Benfica curse strikes again: will Arsenal suffer a similar fate?

After Bela Guttmann, six other famous sporting curses that have haunted teams and stars

Bela Guttmann in 1962
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BENFICA'S European curse struck yet again as they lost the final of the Europa League to Sevilla on penalties last night, extending their barren run on the continent to 52 years and eight final defeats.

Although the Portuguese team had their Spanish opponents under pressure for most of the match it finished 0-0 after extra time and Sevilla went on to win the penalty shoot-out as unlucky Benfica players Oscar Cardozo and Rodrigo had their spot kicks saved.

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