Good evening and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the Europa League final between Liverpool and Sevilla.
Tonight, Sevilla are bidding to win the UEFA Cup\Europa League for a fifth time and indeed a third time in succession.
Liverpool, meanwhile, have won Europe's second competition on three previous occasions, with their last success coming in 2001.
The two teams are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition, but Sevilla beat English opposition in the shape of Middlesbrough to win the 2006 final in Eindhoven.
OFFICIAL LINE-UP
LIVERPOOL: Mignolet; Clyne, Toure, Lovren, Moreno; Can, Milner; Lallana, Firmino, Coutinho; Sturridge
SEVILLA: Soria; Mariano, Rami, Carrico, Escudero; N'Zonzi, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Banega, Coke; Gameiro
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It is all over! Incredible scenes on the field as Sevilla celebrate yet another Europa League success. It is their third in succession and fifth in total. What a second-half performance from them here!
90 min+5 FULL-TIME: Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla
90 min+4 BOOKING! Clyne (Liverpool) is booked for a poor challenge on Vitolo.
90 min+4 SEVILLA SUB! Cristoforo replaces Banega for Sevilla.
90 min+3 Vitolo bends one over the crossbar as Sevilla threaten again on the counter-attack.
90 min+1 We are into the first of four additional minutes in Basel.
89 min Gameiro breaks through once again, but this time the striker is offside. Not long left!
87 min Liverpool have the chance to break as a Sevilla free kick comes to nothing, but Kolo is on hand to clear down the field after Sturridge fails to collect. Eventually Coke has the chance to strike on goal once again, but his effort is deflected wide of the post. What has happened to Coke in this game!
85 min Soria gets down to keep out a strike from Sturridge as Sevilla keep their 3-1 lead in tact.
84 min BOOKING! Mariano (Sevilla) is booked for wasting time.
82 min LIVERPOOL SUB! Benteke replaces Toure in Liverpool's final change.
79 min Liverpool only need one goal to make a real contest of this in the final 10 minutes and you sense that we have not seen the last of the action here. Klopp looks nervous on the touchline as Coutinho sends one over the Sevilla crossbar. Not much of an atmosphere inside the stadium at the moment.
77 min BOOKING! Rami (Sevilla) is booked for dissent.
77 min SEVILLA SUB! Kolo replaces the injured Rami for Sevilla.
75 min Liverpool are still in this final, but they need to find a way of breaching this Sevilla defence, which has been strong in the second period. At the moment, Sevilla are winning this competition again!
73 minLIVERPOOL SUB! Allen replaces Lallana in Liverpool's second change.
72 min BOOKING! Origi (Liverpool) is booked for a high challenge on Rami.
71 min Sevilla score a third in the 70th minute as Coke hammers home his second at the far post! Liverpool wanted offside and they seemed to have a good shout, but the goal stands, controversially!
70 min GOAL! Liverpool 1-3 Sevilla (Coke)
67 min Liverpool are going to make a change here and that is no surprise. Sevilla have been the better team since the restart and deserve to lead 2-1 with little over 20 minutes left of the final.
65 min Stadium silenced! Sevilla have turned this game around as Vitolo's brilliant run ends with Coke sweeping one into the far corner. It is a wonderful strike from the Sevilla captain here!
64 min GOAL! Liverpool 1-2 Sevilla (Coke)
63 min The tide has turned in this second period and Sevilla are looking the team more likely to make something happen in the final third. Gameiro and Banega continue to link in the final third here.
61 min SAVE! Wonderful chance for Sevilla to score a second as Gameiro finds all sorts of time at the far post, but the striker cannot beat Mignolet from close range. What a chance there!
60 min Little over 30 minutes of normal time remaining and we are locked at 1-1 in Basel. Both teams have players warming up on the sidelines and it will be fascinating to see which manager makes the first move.
57 min BOOKING! Banega (Sevilla) is booked for a late challenge on Toure.
56 min BOOKING! Vitolo (Sevilla) is booked for a late challenge on Lallana.
56 min It is the Sevilla supporters that can be heard at the moment as their team continues to threaten in the final third. Mariano has been very, very lively down the right for Sevilla since the restart.
51 min Liverpool have just managed to settle in the last minute or two, but Sevilla are full of energy in this second period and are intent on breaking. Lallana picks up decent space inside the Sevilla box after another smart cross from Clyne, but Carrico just about does enough to bundle it behind the goal!
49 min CHANCE! Wonderful chance for Gameiro to score a second as the Sevilla striker races through on goal, but Toure comes across to make a stunning challenge. All Sevilla at the moment!
47 min Oh my word! Sevilla are level here as Mariano drives into the Liverpool box before drilling a low cross into Gameiro, who cannot miss from close range. Poor defending from Moreno there!
46 min GOAL! Liverpool 1-1 Sevilla (Gameiro)
47 min... no changes from either side at the break. However, Sevilla had Konoplyanka and Llorente warming up at the break and it would not be a surprise to see those two in the next 15, 20 minutes here.
46 min RESTART! Here we go then - both sets of players re-join us on the pitch for the second period. Can Sevilla turn this game around in Basel? Let's find out! The La Liga side resume the action here...
The referee brings the first period to a close with Liverpool leading 1-0 courtesy of a 35th-minute effort from Sturridge, who used the outside of his foot to bend the ball past Soria. Sevilla actually started quite well, but are a touch fortunate to only be one goal behind.
45 min+1 HALF-TIME: Liverpool 1-0 Sevilla
45 min CHANCE! Another wonderful chance for Liverpool as Clyne delivers a wicked cross into the Sevilla box, but Sturridge just cannot make contact and Sevilla survive once again.
42 min Sevilla are desperate for the interval as they continue to struggle against Liverpool, who have been fired up since making the breakthrough. A second for Liverpool would make it so tough for Sevilla.
39 min GOAL DISALLOWED! Liverpool have the ball in the back of the net for a second time as Lovren heads home from a corner, but Sturridge is adjudged to have influenced play from close range!
39 min Carrico is forced to block a strike from Lallana as Liverpool come close once again.
38 min Offensively, Sevilla have been poor in this first period and Unai Emery needs to come up with a solution in the second period. The Spanish side have really struggled to make their mark in attack.
36 min Liverpool make the breakthrough 10 minutes before the break as Coutinho plays a pass into Sturridge and the Englishman uses the outside of his foot to bend one into the far corner!
35 min GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Sevilla (Sturridge)
35 min Little over 10 minutes of the first period remaining and we are still all square in Basel. Liverpool have had the better chances, but Sevilla, for me, are edging this final on the whole here.
32 min CLOSE! Almost a super goal from Gameiro as the striker produces an over-head kick inside the Liverpool box, but his effort is just wide of the post. Much more like it from him!
29 min Rami comes across to challenge Moreno as Sevilla survive another potentially dangerous attack from Liverpool, who have been the more threatening in the final third. We have not seen too much from the likes of Gameiro and Vitolo thus far, but Mariano has just won a corner for the Spanish side.
23 min The rain has started to fall once again in Basel, which will only quicken the surface! It has been a pretty even 23 minutes here, but Liverpool have had the two best chances of the match. Gameiro has struggled to get the better of Toure and Lovren at the heart of the Liverpool defence here.
20 min The play has just settled in the last minute or two as Sevilla enjoy a sustained period of possession. Liverpool continue to press high, however, and it is forcing mistakes from the Spanish club. As mentioned earlier, you do get the feeling that the first goal tonight - if there is one - could be huge.
18 min Super battle for possession at the moment as the challenges continue to fly in from both teams. The referee is letting the play flow and that is creating a high-tempo and watchable contest.
16 min Liverpool are starting to look dangerous in the final third as Can continues to break from midfield. This Sevilla defence does not look too secure and you sense that the likes of Sturridge will get chances as play develops in Switzerland. Still goalless with 16 minutes on the clock here in Basel.
13 min Penalty shout for Liverpool as Carrico seems to handle inside the box, but the referee is not interested. It would have been very harsh in my eyes and the referee was pretty sure of his call.
12 min CHANCE! Another Liverpool chance as Clyne picks out the head of Sturridge inside the Sevilla box, but Carrico is back to make a goal-line clearance. Not sure about Soria there!
11 min... Banega delivers, but it is very comfortable for Mignolet, who releases Sturridge on the right.
10 min Plenty of free kicks in the opening 10 minutes and Sevilla have another opportunity to deliver into the Liverpool box as Milner brings Vitolo to the deck. Potentially dangerous for Liverpool here...
8 min SAVE! Smart save from Soria as the Sevilla stopper gets across his goal to deny Can, who released a strike from outside the box. Plenty of challenges flying in at the moment here!
6 min It has been a decent start from Sevilla, with the Spanish side on the front foot in the early exchanges. The ball has spent a lot of time in the air, but no real chances to speak of thus far here!
4 min Can brings Banega to the deck and the Sevilla midfielder wants an early yellow for his opponent. Can is a touch fortunate after two late challenges early on! Sevilla once again have the chance to deliver a free kick into Liverpool territory, but Can is on hand to clear under little Sevilla pressure.
2 min... very much a 4-2-3-1 formation for Sevilla tonight, with Gameiro acting as the lone striker. Sturridge, meanwhile, is up top for Liverpool, just ahead of Firmino. Sevilla have an early chance to deliver a deep free kick into the Liverpool half, but Lovren is fouled by Krychowiak, says the referee.
0 min KICKOFF! You just get the feeling that the first goal tonight - if there indeed is one - could be crucial. I fancy Sevilla to win on penalties tonight, but this one really could go either way! Right, it is Liverpool that kick things off inside this vocal stadium in Basel. Liverpool in red, Sevilla in white...
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