Sevilla and AS Roma clash in the 14th Europa League final on Wednesday with Jose Mourinho looking to make it six wins in six European finals for his managerial career.
Bookmaker 10bet sees Mourinho and his men as slight underdogs for the contest, offering odds at 1.95 for Roma to lift the trophy. The odds are at 1.86 for Sevilla to continue their Europa League success with a sixth title win.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: May 29th, 5:30 P.M. (EST)
Mourinho had his first success with FC Porto, winning the UEFA Cup and the Champions League in back-to-back years in 2003 and 2004, and he has since then triumphed with Inter Milan, Manchester United and Roma in three different competitions. Success this time around would be even more special as it would help the Giallorossi back into the Champions League.
Roma was a Champions League contender in Serie A for most of the campaign, but their end-of-the-season form has been far from good enough and the team has even gone seven league games without a win prior to the final round of action this Sunday. In the midst of the poor run, Mourinho’s men managed to qualify for the Europa League final but negative results can’t be good for anyone’s confidence and it could hinder their performance against Sevilla.
Sevilla is also limping over the finish line in Spain, having dropped three consecutive La Liga outings, but the latter half of the season will be seen mostly as a successful one for the club. New manager Jose Luis Mendilibar managed to steady the ship and steer the side clear of the relegation fight and he can put an exclamation mark on his reign with a big result Wednesday night.
Los Nervionenses have lost just two games under Mendilibar, who took the reins on March 21. There have been eight victories and the team has scored 25 goals in 15 games with him in charge. It would be quite a story if Mendilibar wins a trophy with the club just a couple of months into his spell as manager.
Youssef En-Nesyri has played a huge role in Sevilla’s turnaround and success in Europe, and Mourinho will have definitely worked tirelessly to work out a game plan to neutralize the Moroccan’s threat. The Special One is known for his tight and conservative approach to big games and the battle in Budapest shouldn’t be any different. A Mourinho-led team hasn’t conceded a single goal in a European final since Henrik Larsson bagged a brace for Celtic against Porto 20 years ago.
