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Sevilla stunned by late Slavia Prague goal in Europa League

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Five-time Europa League winners Sevilla were knocked out by a last-minute Slavia Prague goal in extra time in a dramatic finish to their last-16 tie.

The Czech side, who last reached the quarters in 2000, needed two goals in the final 18 minutes to go through.

And they found them through Mick van Buren and then Ibrahim Traore in the 119th minute.

Simon Kjaer made a mess of clearing Traore’s shot on the line as the Czechs won 4-3, 6-5 on aggregate.

Their players ran to celebrate with the fans at the Eden Arena as they celebrated their best European run since 1999-2000, when they lost to Leeds in the last eight.

Slavia, who drew 2-2 in Spain, had led 1-0 and 2-1 on the night through Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui and then a Tomas Soucek penalty.

But Sevilla battled back both times, with a Wissam Ben Yedder penalty followed by a stunning Munir El Haddadi volley.

The La Liga side took the lead through Franco Vazquez – which also gave them the edge on away goals – before Van Buren and Traore turned it around.L

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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