UEFA’s Technical Observer panel has named Sevilla’s Jesús Navas because the UEFA Europa League Player of the Season on Sunday.
The 37-year-old’s type has been up there with something from his illustrious profession and his season culminated with the wing-back scooping an astonishing fourth Europa League title.
Navas performed a pivotal position in Sevilla’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Roma within the remaining, producing a teasing cross that Gianluca Mancini may solely divert previous his personal goalkeeper to revive parity, earlier than his aspect went on to triumph 4-1 on penalties.
“I know that ‘never give up’ is this team’s motto,” he stated following the Budapest decider. “That can certainly be seen on the pitch. We are a family. Those of us who have been here for a longer time, the veterans, pass it on because this competition made us great.”
Bayer Leverkusen’s 20-year-old midfielder Florian Wirtz was Europa League Young Player of the Season, serving to the Germans attain the semi-finals earlier than dropping 1-0 on mixture to Roma.
