The whistles multiply
The meeting is much more bumpy since the beginning of the second act. The two teams do not hesitate to claim cards, just like the public.
Chiesa too short
Di Maria offers a caviar to Chiesa in front of the goal. The inbound is slightly too short to deflect the cross just past the goal.
The locals react well
Good start to the second half for the Old Lady, who finally reacts in this semi-final. Pogba and Milik are notably in the warm-up.
Tempers are heating up
Following a second Sevillian foul in a few seconds, Juventus and their public are grumbling. Cuadrado’s free kick is pushed back for a corner.
The Bianconeri on the attack
Iling Junior has a first ball to negotiate in the area, from the head to the far post. Possession is lost but Juventus stay high.
Two changes for Juventus
At the break, Miretti and Kostic are replaced by Chiesa and Iling Junior.
It’s back to Turin!
The second act kicks off with the Bianconeri!
Half time!
Juventus are logically led at the break! Quickly overtaken by the ardor of the Sevillians, the Old Lady gave in on a goal from En-Nesyri and will have to respond in the second half to stay alive in this double confrontation.
En-Nesyri misses the target
The Moroccan striker takes his chance far from the goal. The ball passes slightly to the left of the Turin frame.
The tension is growing
The public wakes up to several contentious contacts. The Bianconeri put their foot on the ball again.
3 minutes of additional time
The ball is still in the Italian court. Sevilla push to get the break before the break.
The Bianconeri get annoyed
Always overwhelmed, Allegri’s men multiply the faults and no longer manage to approach the opposing surface.
Cardboard for Rabiot
Guilty of a sole on Fernando, the French midfielder is warned.
Unbalanced stats
Sevilla already has 10 shots including 5 on target. The locals only tried 3, without managing to frame.
Szczesny’s tap dance!
Rakitic lands a clean shot in front of the box. The Polish goalkeeper dismisses for a corner with a nice tap!
Juventus in pain
After a long possession in the opposing camp, Danilo cuts a cross with the head. The Spaniards remain high.
Danilo still in pain
Injured on a return to En-Nesyri a few minutes ago, the Juventus defender grits his teeth to hold his place.
Hard blow for Sevilla, Ocampos gives way
The decisive passer, very active since the kick-off but touched, must give way to Montiel. Navas goes up a notch.
Juventus find the ball
On the right of the area, Miretti looks for Vlahovic with a header. The ball is deflected for a corner. New counter for Sevilla.
En-Nesyri loses his duel
Launched in depth, the striker collides with the return of Danilo and strikes on Szczesny. The Brazilian defender then remains on the ground, while an offside position is finally signaled.
Sevilla grows again
New opportunity for visitors. En-Nesyri finds Ocampos on the right of the surface, countered at the last moment. Juventus is overwhelmed.
BUUUUUUUUUUUT OF EN-NESYRI!
Sevilla take the lead! On a new counter, Ocampos overflows on the right side before serving En-Nesyri, alone at the far post. He takes Szczesny on the wrong foot on his one-touch recovery.
Ocampos misses the target!
En-Nesyri deflects a cross from the right from the skull. The ball reaches Ocampos, who has no time to adjust his volley. It goes to the right of the goal.
Acuna countered
In front of the surface, the Argentine world champion places a shot, countered for a corner. The referee, however, designates a goal clearance.
Vlahovic taken over
Acuna recovers the ball in the feet of Vlahovic, who was going to present himself in the opposing area. No time-out in this early game.
Vlahovic makes Bounou shine again
On receiving a cross on the ground from the left, Vlahovic was narrowly overtaken by the Moroccan goalkeeper, who repelled the danger with his foot.
Decisive Bounou
Di Maria looks for Vlahovic with a small ball in the box. The ball is pushed back by Bounou, who then makes a decisive save in front of the Bianconeri centre-forward, probably offside.
Ocampos still dangerous!
After a corner on the left, Ocampos regains the ball following a deflection of the head. He still stumbles on the Polish goalkeeper, author of a fine save.
Ocampos’ answer!
Upon receiving a cross from the left, Ocampos places a powerful header at the far post. Szczesny grabs the ball on the ground in front of his line.
Kostic crosses too much
On a quick transition, Kostic is found on the left. He enters the box and places a powerful shot on the ground. The ball goes to the right of the goal.
Free kick for Sevilla
From the right, Rakitic crosses hard towards the near post. Ocampos deviates from the head but it clearly misses the target.
Ocampos is located
On the right, the former Marseillais rushes to a cross. The ball goes directly out of bounds.
The Old Lady insists
New corner from the left. Cuadrado seeks Rabiot at the far post, jostled by Acuna. Sevilla recover the ball.
Vlahovic too short
Miretti quickly searches for his centre-forward on the right. The ball is too deep and goes directly into touch.
Seville shows itself
Long possession of the visitors in the opposing camp. The ball is cleared away but quickly returns to Seville’s feet.
Locatelli takes a chance
Taking advantage of a high recovery from Vlahovic, Locatelli shoots on goal from outside the box. The ball flies into the stands.
First corner for Juventus
The opportunity led by Rabiot on the left does nothing. The corner struck by Cuadrado finds only Badé’s head in front of his goal.
Let’s go between Juventus and Sevilla!
The German referee Daniel Siebert kicks off this first leg semi-final, good game to all!
Kick-off imminent
In the rain, the two teams enter the lawn of Juventus Stadium in a very nice atmosphere. The match will start in a few moments.
A fifth face to face
The two teams have already faced each other four times, each time in the Champions League group stage, in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. Juventus have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
500th for Bonucci with Juventus
The 36-year-old defender will become in a few minutes the 6th player to have played 500 games with the Old Lady, behind Del Piero (705), Buffon (685), Chiellini (561), Scirea (552) and Furino (528). Arrived in 2010, he notably has 8 Scudetti and 4 Italian Cups.
The European journey of the two teams
After a catastrophic Champions League group stage in the PSG pool (1 win, 5 losses), Juventus recovered in the Europa League where they did not lose (4 wins, 2 draws). To reach the semi-finals, Allegri’s men took out FC Nantes (1-1, 3-0), Friborg (1-0, 2-0) and Sporting (1-0, 1-1).
Also third in their C1 group, Sevilla got rid of PSV (3-0, 0-2) and Fenerbahçe (2-0, 0-1) before devouring Manchester United (2-2, 3- 0).
Seville transformed by Mendilibar
A time in the relegation zone, the Blanquirrojos (11th) have practically ensured their maintenance thanks to the arrival of the new coach, replacing Sampaoli. They also remain on 5 wins and 1 loss in their last 6 games in all competitions.
Seville as a specialist
The Andalusian club, who are playing their 50th match in the Europa League knockout stage tonight, have always won the competition when they reached the semi-finals. It happened on the previous 4 occasions, in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020.
Ligue 1 behind Juventus
In the event of a final victory for the Old Lady in the Europa League, and if it ends the season in the top 4 of Serie A, the third in Ligue 1 will be directly qualified for the group stages of the next Champions League. Even if the threat of withdrawal of points still hovers, while the Bianconeri are currently in 2nd place.
The eleven of Seville, with Ocampos and En-Nesyri
Bounou – Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuna – Fernando, Rakitic – Ocampos, Torres, Gil – En-Nesyri.
The eleven of Juventus: Rabiot and Di Maria holders, not Pogba
Szczesny – Cuadrado, Danilo, Bonucci, Sandro – Miretti, Locatelli, Rabiot – Di Maria, Vlahovic, Kostic.
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