2020 UEFA Europa League final

2020 UEFA Europa League final
Match programme cover
Event2019–20 UEFA Europa League
Sevilla Inter Milan
Spain Italy
3 2
Date21 August 2020 (2020-08-21)
VenueRheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Man of the MatchLuuk de Jong (Sevilla)[1]
RefereeDanny Makkelie (Netherlands)[2]
Attendance0[3][note 1]
WeatherPartly cloudy night
24 °C (75 °F)
55% humidity[4]
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The 2020 UEFA Europa League final was the final match of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, the 49th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 11th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. It was played at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany on 21 August 2020, between Spanish side Sevilla and Italian side Inter Milan. The match was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[5]

The final was originally scheduled to be played on 27 May 2020 at the Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdańsk, Poland.[6] However, UEFA announced on 23 March 2020 that the final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee chose to relocate the final to Cologne, as part of a "final-eight tournament" consisting of single-match knockout ties played in four stadiums across Germany.[8]

Sevilla won the match 3–2 for their record sixth UEFA Cup/Europa League title. As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, Bayern Munich, in the 2020 UEFA Super Cup. They also qualified to enter the group stage of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League; since Sevilla had already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved was given to the third-placed team of the 2019–20 Ligue 1 (Rennes), the 5th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[9]

  1. ^ "Sevilla 3–2 Inter: Sevilla win the Europa League!". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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  4. ^ "Tactical Lineups – Final – Friday 21 August 2020" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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  6. ^ "Seville to host 2021 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ "UEFA Club Finals postponed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  8. ^ "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Champions League and Europa League changes next season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.


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