Europa League final: Liverpool and Sevilla fans brawl ahead of game
Stewards stepped in to try and break up the trouble, and minutes later dozens of riot police arrived to ward off further trouble. Fans fight prior to the UEFA Europa League Final match between Liverpool and Sevilla. Fans scuffle prior to the UEFA Europa League Final. Groups of fans from Liverpool, right, and Sevilla, start fighting ahead of the soccer Europa League final between England's Liverpool FC and Spain's Sevilla Futbol Club. While it appears the Liverpool fans won the fight their team lost the match thanks to a brace from Sevilla right-back Coke in a controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a record third consecutive Europa League title for the Spanish side. Liverpool travelled to St Jakob-Park with an army of fans and confident in their chances of a first Europa League trophy since 2001 after an impressive campaign in Europe’s second tier competition.