On a warm evening in the south of Spain, Sevilla’s history-makers paraded their record-breaking third consecutive UEFA Europa League trophy in front of their jubilant fans throughout the city.
Last year, club president José Castro joked that the city’s mayor should “pencil us in” for victory celebrations and city hall would have been wise to heed his advice as Unai Emery’s men recovered to beat Liverpool 3-1 last Wednesday.
There was no time for celebrations immediately after returning from Basel because of Sunday’s Copa del Rey final date with Barcelona in Madrid. They succumbed 2-0 to the ten-men Catalan giants, but spirits were nonetheless high among players and fans on Mo…