Europa League Final: Sevilla vs Benfica Prediction and Betting Preview 2014

Brych will as assistant referees and fellow Mark Borsch Stefan Lupp . The fourth official will Milorad MAZIC , of Serbia , while the two additional assistant referees , Tobias Welz and Bastian Dankert , are also German .

Venue: Juventus Stadium, Turin

Lawyer linked to the financial part in the hometown of Munich, Brych took the first steps in the arbitration of Germany in amateur leagues in 1999 , before reaching the second division of the Bundesliga and two years later to the top flight in 2004 . He debuted in evidence UEFA club in 2007 / 08 and directed the first meeting for the group stage of Champions the following season . Refereed two matches at the London Olympics in 2012 and the final of the Cyprus Cup in May of that same year .

Felix Brych , 38 , holder of the FIFA badge since 2007 , says the curriculum with 50 games in UEFA competitions . Brych was the fourth official at the end of last season's Europa League , in Amsterdam , and gave the six challenges of Champions this season. The German Felix Brych will be the referee of the Europa League final between Sevilla and Benfica .Rodrigo , Benfica , and Moreno , Sevilla , conquered side-by - side , to the service of Spain , the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2013.

Figueiras arrived to integrate the youth ranks at Benfica , but never got into the first team , having rumado to Pinhalnovense in 2010 .

The Seville has in its squad with three Portuguese players , and they all lined up in several clubs in his homeland : the keeper Beto represented Sporting ( 2001-04 ) , Chaves ( 2004/ 05 ) , Marco ( 2005/ 06 ) , leixões ( 2006-09 ) , FC Porto ( 2009-12 ) and Braga ( 2012/13 ) ; defender Diogo Figueiras played by Pinhalnovense ( 2010/11 ) , Pacos Ferreira ( 2011-13 ) and Moreirense (2012 ) , and also defender Daniel Carrico from Sporting wore the sweater ( 2007-12 ) and Olhanense (2007 ) .

A successful season for Benfica lead the team that finished the season with 57 official games played , a record at club level .The presence of Benfica in the final is the fourth presence of a Portuguese club in the Europa League final , while the presence of Sevilla in the final is also the fourth in a Spanish club.

Benfica is the team that scored the most goals in the history of the Europa League with 68 goals in 37 games .Benfica tries to become the third winner of the Europa League in five editions to lift the trophy after being relegated from Champions . Atletico Madrid and Chelsea have managed it in 2009/10 and 2012/13 respectively .Benfica are the first team to reach the final of the Europa League without losing a single game . Since coming to the test, from the group stage of the Champions League, the Portuguese training six wins and two draws in eight games .

Sevilla looking to lift the UEFA Cup / Europa League for the third time . Only three other teams have succeeded to date , made ​​this : Juventus ( 1976/77 , 1989/90 , 1992 /93) , Inter (1990 /91 and the 1993/94 , 1997/98) and Liverpool (1972 /73 1975 / 76, 2000/ 01) .

Sevilla came into play in this season's competition in the third qualifying round and the final will be his 19th game of the season in the competition. It is the third team to follow such a path after Fulham's beaten finalists in 2009/10 , and Atletico Madrid , winner in 2011/12 .

The new Juventus Stadium will , for the first time in its history , host a UEFA . This is the sixth time that a UEFA - or at least part of it - takes place in Turin with Juventus and Torino neighbor to have played both in the city finals over two legs of the UEFA Cup , while UEFA Super Cup in 1984 was there decided in one game .

Benfica have never won the UEFA Cup or Europa League , but was runner-up both the names of the competition : before Anderlecht , in the final over two legs in 1982 /83 and against Chelsea , in Amsterdam last season .

The only two previous finals of the UEFA played for Sevilla had the following outcomes : 2-2 aet ( 3-1 on penalties ) against the Spanish , UEFA Cup 2006 / 07 and 4-0 against Middlesbrough , UEFA Cup , 2005/ 06 .

The level of European trophies , both teams added two apiece ; However , Benfica suffered seven defeats in finals of UEFA since , in 1962 , raised for the second time European Cup , while Sevilla sports , to date , a 100 per cent record in European finals .Benfica , meanwhile , played 22 games against Spanish sides in European competition , having added 5W 7D 10D . The Lisbon team did not win any of their last 14 games against teams from the neighboring country ( 6D 8D ) since beating 2-1 at Sevilla , Real Betis , on 29 September 1982. However , their only two wins in the end Europe took place against Spanish formations .

Sevilla have played 16 games against Portuguese sides in UEFA competitions , four of them this season ; won 2-1 away and drew 1-1 at home to Estoril in the group stage and eliminated , then FC Porto in the quarter- finals , losing 1-0 away before triumphing 4-1 in Spain . In total , their record in those 16 meetings is 8W 3D 5D .

The only clash between the two teams in European competitions took place in the preliminary round of the European Champion Clubs 1957/58 Cup ; in what was the first European game of both teams , Sevilla , driven Satur Grech , began to receive and win 3-1 Benfica , coached by Otto Gloria , after stamping clearance with a 0-0 draw in Lisbon .

Sevilla demand, in the final of the Europa League 2013/14 , the trophy for the third time , while Benfica tries to put an end to a run of seven straight defeats in finals of UEFA club competition , among them annotated in the latest edition of the competition .

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