Klopp: Sevilla heartbreak will be 'decisive' for Liverpool

Reds will learn from Europa League final nightmare, vows boss as they face a season without European football

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Liverpool were blown away in Basel by a stunning second-half performance from Sevilla as the Spaniards claimed their third successive Europa League title. Their reward, apart from a shiny silver trophy, is qualification for next season's Champions League while for Liverpool there will be no European football next season as their lowly eighth place in the Premier League means they missed out on qualifying for the Europa League.

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