Antonio Conte has told his Inter Milan team that history only remembers the winners as he bids to lift his first European trophy as a coach on Friday.
The Italians face the five-time winners Sevilla side who knocked out Wolves and Manchester United on the way to the final in Cologne.
Former Juventus and Chelsea boss Conte led Inter to second place in Serie A in his first season back in his homeland. But the Milan club have not won in Europe since Jose Mourinho's Champions League triumph in 2010 – or any silverware since the 2011 Coppa Italia.
And Conte, who won the 1996 Champions League and 1993 UEFA Cup as a Juventus player, said: “People only remember finals when you win. "I have won a Champions League, but I have lost three.
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