BASEL, Switzerland (AP) " Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp took the blame for his team letting first-half dominance over Sevilla slip away in the Europa League final. Maybe the crowd was shocked about the situation," Klopp suggested. Klopp faced down his streak of five losing cup finals, including the 2013 Champions League final with his former club Dortmund and two this season with Liverpool. Sevilla took the game. The belief of Liverpool's players " fueled by earlier Europa League performances eroics against Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Villarreal " quickly faded upon losing their lead.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 18, 2016 18:07 UTC