Dnipro Fans Invade the Pitch as Club Completes Feel-Good Run to Europa Final

Dnipro edged Napoli 1-0 on Thursday evening to clinch a highly unlikely place in the Europa League final in Warsaw against holders Sevilla. 

The Ukrainian side eliminated the favoured Italians 2-1 on aggregate. 

As noted by Bleacher Report's Clark Whitney, their passage to the final was an extremely impressive feat, considering the manner in which they did so in war-torn Ukraine. 

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Dnipro haven't played a home game all season, forced to play in Kyiv because of the war. Simply outstanding story that they're in the final

— Clark Whitney (@Mr_Bundesliga) May 14, 2015"

Naturally, the club's fans were very excited at their unlikely run. (It's worth noting in the below tweet that the match was actually played at Kiev's Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex.) 

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Dnipro Arena is erupting after the Dnipropetrovsk team reached the Europa League final pic.twitter.com/cpAmlGUUqT

— Oleksandr Sereda (@alex_sereda8) May 14, 2015"

As is the norm in many great European triumphs, there was a pitch invasion. One shirtless flare-toting fan was taken down by stewards in one brilliant shot. 

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Dnipro taraftarının final sevinci görülmeye değer pic.twitter.com/C03ZAsoig5

— SPORX.COM (@sporx) May 14, 2015"

There were flares. 

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Dnipro tonight pic.twitter.com/SJB7A8sz4H

— It's an ultra life (@itsultralife01) May 14, 2015"

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La felicidad del Dnipro. #EuropaLeague pic.twitter.com/flHdUJDDyA

— David.F. Sanchidrián (@AS_Sanchidrian) May 14, 2015"

And the traditional over-the-top scene. 

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Another great pic of the stadium following Dnipro's win over Napoli pic.twitter.com/UdcHaUFSLf

— Oleksandr Sereda (@alex_sereda8) May 14, 2015"

[Twitter]