2006 UEFA Cup final

2006 UEFA Cup Final

Match programme cover
Event	2005–06 UEFA Cup
Middlesbrough Sevilla 0 4
Date	10 May 2006
Venue	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Man of the Match	Enzo Maresca (Sevilla)
Referee	Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Attendance	32,100
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The 2006 UEFA Cup Final was a football match that took place at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 10 May 2006 as the culmination of the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. The match was contested by Middlesbrough of England and Sevilla 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 European Cup. 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 VfB Stuttgart, Roma, Basel and Steaua București in the knockout stages, while Sevilla beat Lokomotiv Moscow, Lille, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Schalke 04.

In front of a crowd of 36,500, Sevilla dominated the final. They took the lead in the 27th minute, when Luís Fabiano headed in a cross from Dani Alves. Middlesbrough switched to an attacking formation in the 70th minute, but Sevilla were able to counter-attack, and doubled their advantage when Enzo Maresca scored from a rebound. Maresca scored his second six minutes later, and Frédéric Kanouté added another for Sevilla in the final minute, to make them 4–0 winners.

Background

The UEFA Cup was an annual football club competition organised by UEFA 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 UEFA Champions League.^[1] In 2009, the UEFA Cup evolved into the Europa League.^[2]

Middlesbrough had made their first appearance in European football the previous season, when they were eliminated 4–2 by Sporting Lisbon 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 Real Madrid. The two sides had never previously met. Middlesbrough qualified for the tournament due to their seventh-place finish in the 2004–05 FA Premier League,^[3] while Sevilla had finished sixth in the 2004–05 La Liga.^[4]

Route to the final

Middlesbrough				Round	Sevilla
UEFA Cup
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Initial phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Skoda Xanthi	2–0	2–0 (H)	0–0 (A)	First round	Mainz 05	2–0	0–0 (H)	2–0 (A)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Grasshopper	1–0 (A)			Matchday 1	Bye
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	3–0 (H)			Matchday 2	Beşiktaş	3–0 (H)
AZ	0–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	1–2 (A)
Bye				Matchday 4	Vitória de Guimarães	3–1 (H)
Litex Lovech	2–0 (H)			Matchday 5	Bolton Wanderers	1–1 (A)
Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Middlesbrough 4 3 1 0 6 0 +6 10 Advance to knockout stage 2 AZ 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10 3 Litex Lovech 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6 4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3 5 Grasshoppers 4 0 0 4 3 7 −4 0 Source: [citation needed]				Final standings	Group H winners Pos Team v t e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Sevilla 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 3 Bolton Wanderers 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6 4 Beşiktaş 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5 5 Vitória de Guimarães 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1 Source: [citation needed]
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Final phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
VfB Stuttgart	2–2 (a)	2–1 (A)	0–1 (H)	Round of 32	Lokomotiv Moscow	3–0	1–0 (A)	2–0 (H)
Roma	2–2 (a)	1–0 (H)	1–2 (A)	Round of 16	Lille	2–1	0–1 (A)	2–0 (H)
Basel	4–3	0–2 (A)	4–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	Zenit Saint Petersburg	5–2	4–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Steaua București	4–3	0–1 (A)	4–2 (H)	Semi-finals	Schalke 04	1–0 (a.e.t.)	0–0 (A)	1–0 (a.e.t.) (H)

Match

Overview

The final was played at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 10 May 2006, and kicked off at 20:45 CEST.^[3] The match was attended by 36,500 people.^[5] Sevilla kicked off the match, and had the first attack in the second minute: Dani Alves shot wide. Two minutes later, the Sevilla defender Javi Navarro fouled Mark Viduka, conceding a free kick which Fábio Rochemback struck straight at the Sevilla goalkeeper, Andrés Palop. Sevilla attacked twice more in the opening ten minutes, but on both occasions, the Middlesbrough defender Chris Riggott was able to put the ball behind for a corner kick.^[6] After 20 minutes, Sevilla attacked down their right wing;^[7] Alves had the opportunity to shoot, but passed the ball across to Javier Saviola, whose shot was blocked by Gareth Southgate. Six minutes later, Sevilla attacked through Alves again. He crossed the ball to Luís Fabiano 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 Adriano 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 Julien Escudé headed wide from a José Luis Martí free kick, but despite their pressure, it remained 1–0 at half-time.^[6]

Both sides made changes at half-time: Middlesbrough replaced James Morrison with Massimo Maccarone, while Frédéric Kanouté 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 could not connect with a cross from Alves, and shortly after Kanouté curled a shot wide.^[6] In the 51st minute, Middlesbrough had a rare attack; a free-kick from Rochemback was headed on by Riggott for Mark Viduka, who fired a shot from close-range, which was saved by Palop.^[5] Two minutes later, Alves was booked for foul on Stewart Downing. 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.^[6] An injury to the defender Queudrue saw him replaced in the 69th minute; the BBC Sport report said that "McClaren went for broke", by replacing him with a striker, Yakubu.^[5] Sevilla also made a change, bringing on Renato to replace Fabiano. Alves penetrated the Middlesbrough defence again in the 73rd minute, and forced a save from Middlesbrough's goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer. 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, Herbert Fandel, was unmoved. Sevilla went on the counter-attack directly after the appeal;^[6] outnumbering Middlesbrough, who had committed too many players to their attack, the ball was played wide to Jesús Navas, who passed it to Kanouté. The Malian striker shot was blocked by Schwarzer, but the rebound fell to Enzo Maresca, who scored to make it 2–0. Maresca scored his second six minutes later, with a low shot from 20 yards,^[5] which The Guardian's Mike Adamson suggested Schwarzer should have saved. Both sides each made another substitution: Viduka was replaced by Lee Cattermole, and Antonio Puerta 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.^[6]

Details

10 May 2006 (2006-05-10)

20:45 CEST

Middlesbrough	0–4	Sevilla
	Report	Luís Fabiano 27' Maresca 78', 84' Kanouté 89'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 32,100

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Middlesbrough[8]

Sevilla[8]

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 21 Stuart Parnaby CB 5 Chris Riggott CB 6 Gareth Southgate (c) LB 3 Franck Queudrue  70' RM 25 James Morrison  46' CM 10 Fábio Rochemback  83' CM 7 George Boateng LM 19 Stewart Downing CF 36 Mark Viduka  85' CF 9 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Substitutes: GK 22 Brad Jones DF 4 Ugo Ehiogu DF 26 Matthew Bates MF 15 Ray Parlour MF 39 Lee Cattermole  85' FW 18 Massimo Maccarone  46' FW 20 Yakubu  70' Manager: Steve McClaren

GK 1 Andrés Palop RB 4 Dani Alves  52' CB 2 Javi Navarro (c) CB 6 Julien Escudé  81' LB 3 David Castedo RM 15 Jesús Navas CM 18 José Luis Martí CM 25 Enzo Maresca  85' LM 16 Adriano  85' CF 10 Luís Fabiano  73' CF 7 Javier Saviola  46' Substitutes: GK 13 Antonio Notario DF 20 Aitor Ocio MF 11 Renato  73' MF 22 Fernando Sales MF 27 Antonio Puerta  85' FW 31 Kepa FW 12 Frédéric Kanouté  46' Manager: Juande Ramos

Statistics

See also

• 2005–06 UEFA Cup
• 2005–06 UEFA Champions League
• 2006 UEFA Champions League Final
• 2006 UEFA Super Cup
• Middlesbrough F.C. in European football
• Sevilla FC in European football

Notes and references

Notes

References

• "Middlesbrough FC v Sevilla FC: Match Press Kit" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). 9 May 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

External links

• 2005–06 season at UEFA.com