Zabaleta recalls the 2007 Europa League final: Sevilla somehow has the magic power to always win the Europa League

In an interview, Zavaleta recalled the 2007 Europa League final. The Espanyol team he was playing for at the time lost to Sevilla in a penalty shootout.

What do you think of Sevilla's dominance in the Europa League, especially when they beat you in the 2007 final?

"I don't know what magic they have, but they can always win the Europa League, they can always succeed. They have a great team, but they are in good form and can win by playing in the final."

Talking about Sevilla goalkeeper An Andres Palop's heroic performance

"Palop, he saved everything. We did everything necessary and we played very well. But football was a little cruel to us and we could have won that Europa League."