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| Event | 2022–23 UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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| Afterextra time Sevilla won 4–1 onpenalties | |||||||
| Date | 31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) | ||||||
| Venue | Puskás Aréna,Budapest | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Anthony Taylor (England)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 61,476[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Clear night 18 °C (64 °F) 63%humidity[4] | ||||||
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The2023 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the2022–23 UEFA Europa League, the 52nd season of Europe's secondary clubfootball tournament organised byUEFA, and the 14th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to theUEFA Europa League. The match was played at thePuskás Aréna inBudapest, Hungary, on 31 May 2023,[5][6] between Spanish clubSevilla and Italian clubRoma. Due to the postponement and relocation of the2020 final, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Budapest instead hosting the 2023 final.[7]
Sevilla won the match 4–1 onpenalties following a 1–1 draw afterextra time for their record seventh UEFA Cup/Europa League title.[8][9] As winners, they qualified for the group stage of the2023–24 UEFA Champions League, and earned the right to play against the winners of the2022–23 UEFA Champions League,Manchester City, in the2023 UEFA Super Cup.[10]
Sevilla were aiming for their record-extending seventh UEFA Cup/Europa League title, having won their previous finals in2006,2007,2014,2015,2016, and2020. Their managerJosé Luis Mendilibar was seeking the first major title in his managerial career.
Roma were into their fourth European final and seeking their first UEFA Cup/Europa League title, having lost the1984 European Cup final and the1991 UEFA Cup final as well as winning the2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League. ManagerJosé Mourinho was also looking to win his second consecutive European title with Roma. He could become the first manager sinceRafael Benítez in 2005 to win two different major European trophies in consecutive seasons, and the first of the five managers[note 1] to achieve that twice, having done so withPorto in2004. He also had the chance to become the first manager to win six major European competition titles[note 2] and also the first to have won the UEFA Cup/Europa League with three distinct clubs, having won the2002–03 UEFA Cup with Porto and the2016–17 UEFA Europa League withManchester United.[11]
Both clubs had met in the2019–20 UEFA Europa League knockout phase round of 16, which was only played as a single tie because of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Europe. Sevilla won the game2–0.
In the following table, the finals until 2009 were in the UEFA Cup era, and since 2010 in the UEFA Europa League era.
| Team | Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Sevilla | 6 (2006,2007,2014,2015,2016,2020) |
 Roma | 1 (1991) |
The match was the first UEFA Cup/Europa League final to be held inBudapest, and the second final in the competition's history to be held in Hungary after the1985 first leg.[12]The final was also the third UEFA club competition final to be held in the city after the2019 UEFA Women's Champions League final and the2020 UEFA Super Cup,[7] making it the fourth overall UEFA club final in Hungary. The stadium was also chosen as a venue forUEFA Euro 2020, where it hosted three group stage matches and a round of 16 fixture.[13]
ThePuskás Aréna was selected as the final host by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting inAmsterdam, the Netherlands, on 2 March 2020.[14]
On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the2020 final, Budapest would instead host the 2023 final.[7]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
| Sevilla | Round | Roma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage (CL,EL) | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Manchester City | 0–4 (H) | Matchday 1 |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Copenhagen | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 2 |  HJK | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Borussia Dortmund | 1–4 (H) | Matchday 3 | Real Betis | 1–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borussia Dortmund | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 4 | Real Betis | 1–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | HJK | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester City | 1–3 (A) | Matchday 6 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–1 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group G third place
Source:UEFA | Final standings | Group C runners-up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||
 PSV Eindhoven | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Knockout round play-offs |  Red Bull Salzburg | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Manchester United | 5–2 | 2–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Feyenoord | 4–2 | 0–1 (A) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Juventus | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | 1–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||
The original identity of the 2023 UEFA Europa League Final was unveiled at the group stage draw on 26 August 2022.[15]
The ambassador for the final was former Hungarian internationalZoltán Gera, who finished as runner-up in the2009–10 UEFA Europa League withFulham.
With a stadium capacity of 63,000 for the final, a total amount of 46,800 tickets were available to fans and the general public, with the two finalist teams receiving 15,000 tickets each, and with the other tickets being available for sale to fans worldwide viaUEFA.com from 21 to 28 April 2023 in four price categories: €150, €100, €65, and €40. Accessibility tickets for disabled spectators cost €40. The remaining tickets were allocated to the local organising committee, national associations, commercial partners, and broadcasters, and to serve the corporate hospitality programme.[16]
In the 35th minute, Roma went in front whenPaulo Dybala slotted the ball low into the right corner of the net after a pass fromGianluca Mancini, but Sevilla equalised ten minutes into the second half when Mancini turned the ball into his own goal after a cross fromJesús Navas on the right to make it 1–1. The game went to apenalties following almost 132 minutes of game time. After two missed Roma penalties in the shootout, one of which was saved by goalkeeperYassine Bounou and the other of which hit the post,Gonzalo Montiel, who also scored the winning penalty forArgentina in the2022 FIFA World Cup final againstFrance, scored the winner for Sevilla. His penalty at first was missed but was re-taken owing to encroachment.[17]
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[19]
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Steve McManaman toldBT Sport that the final had been "really ugly" and "unsavoury". He also stated his belief that the "behaviour and histrionics of both benches" had been "awful", saying that he felt for "the fourth official, Michael Oliver".[17]
