Europa League: Sevilla captain Jesus Navas dedicates title to former players Jose Antonio Reyes and Antonio Puerta
4 years, 4 months ago

Europa League: Sevilla captain Jesus Navas dedicates title to former players Jose Antonio Reyes and Antonio Puerta

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Navas also hailed coach Julen Lopetegui, two years after the embarrassment of being sacked as coach of Spain on the eve of the 2018 World Cup. Cologne: Sevilla captain Jesus Navas dedicated his club’s sixth Europa League title triumph to former players Jose Antonio Reyes, killed in a car crash last year, and Antonio Puerta, who died from a heart attack in 2007. “To be able to raise this cup as captain of my Sevilla means so much to me, for all the people, for friends who are no longer here – for Puerta, for Reyes,” Navas said. We all lift the trophy because we are all captains.” Navas also hailed coach Julen Lopetegui, two years after the embarrassment of being sacked as coach of Spain on the eve of the 2018 World Cup.

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