UEFA gives penalty to Liverpool and Sevilla for crowd trouble before the Europa League final .

   

  UEFA's  body Control, Ethics and Disciplinary announced the sanction which related specifically to crowd disturbances, the setting off of fireworks, and an illicit banner.

          Sevilla won the match 3-1, were fined 17,000 euros for their part in the disturbances, which involved crowd disturbances and the throwing of objects.A small numbers of supporters clashed behind one of the goals shortly before kick-off, with many fans blaming poor segregation for the problems.

         There was also criticism of UEFA's choice of the St Jakob-Park stadium, which with its capacity of just 35,000 was the smallest chosen to host a major European final.Klopp and  Emery are aware of the magnitude of the EL final between Liverpool and Sevilla.

          Liverpool and Sevilla in Europa League final,two teams have been in seven finals of the competition between them and won on every occasion, but something has to give in Basel with a spot in the Champions League group stage on offer to the victors.

         Sevilla is a record-holding four-time winner of Europe's secondary competition, lifting the trophy in 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015, and the club is now looking to make history by winning it for a third straight year.But Liverpool, which had success in 1973, 1976 and 2001 as well as being a five-time Champions League winner, also has a fierce continental pedigree.

        The Reds have won eight of their previous 11 major finals in Europe, but manager Jurgen Klopp is hoping to end an unpleasant personal streak that has seen him lose four cup finals in a row with Borussia Dortmund and the Reds — a Champions League final, two DFB-Pokals and this year's League Cup loss to Manchester City."I expect it to be intense, of course," Klopp told UEFA.

         There will be challenges all over the pitch, there will be a lot of fight. You cannot win a cup with just 'a little bit of playing football.' You have to show that you're really ready for the big moments. It's a 50-50 situation — nobody is favorites, nobody is already halfway there. It's an intense game with all the circumstances — the hours before a final, and things like this — but for me, the bigger the pressure, the cooler I get.

         We will try everything to take the opportunity. It is difficult, we know. It is against Sevilla, we know. But we will be prepared, 100 percent. We deserve to be a part of the final, 100 percent. And who deserves to be in a final can win and that's what we'll try. It is a European final and so what could be bigger?

         I know a week and a half later is the Champions League final, but that is the only bigger game until the European Championship."It feels pretty good. When I came here I couldn't imagine that this could happen because there was still a long way to go. I like this tournament. The whole European journey has been really easy for us to enjoy. We've had big, wonderful Anfield nights and my team has put in some fabulous performances."Sevilla coach Unai Emery is looking to write his name into the history books by masterminding another European success and will hope striker Kevin Gameiro can continue his stunning form.

         Gameiro has played a part in nine of Sevilla's 14 goals in this season's competition, scoring seven and setting up two."Playing in all these finals and winning these titles generated a lot of emotion which makes this a very special time to be at Sevilla," Emery told UEFA. "Sevilla are a historic club and have always had good spells, but this period we're going through right now is full of joy and passion that stem from playing in those finals and winning the titles.

          Sevilla care about this competition. You have to come up with the goods and rise to the challenge to go a long way in this competition. The fact that this is our third consecutive final demonstrates how focused and hungry we have been to do well in the Europa League, and win it."It's a challenge [to face Liverpool], in the sense of having to face big opponents with a distinguished history, and who currently have a lot of momentum in this competition — which also represents a route into next season's Champions League.

      There will certainly be a lot of [Liverpool] fans at the final. What motivates us the most is to play a great match against a big team and achieve our objective of winning."Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson came off the bench against West Brom on Sunday after five weeks out and Klopp is hoping Divock Origi will be deemed fit, but Mamadou Sakho is suspended. Sevilla has been without Michael Krohn-Dehli and Jose Antonio Reyes since April.