Middlesbrough fans prepare for biggest match in club history
Meeting between Spanish, Sevilla and English, Middlesbrough tonight in the UEFA Cup final.
The battle is between Sevilla and Middlesbrough tonight in the PSV stadium in Eindhoven. It's the first ever UEFA cup final for both teams. Middlesbrough advanced to the finals on a 4-3 aggregate win against Steaua Bucuresti, the substitute Massimo Maccarone scored in the 89th minute to guarantee his team (Middlesbrough) a place in the final.
The Middlebrough manager, Steve McClaren has been offered a job as England manager and will start after the World Cup. "It's a massive challenge and one that I welcome. I have hugely enjoyed my time at Middlesbrough and I'm very grateful, however this is an opportunity I couldn't refuse."
The La Liga club, Sevilla encounters Middlesbrough in the final after beating German club, Schalke, 1-0.
Middlesbrough competes in todays final after finishing fourteenth in the Premiership. The club had a hard season, winning only 12 of their 38 games. However, La Liga has not finished yet and Sevilla are still fighting for a place in next season's Champions League, holding fifth-place.
The winner tonight will play against either Barcelona or Arsenal in the UEFA Super Cup final at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 25.
The Middlebrough manager, Steve McClaren has been offered a job as England manager and will start after the World Cup. "It's a massive challenge and one that I welcome. I have hugely enjoyed my time at Middlesbrough and I'm very grateful, however this is an opportunity I couldn't refuse."
The La Liga club, Sevilla encounters Middlesbrough in the final after beating German club, Schalke, 1-0.
Middlesbrough competes in todays final after finishing fourteenth in the Premiership. The club had a hard season, winning only 12 of their 38 games. However, La Liga has not finished yet and Sevilla are still fighting for a place in next season's Champions League, holding fifth-place.
The winner tonight will play against either Barcelona or Arsenal in the UEFA Super Cup final at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on August 25.