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Football News : Fans in Villarreal react after their team achieve historic Europa League title

Villarreal fans reacted after Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli decided a marathon shootout by converting his own spot kick and then saving one from counterpart David de Gea as the Spanish team beat Manchester United 11-10 on penalties Wednesday to win the Europa League final. After a 1-1 draw following extra time, all 10 outfield players from both teams made their penalties in the shootout - leaving it up to the two goalkeepers to take the 11th. Rulli sent his penalty into the top corner but De Gea's lacked power and was stopped by the Villarreal keeper. As Rulli lay on the grass after his save, the entire team ran over and piled on top of the Argentine goalkeeper. It was an upset to savor as Villarreal - a team from a city of about 50,000 people - secured the first major trophy in the 98-year history of the club by beating one of European soccer's giants. It also secured a lucrative Champions League spot for next season rather than playing in the new third-tier Europa Conference League after Villarreal only finished seventh in the Spanish league. And it stopped an English sweep of the two big European competitions before Chelsea and Manchester City play the Champions League final on Saturday.

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  • Released : 27-May-2021

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