Thursday, May 05, 2016

Europa League: Sevilla, Liverpool Advance To Final

The semifinal round of the Europa League concluded on Thursday with two games.

At Seville, Spain:

Kevin Gameiro scored twice (9', 47') as Sevilla defeated visiting Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in game two and won their series with the Ukrainian club 5-3 on aggregate.

At Liverpool, England:

Goals courtesy of Bruno Soriano (OG-7'), Daniel Sturridge (83'), and Adam Lallana (81') carried Liverpool to a 3-0 game-two home domination of Villarreal as the Reds sank the Yellow Submarine 3-1 on aggregate.

Sevilla will take on Liverpool in the Europa League final, set for Basel Switzerland on Wednesday, May 18 with the winner qualifying for the Group Stage of next season's UEFA Champions League.

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