Sevilla beats Benfica and is proclaimed Europa League champion

Bastos stops the penalty of Cardozo (Reuters)

The Sevilla of Spain won the title of the 2013-2014 Europa League after beating Benfica of Portugal by penalty kicks, at the Juventus stadium in Turin.

After 120 minutes of an intense game, both teams went to penalty shootout, where the effectiveness of the Spaniards excelled by winning 4-2 over the Lusitanians, who missed two shots from the twelve steps.

The goalkeeper António Bastos was erected as the man of the match at tackling the penalty shots of the Paraguayan Cardozo and the Spanish Rodrigo.

This title is the third in the list of triumphs of Sevilla, which was crowned UEFA Cup champion (Europe League) in 2006 and 2007.