Europa League final: Sevilla makes history
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Europa League final: Sevilla makes history

Updated 2132 GMT (0532 HKT) May 27, 2015
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Sevilla players celebrate after a record fourth victory in UEFA's second-tier competition, beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Europa League final in Warsaw. PIOTR HAWALEJ/AFP/Getty Images
Sevilla's Colombian forward Carlos Bacca celebrates after scoring the second-half winner -- his second goal of the match. PIOTR HAWALEJ/AFP/Getty Images
There was concern late in the game when Dnipro's Brazilian forward Matheus collapsed to the ground for no apparent reason. PIOTR HAWALEJ/AFP/Getty Images
Matheus, carried off with a bloodied nose, had suffered a clash of heads not long before his collapse. Dan Mullan/Getty Images
He had been involved in the opening goal of the match, crossing for Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic to head underdog Dnipro in front in the seventh minute of its first European final. JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images
Sevilla's Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak delighted the home fans in his national stadium when he drove in an equalizer just before the half-hour mark. PIOTR HAWALEJ/AFP/Getty Images
Just three minutes later, Bacca gathered a threaded pass from Jose Antonio Reyes and rounded Dnipro goalkeeper Denys Boyko. Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
Bacca, who also scored in last season's final victory against Benfica, then slotted home from a tight angle. Michael Regan/Getty Images
Dnipro refused to give up, and captain Ruslan Rotan leveled just before halftime. His free-kick beat Sevilla's stranded goalkeeper Sergio Rico at his near post. Dan Mullan/Getty Images