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    Europa League final 2016: Sevilla defeats Liverpool in Basel

    By Eoghan Macguire, CNN

    Updated 2302 GMT (0702 HKT) May 18, 2016

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    Sevilla players celebrate after beating Liverpool to win the 2016 UEFA Europa League final in Basel, Switzerland.
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    Sevilla players celebrate after beating Liverpool to win the 2016 UEFA Europa League final in Basel, Switzerland.
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    The Spanish club has now won a record three straight Europa League finals.
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    The Spanish club has now won a record three straight Europa League finals.
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    Kevin Gameiro scored Sevilla's first goal just 17 seconds into the second half in Basel.
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    Kevin Gameiro scored Sevilla's first goal just 17 seconds into the second half in Basel.
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    The Frenchman's strike canceled out Daniel Sturridge's exquisite first half goal for Liverpool.
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    The Frenchman's strike canceled out Daniel Sturridge's exquisite first half goal for Liverpool.
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    Sturridge celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game.
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    Sturridge celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game.
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    Sturridge and Liverpool had a number of chances in the first half but couldn't extend the advantage before halftime.
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    Sturridge and Liverpool had a number of chances in the first half but couldn't extend the advantage before halftime.
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    But Sevilla would battle back as the game wore on.
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    But Sevilla would battle back as the game wore on.
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    Gameiro goes close for Sevilla with a bicycle kick.
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    Gameiro goes close for Sevilla with a bicycle kick.
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