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Liverpool were defeated in the Europa League final 3-1 by Sevilla in a game which was made for the cliche 'a game of two halves'.
The Premier League side were much the better in the first half, with Daniel Sturridge putting them ahead with a beautiful finish curled in with the outside of his left boot.
But they failed to increase their advantage againt their Spanish opposition and paid the price.
Sevilla, who failed to muster a single shot on target in the first period, scored after just 16 seconds of the second and were on top after that.
Kevin Gameiro got the equaliser before Coke scored a brace to ensure Sevilla lifted the Europa League trophy for a record third straight year.
With it they denied Liverpool a place in next season's Champions League.
So who was most to blame for Liverpool's defeat in Basel? We take a look at how the individual players performed...
Show all 14 1 /14Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Simon Mignolet: 5 out of 10 Was a virtual spectator in first half except when catching a couple of crosses, but things got much busier in the second. He could do nothing for the first goal while the second was hit with such pace and curl by Coke that Mignolet could hardly react let alone save it. The Belgian stopper might have wanted to do better on the third but was completely exposed.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Nathaniel Clyne: 7 out of 10 Caused problems with his pace and delivery - at least in the first period. Was booked in the dying moments through poor frustration at what was a tougher second half. Liverpool's best player.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Dejan Lovren: 5 out of 10 Unfortunate not to have been on the scoresheet after heading into the net from a corner in the first half only to see it ruled out because Sturridge was offside. Made some useful tackles.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Kolo Toure: 6 out of 10 Superb defending to deny Gameiro a goal just as it looked as though the Sevilla striker was about to score his second of the night. The moment saw him show a flash of pace that everyone thought had deserted him. Sacrificed for Christian Benteke after 83 minutes.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Alberto Moreno: 2 out of 10 At fault for Sevilla's opening goal and his losses of possession caused his team problems. Was regularly out of position which contributed to Liverpool's failure to deal with an inspired Sevilla side in the second period. Despite wanting to get forward he had little impact on that front.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla James Milner: 5 out of 10 Tried hard in the centre of the park but lack of quality occasionally let him down. Kept chasing lost causes right to the end.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Emre Can: 5 out of 10 Set out his stall with a heavy challenge early on and was combative throughout the final. But in the second period Sevilla were just too good and he lost control of the midfield battle.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Adam Lallana: 5 out of 10 Busy in midfield, instilling some energy in the team. But his final touch continues to be a weakness, highlighted in the first half with an unconvincing attempt at goal. He was taken off for Joe Allen on 73 minutes after failing to have any influence on the second half.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Roberto Firmino: 4 out of 10 Good control early on in the match should have led to Liverpool winning a penalty with a Sevilla defender handling the ball and taking down the Brazilian. The referee wasn't interested though. Aside from that he had little impact and he came off for Divock Origi after 69 minutes.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Philippe Coutinho: 5 out of 10 Got the assist for Sturridge's goal but in truth Liverpool's only goal was all about the finish rather than the final pass. Will be frustrated not to have had more influence on the match where it mattered, with just the one shot which fizzed over the bar from range. Was also inadvertently involved in Sevilla's third goal when Clyne cleared it only for the ball to ping off Coutinho's foot and into the path of Koke who then buried the ball in to the back of the net.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla Daniel Sturridge: 6 out of 10 Came close to scoring early on but his header lacked pace and allowed Sevilla to clear off the line. The Euro 2016 bound England striker made up for it soon after with a sublime opening goal struck with the outside of his left foot. Like every other Liverpool player, he had a far less convincing second half.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla OFF THE BENCH - Joe Allen: 4 out of 10 Offered fresh legs but little quality with too many of the few passes he attempted coming to nothing.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla OFF THE BENCH - Divock Origi: 4 out of 10 Did almost nothing except elbow a Sevilla player in the face.
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Liverpool player ratings vs Sevilla OFF THE BENCH - Christian Benteke: 3 out of 10 Gave away a foul but that was about it during his 10 minutes on the pitch.
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