Europa League final: Coke takes fizz out of Liverpool with quickfire double as Sevilla win trophy for third year running
Follow the latest news from Liverpool's first European cup final for nine years
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Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's Europa League final in Basel where Liverpool are taking on Sevilla.
- The match kicks off at 7.45pm
- Liverpool last contested a European cup final in 2007 - in which AC Milan beat them to the Champions League. The last time they won a European trophy was two years prior when they beat AC Milan in Istanbul
- Jurgen Klopp is taking charge of his second final as Liverpool manager having lost the League Cup to Man City earlier this year
- Sevilla are bidding to win the Europa League for a record third straight year
- The Spanish side finished seventh in La Liga
- The winner will go straight into the group stage of the Champions League next season
Follow the latest news and build up below...
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77 min: A little break in play here as a Sevilla player gets some medical attention.
80 min: Liverpool mustering some sort of serious response now which sees Coutinho fire over the bar from range. That won't do though - they need two.
83 min: A chant of You'll Never Walk Alone goes up at St Jakob-Park - can it inspire the Liverpool players? Borussia Dortmund will tell you it can.
85 min: Sturridge with a speculative volley from range - amazing if it came off but that was never likely. Benteke also on the pitch now.
87 min: Liverpool try to break but when they lose the ball Sevilla break back and they nearly muster a clear chance to put this game to bed. They end up with just a corner which allows them to eat up some time.
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