KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk reached its first Europa League final beating Napoli 1-0 in Kyiv to knock out the Italian favourite 2-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
Dnipro will face defending champion Sevilla in the Polish capital Warsaw on May 27, after the Spanish club won 2-0 in the second leg to beat Fiorentina 5-0 on aggregate.
Watch match highlights: Fiorentina 0, Sevilla 2 || Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1, Napoli 0
Yevhen Seleznyov scored Dnipro’s late equalizer in the first leg in Italy, and was the star again, heading in a floated left-wing cross from Yevhen Konoplyanka in the 58th minute.
The ball looped off Seleznyov’s head as he grappled with Napoli defender Miguel Britos on the edge of the six-yard box, and over goalkeeper Mariano Andujar.
Napoli pushed forward, seeking to take the game to extra time, but Dnipro held firm for the win, prompting wild celebrations.
Sevilla reaches second consecutive final
FLORENCE, Italy — Defending champion Sevilla swatted aside Fiorentina 2-0 to reach the Europa League final 5-0 on aggregate on Thursday.
Carlos Bacca and Daniel Carrico effectively ended any hope Fiorentina had of pulling off an unlikely comeback, as they extended Sevilla’s advantage before the half hour.
Josip Ilicic, who scored five goals in his past three Serie A appearances, missed the chance to net a consolation for Fiorentina from the penalty spot midway through the second half, after David Pizarro was tripped by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
Sevilla will meet Dnipro in the final after the Ukrainian club defeated Napoli 1-0, to go through 2-1 on aggregate.
It is Sevilla’s fourth final in the past nine years.
The winner earns a spot in next season’s Champions League.