Sevilla v Roma: Europa League final - live
4m ago 14.32 EDT Those teams: With Marcos Acuna suspended, on-loan Manchester United defender Alex Telles comes in at left-back for a Sevilla side that is skippered by Jesus Navas, who is the ripe young age of 37. Paulo Dybala starts in attack alongside Tammy Abraham for Roma, despite concerns over his fitness. Leonardo Spinazzola also comes in at left wing-back for Roma, despite having missed their past six games. Jesus Navas captains Sevilla tonight at the age of 37 years and 221 days old. Photograph: James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images
43m ago 13.53 EDT Sevilla v Roma line-ups Sevilla: Bounou, Jesus Navas, Gudelj, Bade, Alex Telles, Fernando, Rakitic, Ocampos, Torres, Gil Salvatierra, En-Nesyri. Subs: Dmitrovic, Montiel, Rekik, Suso, Jordan, Mir, Kouassi, Lamela, Marcao, Gomez, Flores, Bueno. Roma: Rui Patricio, Ibanez, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola, Cristante, Matic, Celik, Pellegrini, Dybala, Abraham. Subs: Karsdorp, Belotti, Llorente, Camara, Wijnaldum, Bove, Zalewski, Volpato, Boer, Tahirovic, El Shaarawy, Svilar. Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) The Puskas Arena is filling up nicely as the players warm up. Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters
Updated at 14.32 EDT
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50m ago 13.46 EDT Tonight's match officials Anthony Taylor leads a largely British team of match officials for tonight’s final, with Germany’s Bastian Dankert helping out Stuart Attwell and Chris Kavanagh behind the squinting windows of the VAR bunker. Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistant referees: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn
Fourth official: Michael Oliver
VAR: Stuart Attwell. What could possibly go wrong? (Left to right): Bastian Dankert, Stuart Burt, Adam Nunn, Anthony Taylor, Gary Beswick, Stuart Attwell and Chris Kavanagh pose ahead of tonight’s Europa League final. Photograph: Álex Caparrós/UEFA/Getty Images
1h ago 13.38 EDT Early team news ... A World Cup winner with Argentina in December but the recipient of four red cards this season, Sevilla left-back Marcos Acuna misses out tonight due to suspension adter being sent off in added time of his side’s semi-final second leg win over Juventus. A summer signing from Bayern Munich, Sevilla defender Tanguy Nianzou is also a doubt, much like his fellow defender Marcao. Informed sources report the Brazilian may still be suffering the after-affects of an injury to – deep breath – the “myotendinous junction of the semi-membranous muscle of his right leg” incurred during his team’s quarter-final second leg trouncing of Manchester United. That’s our old friend the “groin strain” for those of you who may not be as well up as you might be on human anatomy. Concerns about Roma striker Paulo Dybala’s availability appear to have been greatly exaggerated and the Argentinian striker has been passed fit for tonight’s final by club medics despite him having missed his team’s last six matches. He’ll probably start on the bench. Left-back Leonardo Spinazzola is also expected to return in some capacity after over a month on the sidelines. Roma striker Paulo Dybala has been out injured for over a month but is expected to be in Roma’s match squad tonight. Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
Source: The Guardian
