[1]FC Sevilla prevented Atletico Madrid from celebrating a cup double on Wednesday as they beat the recently-crowned Europa League champions 2-0 to take the King’s Cup here for the fifth time in their history and second in four years.
Sevilla — who took the fourth and final Champions League place in the last minutes of the final match of the league season — lifted the Cup thanks to a fifth minute goal by diminutive wing Diego Capel and a second in time added on by Jesus Navas.
Sevilla captain Andres Palop, who made several good saves during the match, said it was mission achieved for the season. “It was a difficult and extraordinary final,” he said.
“This is what we wanted, qualify for the Champions League and win the King’s Cup. We are very happy.”
Atletico coach Quique Sanchez Flores was proud of his side’s efforts. “My players put in an impressive effort,” he said.
Capel’s opener was a delight as he picked up Navas’s blocked effort and fired an unstoppable shot into the Atletico net from just outside the penalty area. Atletico went agonisingly close to levelling the match in the 11th minute as first Argentinian international striker Sergio Aguero had his shot repelled and his strike partner Diego Forlan also saw his follow up effort saved.
— AFP
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