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The 2006 UEFA Cup Final was a
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match that took place at
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. The match was contested by
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of England and
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of Spain. Both sides were making their first appearance in a European final; it was Middlesbrough's second season of European competition, while Sevilla had more previous experience in both the UEFA Cup and the
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. Both sides had qualified for the competition based on their domestic league positions the previous season, and entered in the first round. To reach the final, they subsequently had to progress through the group stage and knockout rounds to reach the final. Middlesbrough eliminated
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and Steaua București in the knockout stages, while Sevilla beat
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and
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. In front of a crowd of 36,500, Sevilla dominated the final. They took the lead in the 27th minute, when
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headed in a cross from
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. Middlesbrough switched to an attacking formation in the 70th minute, but Sevilla were able to counter-attack, and doubled their advantage when
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scored from a rebound. Maresca scored his second six minutes later, and
Frédéric Kanouté Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Foot ...
added another for Sevilla in the final minute, to make them 4–0 winners.


Background

The
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was an annual football club competition organised by
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since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualified for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It was the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking below the
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. In 2010, the UEFA Cup evolved into the Europa League. Middlesbrough had made their first appearance in European football the previous season, when they were eliminated 4–2 by
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in the last-16. Sevilla's best European season had also been their first, when they reached the quarter-finals of the 1957–58 European Cup, before suffering a heavy 10–2 aggregate loss to
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. The two sides had never previously met. Middlesbrough qualified for the tournament due to their seventh-place finish in the
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, while Sevilla had finished sixth in the
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.


Route to the final


Match


Overview

The final was played at
Philips Stadion The Philips Stadion () is a football stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands. As the home of PSV Eindhoven (Philips Sport Vereniging), it is therefore also known as PSV Stadion. With a capacity of 36,500, it is the third-largest football stadium in th ...
in
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on 10 May 2006, and kicked off at 20:45
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. The match was attended by 36,500 people. Sevilla kicked off the match, and had the first attack in the second minute:
Dani Alves Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983), known simply as Dani Alves (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club UNAM and the Brazil national team. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of ...
shot wide. Two minutes later, the Sevilla defender Javi Navarro fouled
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, conceding a
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which
Fábio Rochemback Fábio Rochemback (born 10 December 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At different ends of his career, he represented both ''Grenal'' rivals of his home state of Rio Grande do Sul: Internacional and ...
struck straight at the Sevilla goalkeeper,
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. Sevilla attacked twice more in the opening ten minutes, but on both occasions, the Middlesbrough defender
Chris Riggott Christopher Mark Riggott (born 1 September 1980) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He began his career at Derby County, before moving to Middlesbrough, with whom he won the League Cup in 2004. He also had s ...
was able to put the ball behind for a
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. After 20 minutes, Sevilla attacked down their right wing; Alves had the opportunity to shoot, but passed the ball across to
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, whose shot was blocked by
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. Six minutes later, Sevilla attacked through Alves again. He crossed the ball to
Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a prolific goals ...
who headed the ball in off the post to give Sevilla a 1–0 lead. Three minutes later, Sevilla had another chance at goal, but
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shot went over the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Middlesbrough won another corner, but it was easily cleared by the Sevilla defence. In the final five minutes of the first half, Sevilla pressed hard for a second goal, consistently putting crosses in the Middlesbrough penalty area. Their closest effort came when
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headed wide from a
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free kick, but despite their pressure, it remained 1–0 at half-time. Both sides made changes at half-time: Middlesbrough replaced James Morrison with
Massimo Maccarone Massimo Maccarone (; born 6 September 1979) is an Italian football coach and former player, who played as a striker. He was nicknamed ''Big Mac'' during his playing days. He is currently in charge as head coach of Serie D amateurs Ghiviborgo. ...
, while
Frédéric Kanouté Frédéric Oumar Kanouté (born 2 September 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for several top-tier clubs in Europe, enjoying his greatest success with La Liga side Sevilla. Kanouté was named the 2007 African Foot ...
replaced Saviola for Sevilla. The Spanish side continued to dominate the attacking play in the second half, and had two attacks in the first five minutes:
Luís Fabiano Luís Fabiano Clemente (born 8 November 1980), commonly known as Luís Fabiano, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker most notably for Sevilla, São Paulo, and the Brazil national team. He is a prolific goals ...
could not connect with a cross from Alves, and shortly after Kanouté curled a shot wide. In the 51st minute, Middlesbrough had a rare attack; a free-kick from Rochemback was headed on by Riggott for
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, who fired a shot from close-range, which was saved by Palop. Two minutes later, Alves was booked for foul on
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. Middlesbrough had another chance at goal in the 59th minute, when Maccarone mishit a cross, which had to stopped at the near post by Palop. An injury to the defender Queudrue saw him replaced in the 69th minute; the ''
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'' report said that "McClaren went for broke", by replacing him with a striker,
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. Sevilla also made a change, bringing on
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to replace Fabiano. Alves penetrated the Middlesbrough defence again in the 73rd minute, and forced a save from Middlesbrough's goalkeeper,
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. Middlesbrough had two attacks in quick succession: Viduka missed the target in the 75th minute, and appealed for a penalty after a strong challenge from Navarro two minutes later; however, the referee,
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, was unmoved. Sevilla went on the counter-attack directly after the appeal; outnumbering Middlesbrough, who had committed too many players to their attack, the ball was played wide to
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, who passed it to Kanouté. The Malian striker shot was blocked by Schwarzer, but the rebound fell to
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, who scored to make it 2–0. Maresca scored his second six minutes later, with a low shot from 20 yards, which ''
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''s Mike Adamson suggested Schwarzer should have saved. Both sides each made another substitution: Viduka was replaced by
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, and
Antonio Puerta Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affec ...
replaced Adriano. In the 89th minute, a shot from Navas was palmed away by Schwarzer, and Kanouté connected with the rebound to put Sevilla 4–0 ahead.


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See also

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2005–06 UEFA Cup The 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the 35th edition of the UEFA Cup, was won by Sevilla, beating Middlesbrough in the final. It was the first victory for Sevilla in a European competition, and the first appearance by Middlesbrough in a European final. The ...
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2005–06 UEFA Champions League The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992. 74 teams from 50 football associations took p ...
* 2006 UEFA Champions League Final * 2006 UEFA Super Cup *
Middlesbrough F.C. in European football Middlesbrough Football Club is an English football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1876 and made their European debut in 1970 as a participant in the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup. In 2004 they qualified for their f ...
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Sevilla FC in European football Sevilla Fútbol Club, commonly known as Sevilla, is a professional football club based in Seville, Spain. The club first participated in a European competition in 1957, entering the European Cup, and have competed in twenty nine seasons of Europe ...


Notes and references


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