Twitter Reacts to Sevilla's Entertaining Europa League Final Victory over Dnipro

On a day dominated by news of controversy at FIFA and the utterly shocking revelation that the Mighty Zlatan Ibrahimovic's biography is a sham, it was almost easy to forget that the final of Europe's secondary competition took place in Warsaw...

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Oh Aye, nearly forgot Dnipro vs. Sevilla in the Europa League Final is on tonight! I'll have that on for sure!

— Kris H (@MrLaserSharkKH) May 27, 2015"

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Forgot about the Europa league final tonight

— Al-Shaun (@Shaun_32_) May 27, 2015"

Despite the ambivalence, Europa League holders Sevilla were taking on Ukrainian underdogs Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for the right to compete in next season's Champions League. Despite knocking out Napoli, Ajax and Olympiakos on their way to the Stadion Narodowy, it seemed that Dnipro were an unknown quantity in world football...

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Are Dnipro any good

— Patrick H (@Who_8_Depay) May 27, 2015"

Regardless of the apparent obliviousness among Twitter's English-speaking contingent, fans on their way to the stadium were certainly getting in the spirit of things...

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#Ukraine football fans in #Warsaw on their way to @StadionNarodowy @EuropaLeague #Dnipro #SevillaFC @RadioZET_NEWS pic.twitter.com/hQtTAjoGyl

— Marcin Walter (@marcinwalter) May 27, 2015"

The Ukrainians were certainly viewed as the weaker contestant, with many assuming it would be a routine win for the Spanish side...

Many were also aghast that former Blackburn striker Nikola Kalinic had managed to reach the lofty heights of a major European final...

However, the Kalinic doubters were made to eat their Tweets in the seventh minute when he put Dnipro ahead with an expertly taken header... 

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Isn't Kalinic the fella who scored once in about 900 games for Blackburn?

— TalkOfTheBridge (@TalkOfTheBridge) May 27, 2015"

As Dnipro started to trend, the goodwill for the underdogs slowly started to filter in...

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Would love it if #LigaBBVA had 5 teams in the #UCL next season. But Dnipro's Cinderella story has united a suffering Ukraine. #UELfinal

— M.A.J (@UltraSuristic) May 27, 2015"

One fan, however, didn't like the idea of Dnipro coming in and ruining the natural order of things...

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If Dnipro win this final it will be a bigger scam than when Porto won the CL and Greece won Euros, some teams are just not meant to win ok

— Joey Gemini (@Jay_SaidIt) May 27, 2015"

After going down, Sevilla enjoyed plenty of chances and finally made the breakthrough for the equaliser when Grzegorz Krychowiak put the ball through traffic...

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GOOL Krychowiak! Dnipro 1-1 Sevilla https://t.co/QCLkeep7F2

— Goalista (@GoalistaTR) May 27, 2015"

A few minutes later, the Spanish side took the lead for the first time when Jose Antonio Reyes threaded a superb pass through to Carlos Bacca...

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And here's Sevilla's second. Bacca with the goal this time.. http://t.co/8Fwr7F12tU #DNISEV

— Copa90 (@Copa90) May 27, 2015"

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Bacca. Killer. Ice cold blood to even contemplate rounding the 'keeper and not just blasting it in a final. Reyes' assist was genius.

— Chris (@MoarFootball) May 27, 2015"

The Ukrainians, however, refused to let Sevilla's constant pressure get to them, and they managed to find an equaliser through a superb Ruslan Rotan free-kick just before half-time...

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GOAL!! Ruslan Rotan with a beautiful free-kick goal. Sevilla 2-2 Dnipro https://t.co/E9Xxfttooo

— Footy Vines (@FutbollVines) May 27, 2015"

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Great free kick goal from Rotan to tie it up for Dnipro. Rico looked like he was in the wrong position also hesitated too much.

— Fernando R. Vila (@nandorvila) May 27, 2015"

As the half-time whistle blew, the fans who were in two minds about watching the final were certainly glad they took the time to do so...

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Sevilla play some excellent football, belting final so far #EuropaLeague

— Karl Woodgate (@woodgate_AFCTU) May 27, 2015"

Aside from providing plenty of thrills, the game also seemed to arouse interest in long-term Liverpool target Yevhen Konoplyanka...

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Would have been nice if Liverpool signed Konoplyanka last year. Can get him on a free this summer but many more clubs interested now.

— Matthew Edmiston (@edmiston_m) May 27, 2015"

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If Konoplyanka signs for Stoke City, I honestly believe they'll finish in the top six next season. He is a ridiculously good player.

— GKAS (@kondawgz) May 27, 2015"

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I remember when Liverpool signed Konoplyanka 

— ⚡ (@_Bodun) May 27, 2015"

The action slowed in the second half as fewer chances fell to both sides—perhaps they were all distracted by the terrifying photobomber in front of Sir Alex Ferguson?

In the 73rd minute, Carlos Bacca was able to shake the photobomber's gaze long enough to put Los Rojiblancos 3-2 ahead...

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Marcó marcó marcó Carlos Bacca!!!! Goool del Sevilla que vuelve a ponerse por delante! DNIPRO 2-3 SEVILLA https://t.co/WwmRcNnUBl

— LaLiga FootbUp (@FootbUP_Es) May 27, 2015"

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Bacca isn't always in the game, doesn't always do a lot. But when the ball is in and around the box, the man does not miss. Proper poacher.

— CHAMPIONS (@Neymarred) May 27, 2015"

The Colombian's success led to lots of brilliant/cringeworthy puns...

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C Bacca is certainly no wookie when it comes to finishing....

— Barrilete Cósmico (@Jagsy10) May 27, 2015"

Despite Dnipro's valiant attempts, they were unable to stop Sevilla from lifting their second successive Europa League trophy to become the most successful team in the competition's history...

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