the first leg of the Europa League semifinal (3 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1), Liverpool visits Villarreal in an effort to shift the focus back to the pitch. With a nine-point […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: during the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool completes an incredible comeback to beat Dortmund in the Europa League quarters

So, that was something. It’s tough to put it into words what exactly happened at Anfield for the second leg of Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League Quarterfinal but it was entirely unexpected and something nobody believed would happen. The game started with an incredible atmosphere that would have been reserved for a […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the UEFA Europa League quarter final, second leg match between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Anfield on April 14, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Dortmund take 10 minutes to take commanding lead against Liverpool in Europa League

The scene before the Liverpool/Borussia Dortmund was surreal as both teams were friendly and showed respect as their fans sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” and then stood in a moment of silence for the 96 killed in the Hillsborough Disaster 27 years ago tomorrow. But after the opening whistle blew, while both maintained respect, Liverpool […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool (c) warms up with his team mates during a training session ahead of the UEFA Europa League quarter final between Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund at Melwood Training Ground on April 13, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Europa League preview: Liverpool, Dortmund clash for spot in semifinal

Liverpool’s best shot at earning a spot in next year’s Champions League is on the line today as it welcomes Borussia Dortmund to Anfield for the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal tie (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). The tie is level at 1-1, but thanks to Divock Origi’s tally last week, the […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 02: Daniel Sturridge (L) of Liverpool is replaced by Divock Origi (C) during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on April 2, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Europa League preview: Dortmund, Liverpool clash in quarterfinals

Liverpool visit Borussia Dortmund today (3:05 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) in a match with no shortage of story lines. For Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, it will be his first trip back to face his former club. He spent seven years in charge of Dortmund, winning a pair of Bundesliga titles and, at the risk […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 17: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool (10) celebrates with team mate James Milner (R) as he scores their first goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 16, second leg match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on March 17, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

WATCH: Philippe Coutinho leaves it to himself to score lovely chip for Liverpool right before half

The first 44 minutes was all Manchester United. Knowing they were down 2-0 on aggregated, they needed to attack and attack fast, knowing a Liverpool goal counts double due to away goals. After some great chances, Man United were rewarded when Nathaniel Clyne took down Anthony Martial in the box. Martial made it look seamless […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool (11) celebrates with Emre Can (23) as he scores their second goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first leg match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 10, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

WATCH: Roberto Firmino gives Liverpool a 2-0 win over Manchester United

Anfield was rocking when Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino scored to make it 2-0 for Liverpool over Manchester United. After a great (but appearingly offside run) by Jordan Henderson, he crossed it into the box. When Michael Carrick made a heavy touch, the ball fell to Adam Lallana who was able to send it to an open […]

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