Sevilla vs Roma: Europa League final start time, how to watch, odds
Sevilla will be looking for their seventh Europa League title when they face Jose Mourinho's Roma in the final this evening.
Jose Luis Mendilibar's side progressed through to the final after defeating Italian side Juventus 3-2 on aggregate.
They last won the competition back in 2020 after defeating Inter Milan 3-2, with Luuk De Jong netting twice and Romelu Lukaku scoring an own goal.
Roma defeated German side Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on aggregate in the other semi-final. The Italian giants have never won the Europa League in their entire history ahead of tonight's match.
Mail Sport breaks down everything you need to know ahead of the Europa League final between Sevilla and Roma.
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When is Sevilla vs Roma?
The clash between Sevilla and Roma is set to get underway this evening, with kick off at 8pm.
Tonight's fixture between the two sides is set to take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Sevilla and Roma have only met competitively once before. The two sides faced each other back in the 2019/20 season, where the Spanish side won 2-0 thanks to goals from Sergio Reguilon and Youssef En-Nesyri in the Europa League round of 16.
Youssef En‑Nesyri is Sevilla's top scorer this season, with 18 in all competitions. The forward has scored one goal in his last five games.
Paulo Dybala is Roma's top scorer this season, with 16 goals in all competitions. The Argentinian has scored one goal in his last five games.
How to watch
Tonight's final between the two sides will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage getting underway at 7.15pm.
Fans will also be able to watch the action on the channel's official YouTube page.
The game between the two teams will also be streamed on the BT Sport app.
Highlights will be uploaded to the official BT Sport YouTube channel after the game.
Mail Sport will also be providing live coverage of Sevilla vs Roma so you can keep up-to-date with all the latest developments here.
Team news
Sevilla will be without key defender Marcos Acuna. The defender picked up a red card in the semi-final second leg win against Juventus.
In his absence, Manchester United loanee Alex Telles looks set to start from the off.
Marcao and Tanguy Nianzou are fit to return to the side. However, the pair may have to settle for a place on the bench this evening.
After scoring in the semi-final second-leg, both Suso and Erik Lamela will be itching to start from the off this evening.
As for Roma, Chris Smalling is in contention to feature from the off after recovering from a hip injury.
Marash Kumbulla and Rick Karsdorp will play not part in the game due to injury.
Dybala will be hoping to play in some capacity. The forward has been dealing with an ankle injury in recent weeks.
Predicted Sevilla XI (4-2-3-1): Bounou; Navas, Bade, Gudelj, Telles; Fernando, Rakitic; Ocampos, Torres, Gil; En-Nesyri
Predicted Roma XI (3-4-2-1): Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Celik, Cristante, Matic, Spinazzola; Dybala, Pellegrini; Abraham
What's been said?
Heading into the match, Mendilibar was asked to give his thoughts on the final.
'One side will win but both teams deserve to be in the final, and I hope the scales will tilt in our favour,' Mendilibar said at his pre-match press conference.
I don't know what could be a more important match than this one, it's my first time, but in these moments predictions and what people say doesn't matter. It's about being accurate and making as little errors as possible.'
The head coach also gave his thoughts on what his team can expect from the Italian side.
'Roma are a strong defensive side, who don't need many chances to score and win.
'We have centred our attention on getting to their box and they feel comfortable defending their area, and then if they have to put pressure on us, they will do, and with pace. It's a difficult team to play against, but we have to be relaxed when playing.'
As for Roma, Mourinho was asked to give his thoughts on his record in finals heading into the clash with Sevilla.
'History doesn't win matches at all. You look at Real Madrid's finals and you think Real Madrid wins every final. You look at Sevilla and you say Sevilla wins every final. But the reality is that history doesn't win matches,' Mourinho said at his pre-match conference.
'Superstition is something that I don't like, so I don't look at superstition even as a factor.
'It's a new final. It's new history. They have experience of being there. We have experience because we were [in a European final] very recently, we were [there] last season. So no problems, I just want to play the game.'
Odds
Sevilla to win - 19/10
Roma to win - 7/4
Sevilla to win each half, Youssef En-Nesyri to score and Sevilla to have the most corners in each half - 100/1
All odds via Paddy Power and correct at the time of publication.
Prediction
This is certainly an even match between two top teams in Europe. While Sevilla have endured a tough season by their standards, their European form is second to none.
If En-Nesyri is causing Roma's defence a lot of problems from the off, it should be enough to get the job done.
As for Roma, Mourinho's record in cup finals is impressive. The Portuguese manager always has unique tactics up his sleeve to win the game.
Should Tammy Abraham and Dybala be involved in Roma's play from the get-go, the Italian side could go on to secure back-to-back European titles.
