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Liverpool, Sevilla through to Europa League final

Sevilla's forward Kevin Gameiro (R) celebrates with defender Adil Rami after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg football match Sevilla FC vs Shakhtar Donetsk in Sevilla on May 5, 2016

Liverpool will meet holders Sevilla in the final of the Europa League after both sides won their semi-final ties on Thursday. Liverpool beat Villarreal of Spain 3-0 at Anfield to go through 3-1 on aggregate, while Sevilla beat Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine 3-1 to advance 5-3 on aggregate. The sides will meet in the final in Basel, Switzerland on Wednesday May 18 with Liverpool looking to prevent Sevilla from winning the trophy for a third successive season.