The eyes of the footballing world will be locked on Basel tonight as Liverpool look to claim Europa League glory over Sevilla.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have produced some breathtaking moments in the lead-up to the final, but will face their greatest challenge from the La Liga side, which has won the competition for the last two seasons.
In the build up to tonight’s blockbuster clash, the gang at oulala.com have put together a Liverpool and Sevilla combined XI based on key stats in each position which can all be found below. Perhaps a sign of how well the German manager has his players performing, the side is dominated by Red shirts with Sevilla represented in just two postitions.
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GK: Simon Mignolet wins by default. David Soria Solis had 0 La Liga appearances
Clean Sheets – 11
Saves (per game) – 2.1
Saves (per goal) – 1.7
Goals Conceded – 42
Catches (per game) – 2.2
Punches (per game) – 0.5
RB: Nathaniel Clyne beats Mariano Ferreira Filho
Clearances (per game) – 2.1 to 1.7
Successful Passes (per game) – 36 to 18
Interceptions (per game) – 1.6 to 2.1
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.9 to 1.7
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 0.7 to 0.5
Chances Created (per game) – 0.7 to 0.9
CB: Dejan Lovren beats Daniel Carrico
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.1 to 0.9
Clearances (per game) – 6.6 to 3.9
Interceptions (per game) – 1.5 to 1.9
Blocks (per game) – 0.6 to 0.4
Successful Passes (per game) – 36 to 27
Aerial Duels Won (per game) – 3.2 to 1.7
CB: Adil Rami beats Kolo Toure
Tackles Won (per game) – 0.4 to 1.2
Clearances (per game) – 3.9 to 3.4
Interceptions (per game) – 1.6 to 1.8
Blocks (per game) – 0.5 to 0.2
Successful Passes (per game) – 28 to 26
Aerial Duels Won (per game) – 1.8 to 0.6
LB: Alberto Moreno beats Timothée Kolodziejczak
Clearances (per game) – 2 to 3.1
Successful Passes (per game) – 33 to 32
Interceptions (per game) – 2 to 2
Tackles Won (per game) – 2.2 to 1
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 0.5 to 0.3
Chances Created (per game) – 1.9 to 0.1
CM: Emre Can beats Grzegorz Krychowiak
Chances Created (per game) – 1 to 0.2
Interceptions (per game) – 2.1 to 4.5
Tackles Won (per game) – 2.3 to 1.8
Pass Completion Rate – 81% to 84%
Assists – 0 to 0
Goals – 1 to 0
CM: James Milner beats Steven N’zonzi
Chances Created (per game) – 2.2 to 0.4
Interceptions (per game) – 1.3 to 1.5
Tackles Won (per game) – 1.9 to 1.1
Pass Completion Rate – 77% to 80%
Assists – 11 to 1
Goals – 5 to 3
LM: Philippe Coutinho beats Yevhen Konoplyanka
Chances Created (per game) – 1.9 to 1.1
Key Passes (per game) – 1.7 to 0.9
Pass Completion Rate – 79% to 80%
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.9 to 1.6
Assists – 5 to 5
Goals – 8 to 4
AM: Roberto Firmino beats Vicente Iborra
Chances Created (per game) – 1.6 to 0.5
Key Passes (per game) – 1.3 to 0.4
Pass Completion Rate – 77% to 67%
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.4 to 0.1
Assists – 7 to 2
Goals – 10 to 7
RM: Adam Lallana beats Victor Machin Pérez (Vitolo)
Chances Created (per game) – 1.6 to 1.3
Key Passes (per game) – 1.4 to 1.1
Pass Completion Rate – 82% to 75%
Successful Take-Ons (per game) – 1.4 to 1.6
Assists – 6 to 4
Goals – 4 to 2
CF: Kévin Gameiro beats Daniel Sturridge
Chances Created (per game) – 0.8 to 0.5
Assists – 4 to 1
Shots (per game) – 2.3 to 3.4
Shot Accuracy – 64% to 55%
Conversion Rate – 22% to 17%
Goals – 16 to 8
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