Jose Mourinho is plotting a path to successive European titles as his Roma side take on Sevilla in the 2022/23 Europa League final.
Mourinho led Roma to victory in the first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League final, in 2021/22, and he needs to win this final, to secure a backdoor route to Champions League qualification.
However, the veteran boss faces a battle in Budapest, up against the most successful team in Europa League history (and previously as the UEFA Cup), with Sevilla boasting six titles.
Jose Luis Mendilibar has reignited Sevilla's stuttering season, taking over in March as the team's third manager of the season. He is very familiar with Mourinho, having faced the Portuguese coach during the latter's time at Real Madrid.
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Sevilla vs Roma confirmed lineups
Consistency was a huge theme for both managers in the semifinals, with Mourinho and Mendilibar both naming unchanged starting lineups, in their respective matchups.
Edoardo Bove's goal was enough to edge Roma past Bayer Leverkusen in the semis, with a 1-0 aggregate-goal win, while Sevilla needed extra time beat Juventus.
Below are the confirmed starting lineups for both teams ahead of the Europa League final at the Puskas Arena in Budapest on Wednesday, May 31.
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Sevilla starting 11
Sevilla lineup (4-2-3-1): Bono (GK) — Navas, Bade, Gudelj, Telles — Fernando, Rakitic — Ocampos, Torres, Gil — En-Nesyri
- Injured: None
- Suspended: Marcos Acuna
Mendilibar keeps faith with 10 of the starting XI that got Sevilla to the final with experienced campaigner Fernando passed fit.
Left-back Marcus Acuna is suspended, after being sent off against Juventus in the semis, and Manchester United loanee Alex Telles replaces him.
Yassine Bono, Jesus Navas, Fernando, and Lucas Ocampos will be looking to channel their experience of starting the 2020 Europa League final win over Inter Milan, with Nemanja Gudelj and Youssef En-Nesyri coming off the bench in that game.
Roma starting 11
Roma lineup (3-4-3): Patricio (GK) — Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez — Celik, Cristante, Matic, Spinazzola — Dybala, Abraham, Pellegrini,
- Injured: Kumbulla
- Suspended: None
Mourinho also keeps changes to a minimum in his team, with Bove dropping to the bench, in place of Chris Smalling, as Bryan Cristante moves into midfield.
Sevilla vs Roma live stream, TV channel
Sevilla have plenty of experience at this stage of the Europa League, despite their low-key domestic season, and Mendilibar will be looking to Navas, Fernando and goalkeeper Bono as key leaders in his team.
Nicolo Zaniolo scored the winner for Roma against Feyenoord in the 2022 Conference League final, and despite his subsequent exit, the bulk of that starting team will be on display in Budapest.
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Wed, May 31 | 3 p.m. EDT | CBS Sports Network, TUDN, UniMas | Fubo, Paramount+, ViX |
| Canada | Wed, May 31 | 3 p.m. EDT | — | DAZN |
| UK | Wed, May 31 | 8 p.m. BST | BT Sport 1 | BT Sport site/app |
| Australia | Thu, June 1 | 5 a.m. AEST | — | Stan Sport |
| New Zealand | Thu, June 1 | 7 a.m. NZST | — | Spark Sport |
| India | Thu, June 1 | 12:30 a.m. IST | Sony TEN 2 | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Thu, June 1 | 3 a.m. HKT | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| Malaysia | Thu, June 1 | 3 a.m. MYT | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| Singapore | Thu, June 1 | 3 a.m. SGT | beIN Sports 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
