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Sevilla coach Unai Emery has dismissed suggestions Liverpool's vast travelling support will give them the upper hand in the Europa League final.

And he was warned Jurgen Klopp's side his players are ready to fight fire with fire as they aim to win the trophy for a third time in succession.

There are expected to be around three times as many Liverpool fans as those from Spain inside Basel's 35,000-capacity St Jakob-Park for the showpiece in Switzerland tomorrow night.

Sevilla fans are also likely to be outnumbered in the fan parks showing the game in the city with Liverpool supporters travelling in their thousands.

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But an upbeat Emery said: “We're not really worried about the fact there might be more Liverpool supporters in the stadium.

“We know Liverpool have many supporters, but so do we.

“It's true there may be more of them here but it doesn't really bother us.

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“Listen, tomorrow we need to feel the support of those who are here and those who are not here.

“Those supporters who have been able to travel to Basel, we will see them, feel them and hear them.

“But we also have to feel and remember all those who haven't been able to travel but will follow what we do on the pitch from their homes.”

'It could be a match with a very high pace and I think Liverpool will go for it sometimes, as will we'

Emery is braced for a trademark high-octane Liverpool performance, and admits the key to Sevilla winning their fifth Europa League title – after wins in 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015 – will be stopping the Reds hitting their stride.

“It could be a match with a very high pace and I think Liverpool will go for it sometimes, as will we,” said the Sevilla boss.

“If they want to go that way, we are willing to go that way – no worries.

“The match will be 50-50 – the way they have played is incredible and they have played against great teams.

“But we have advantages. We are winners, we have won the title and now we have a chance to win it for a third time in a row.

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“What will decide whether we win or not is if we are able or not to neutralise the qualities of our opponent.”

Asked about the prospect of any altercations with Klopp on the touchline, Emery added: “I was talking to the coach of Liverpool (earlier), asked if we are going to fight and we pretended to shadow box...

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“Liverpool are among the 10 best teams in the world. They are pure football. They are real football.

They have a great history.

“The team has changed now a little bit with the new coach. It's a happy team, I think.

“Alberto Moreno, for example, was great with us but in the last two years he has developed immensely. He is happy, aggressive and strong.

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“Which team would I compare Liverpool to in the Spanish League? You can't compare them fully but they are more or less like Athletic Bilbao, they pressure and are very intense.”

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Meanwhile, Sevilla defender Coke believes his team's defence could prove the difference in Basel.

“Liverpool are a very strong team at the front,” he said. “They play with great intensity as a team, but they need individual players and qualities along with that, and they have them.

“But Sevilla are known as a team that knows how to defend. To stop them we need teamwork, and that's what we are going to do.

“Sevilla have to play as Sevilla, that's what our coach has told us. We have to play to our characteristics and strengths. We have to play as a team.”