and this is it the majority of fans are inside the stadium now and the tension is palpable here
ahead of the uefa europa league final my name is derek gray and with me in the commentary position
is of course lee dixon and we're just moments away from kickoff it's leicester city up against
lazio well night games european football where does it get any better well it does if you're
in the finals but with finals they're horrible if you lose make sure you win if you get here
oh here's how leicester city will line up casper schmeichel stands between the posts
wilfred and dd plays with yuri tilemans in the center of midfield
and operating through the middle in attack jamie vardy
so well here are the players who'll start for lazio the evergreen pepe reina stands between
the posts stefan radu plays with francesco cherby and central defense sergey milinkovic savage plays
with luka slava in central midfield and the story and attack is one of a strike partnership
it is the europa league final and they are underway
madison with it evans oh jose perez
indeedy here's tilamans fiancho
moving the ball nicely looking for that final pass tilamans
ricardo pereira
fiancho showing good defensive judgement
a striker who you can simply never write off jamie vardy of course has so much know-how lee what do
you expect we'll see from him well pace just look how fast he runs absolute nightmare for defenders
to defend against when the play can they forge ahead there it is how about that for starters
well what a huge moment that might be for this club the fans are going absolutely wild
well here's the replay and it's a lovely through ball to set up the chance but i have to say
after that the keeper doesn't cover himself in glory near post left exposed and he's punished
so the match has restarted one nil here
and he's going to be disappointed with that pass
fiancho vicar ferreira well they want that equalizer but their passing remains smooth
milinkovic savage manuel lazari here's milinkovic savage
lucas laver and using his strength to shield the ball an incisive pass he just needs to keep a cool
head and there it is a two goal cushion now and just look at these fans the trophy coming their
way surely well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through but as good as the
move is the goalkeeper has had an absolute shocker beating at his dear post terrible
so toenail now
james madison now ricardo pereira has it
ricardo pereira
now indeedy and foul as is there
ricardo padera options in the center
physically strong and secure on the ball
leicester controlling possession brilliantly but they have to create more they have to
be more positive the final third play has been slow too predictable
and there it is still life left in this game and they have the momentum now
well as we see from the replay the keeper's got no chance it's all about the strike
all about the power he does everything right head down
back of the net slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
well two one it is here
high quality defending
james madison now indeedy vardy and the electronic board showing one additional minute
using his physical strength to make sure he doesn't lose the ball
now the managers will now deliver the half-time team talks
we're at the end of 45 minutes in this game
the quest for europa league success and the second half of this final is underway
manuel lazzari
a meaty but fair challenge and it will be a throwing well that is annoying for
any manager to see your own player giving the ball away from a throw-in oh jose perez
a really single-minded piece of defending to make sure nothing untoward happened
farty indeedy madison
and a goal and what an important goal in the grand scheme of things well it's the
sort of determination and desire that's got them here all the momentum is with them now
well just look at the replay the keeper is a little bit unfortunate he thinks he's coming
back out but just clips the inside of the post and it sneaks in let's have another view of that goal
goals are plenty 2-2
a terrific defending to stop them progressing indeedy
johnny evans with it
jose perez
now indeedy and he keeps going
they do pass the ball with authority madison well he's thwarted him almost effortlessly
and we're inside the final 30 minutes
to jump in front and after the foul a chance to contemplate
what is next and perhaps a goal from his free-kick
he's still alive
lack of guile with regard to that cross goalkeeper's ball
pressing high to win the ball milinkovic savage
playing with purpose and control
chance to finish
manuel lazari and players waiting in the center must take the lead here oh a tremendous
block well not quite what he wanted to do with the pass
looking confident with the ball that his face and a fine tackle well let's see what they have
in store for them on the break there's so many possibilities but it didn't happen for them
milinkovic savage
wanted to keep it but couldn't
vardy dd sadly too many things wrong about that effort
oh everything was wrong about it body shape positioning the idea of where he
was going to put the ball it was all going wrong it's a poor attempt really for him
only 10 minutes remaining here the goal at this stage could be decisive
can he put them in front oh a vital piece of last ditch defending
tilamans and intercepted it
lucas lever moving it forward tackling and winning the ball to boot and breaking at pace with menace
all hands on deck and they'll regard that as a very disappointing end to the move
the referee has decided that two additional minutes are in order tilamans madison with it
and the search goes on for a winner time is tight it's gone in and surely now it's one
hand on the trophy well there's not long left for response now is there anything left in the tank
well here's the replay with the clock ticking down has he won the game for his team
cool calm and collected he deserves that brilliant finish
slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was scored
well all the hard work has paid off but the
manager knows a lot more has to be done to secure this game
and there's the whistle this uefa europa league final has been decided disappointment on one side
but sheer jubilation on the other and my goodness lee they deserve it absolutely
deserve it they were running the clock down at the end the referee obliged and blew his
whistle and quite rightly so they're now on the halfway line celebrating with all their teammates
i'm pretty sure all the subs etc will come running on as well
a great great night for this football club that's a party to last throughout the year i should think
i'm very happy to be celebrating good times in the europa league and now the trophy awakes up
well all those months of hard training sessions pre-season training you kind of
look forward to get yourself through those sessions and they'll be looking forward at
moments like this they've finally got their hands on this fantastic magnificent trophy
this is what they've wanted now it's in their possession the winners of the uefa europa league
long celebrations into the night i'm pretty sure derek it's gonna go on and on i think they have
every intention of making this last as long as possible one more trophy left why not yes
well this is the moment i love sharing it with a fan