Juventus had a great day on Thursday. After learning at the end of the afternoon of the suspension of the 15-point withdrawal which hit him in the Championship, the Italian club reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League at the expense of Sporting Portugal. Victorious on the shortest of margins in Turin, the formation of Massimiliano Allegri held firm at the José-Alvalade stadium (1-1).
Holder, Adrien Rabiot will have been one of the major players in this meeting. Author of his first goal in the event this season, a recovery at close range on a discount from Alex Sandro (0-1, 9th), the French international then hooked Ugarte in the area. The referee François Letexier logically whistled the penalty, Edwards transformed it (1-1, 20th), but the Old Lady, even in great pain, did not crack.
In the semi-finals, a clash between Juve and Manchester United was expected. Nothing will happen. Thirteenth in the Spanish Championship, Sevilla FC continues to perform on the European scene. Able to go up two goals at Old Trafford (2-2), the resident of La Liga logically brought down MU. Diminished by several absences, in particular those of Varane (injured) or Fernandes (suspended), the English team still made gifts to Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Badé scorer for Sevilla FC
Already unhappy in the first leg for having scored against his camp, Maguire was put in difficulty by a pass from De Gea, countered by Lamela and En-Nesyri scored with composure (8th). At the end of the match, the Moroccan scored twice after another blunder by De Gea (3-0, 81st), allowing the record holder of victories in the event (6 coronations) to continue on his way. Meanwhile, French defender Loïc Badé had brought the score to 2-0, with a fine header (2-0, 47th).
Another Frenchman stood out during the meeting between Union Saint-Gilloise and Leverkusen: Moussa Diaby. The attacking midfielder opened the scoring in the second minute of play, after eliminating Moris and scoring from the left from a tight angle. The former Parisian was then involved in the goal of another former PSG resident, Mitchel Bakker (0-2, 38th), then saw his shot repelled by the goalkeeper to be taken by Hlozek (1-4, 79th) . In the semi-finals, the German club will face Roma, winner of Feyenoord (4-1 ap).