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EUROPA LEAGUE: Man Utd target Bacca grabs double as Sevilla edge Dnipro

Carlos Bacca has fired Sevilla to Europa League glory with a match-winning brace in the final against Dnipro on Wednesday night.

The Colombian striker scored in the 31st minute to put Sevilla ahead 2-1 before landing the winner in the 73rd minute as the Spaniards took out Europe's second tier club competition for a record fourth time in Warsaw.

Former Blackburn Rovers striker Nikola Kalinic opened the scoring for Ukraine's Dnipro with a close range header in the seventh minute before Polish midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak scored at his national stadium to pull Sevilla level just before the half-hour mark.

Minutes later, Manchester United target Bacca rounded Dnipro keeper Denis Boyko to side-foot home, giving los Rojiblancos the lead, but captain Ruslan Rotan's delightful free-kick on the stroke of half-time had the Ukrainians back on level terms.

Not be outdone, Bacca rifled home Vitolo's inch-perfect through-ball with just over 15 minutes remaining to give Unai Emery's side a famous victory for the second season in a row after beating Benfica on penalties in Turin last year.

2014/15 UEFA Europa League - Final

Dnipro (UKR): 2 (Nikola Kalinic 7', Ruslan Rotan 44') Sevilla (SPN): 3 (Grzegorz Krychowiak 28', Carlos Bacca 31'/73')

National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland - 45,000

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