The second leg of the Europa League semi-final took place on 19 May, with Sevilla drawing 1-1 at home to Juventus and drawing 2-2 on aggregate over both legs. Argentine winger Lameira scored the winning goal for Sevilla in extra time, and the "king of the Europa League" deserved his name.
Sevilla FC are veritable 'kings of the Europa League', having won all six previous finals, winning two consecutive titles in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, and an unprecedented three consecutive titles from 2013-2014 to 2015-2016, last in 2019-2020.
First of all, the strength level of the 20 La Liga teams is more rigid, the head of the Real Sarletico is basically unshakable, not counting the season that has not yet ended (22-23), they have occupied the top three in La Liga for 10 consecutive seasons, and this season is not surprising that they dominate the top three of the list.
The middle and upper reaches of the second tier can participate in European competition (4-6, 4-7 after the 17-18 season) are actually relatively stable, and only 10 teams have reached this position in 10 years, including 8 times in Huang Qian, 8 times in Sevilla, 5 times in Real Sociedad, 5 times in Valencia, 3 times in Betis, twice in Bibao, and only 1 time in Malaga, Celta, Getafe, and Westerners.
In the same period, 11 teams in the Premier League have reached this ranking, with Tottenham Hotspur playing seven times. Serie A is 14 teams, with Lazio six times, Fiorentina and Roma five times. The Bundesliga has 15 teams coming to this ranking, with the most being Pharmacy 6 times and Wolfsburg 5 times. Ligue 12 teams, the most are Saint-Etienne and Marseille 6 times.
It is clear that because the top three are too solid, resulting in the middle and upper reaches of La Liga also being rigid than other leagues, Sevilla FC themselves are the team with the most chances of participating in the Europa League in the five major leagues.
Seville itself is Spain's fourth-largest city than the small city of 50,000 people in Huang Qian, and they are more willing to fight for the name of Seville in the European war.
The other is the issue of league strength and importance. In the past ten years, La Liga and the Premier League have competed for the top spot in the league, the Bundesliga and Serie A are in the second echelon, and Ligue 1 is like a bastard. So in the European competition, the strength of the Spanish team is higher, and the Spanish team can not compete for many championships, La Liga is dominated by the Spanish Super League, the Copa del Rey is pulling teeth, and the hard power of the Champions League cannot be reached, so the most realistic and still has enough weight is the Europa League.
In fact, in addition to Sevilla, Atletico, Valen, and Huang Qian have all won the Europa League, and Alavés, Bibao, and Espanyol have all reached the final.
Although the English team is also strong, the problem is that in addition to the Champions League, other European competitions are not cost-effective compared to the Premier League, and only after the Europa League champions in the 18-19 season directly to the Champions League, Premier League teams pay more attention to this cup. In the 18 seasons from 20-21 to 17-18, only 6 Premier League teams reached the Europa League final, compared with 12 teams in La Liga during the same period.
In terms of strength, this gap is indeed too big. But in just four seasons from 18-19 to 21-22, four Premier League teams have reached the final, and the lure to go straight to the Champions League has led to a change in emphasis. The Bundesliga and Serie A are actually starting to pay attention. So, the strength and importance, La Liga teams are second to none in the Europa League. It's just that this pattern may change in the future, but La Liga is not in vain.
Finally, a summary: 1, because La Liga and the Copa del Rey are monopolized by the Spanish Super League, other La Liga teams can not engage in many championships, the level and weight of the Europa League is the most suitable to engage, so La Liga teams naturally attach more importance to this championship than other leagues, and even Atletico Madrid are more willing to bring home trophies to the Europa League. 2, La Liga's strength is originally ranked in the top two in Europe, and the upstream teams are already standing out at the level of the Europa League. 3, 18-19 before the season, the Premier League did not perform well in the Europa League, compared with the gap before and after, it can be said that they did not pay enough attention to the Europa League before. But even if the Premier League begins to value the Europa League, La Liga is not worth it, in other words, La Liga is still the most important and strongest league in the Europa League. 4, Sevilla FC is the most stable team that can participate in the Europa League in La Liga and even the five major leagues in the past ten seasons, and they are in larger cities, compared to the yellow divers with the same league results, they are more willing and able to fight for Sevilla FC. 5, another point is Sevilla's Europa League home ability, the last 10 years (including this season) they have participated in the Europa League home record of 35 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats, losing against their La Liga brothers Bilbao and Betis, who are very familiar with them. Let's just say that this home field is terrifying? The Devil's home arena is not enough to describe, it's hell's home. In summary, Sevilla's performance in the Europa League is not metaphysics, but the ultimate embodiment of reality + willingness + ability.