Both sides have been strong through the competition so it was no surprise that after both 90 minutes and the 30 minute period of extra time, they remained level at 0-0 meaning a penalty shootout would be needed to decide the eventual champions.
Lima stepped up first for Benfica to put them in front with Bacca responding for Sevilla who led 2-1 with M'bia converting after Cardozo's miss, Rodrigo made it to misses in a row for Benfica with Coke extending Sevilla's lead to 3-1.
Luisao closed the gap to 3-2 and as Gameiro stepped up for Sevilla's fourth attempt he knew a successful penalty would seal the win and he duly obliged to seal a 4-2 win and give Sevilla their third title in seven years while Benfica's curse of seven successive losses in European finals extended to an eighth.
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