Europa League final: Sevilla v Benfica - in pictures

Play gets underway in the Europa League final, which is being played at the home of Juventus. Despite missing several key players and despite their dreadful run of having lost their last seven European finals, Benfica are still the favourites in many people's eyes Photograph: Matthee Childs/Action images

Benfica's Rubem Amorim, top, skips over the challenge of Sevilla's Ivan Rakitic as Benfica, who lost last year's final to Chelsea, assert themselves early on Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP

Benfica's Nico Gaitan and Guilherme Siqueira eye up a high ball with Sevilla's Coke Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

Sevilla's Argentinian defender Federico Fazio controls the ball Photograph: FILIPPO MONTEFORTEFILIPPO/AFP

Chances are sporadic in the first-half. Here, Benfica's Brazilian defender Luisao Silva heads over Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP

Just before the break, Benfica's Uruguayan defender Maxi Pereira tries to score but is foiled by Sevilla's Portuguese goalkeeper Beto Photograph: FILIPPO MONTEFORTEFILIPPO/AFP

Soon thereafter, Gaitán races into the box and is upended by Fazio, but the referee says no penalty. It's one of several appeals in the match but the referee is consistently unmoved Photograph: Fehim Demir/EPA

Benfica's Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak (bottom) makes a save against Sevilla's Colombian forward Carlos Bacca Photograph: FILIPPO MONTEFORTEFILIPPO/AFP

Sevilla's Argentinian defender Nicolas Pareja (right) makes a flying tackle on Benfica's Brazilian forward Rodrigo Lima Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty

Head Coach Jorge Jesus of Benfica urges his team forwards. Normal time is running out Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty

The game goes to extra-time, during which Bacca has a glorious chance to give Sevilla victory ... but he shoots past the goalkeeper Jan Oblak and past the far post with a needlessly flashy effort using the outside of his boot Photograph: Marco Bertorello/Getty

The game eventually goes to a penalty shoot-out where Beto, the Sevilla goalkeeper, proves hard to beat. First he saves from Cardoza and then from Rodrigo Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty

... and when Kevin Gameiro of Sevilla scores his penalty, Sevilla are crowned champions! They won the shoot-out 4-2 Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty

Beto is the hero Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty

Heartbreak for Benfica for the eighth straight European final – they really are still cursed by their former manage Bela Guttman, who, on leaving the club in 1962, said: "Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever win a European cup" Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty

Delirium for Sevilla as they lift the trophy for the third time since 2006 Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty