Sevilla vs Juventus Europa League semi

Thursday, May 18, 2023

When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible line-ups? All you need to know about the UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg between Sevilla and Juventus.

Sevilla and Juventus meet in their UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg on Thursday 18 May.

Sevilla vs Juventus at a glance

When: Thursday 18 May (21:00 CET kick-off)Where: Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, SevilleWhat: UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg (first leg: 1-1)How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found hereWinners are the nominal home team in the final against Leverkusen or Roma in Budapest

Fans can find their local UEFA Europa League broadcast partner(s) here.

Federico Gatti's goal deep into second-half added time denied Sevilla a first-leg victory at Juventus, but if the Bianconeri are not behind as they prepare for the return, they have much to do. Six-time competition winners Sevilla are unbeaten in 18 Europa League games at the Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán (W16 D2).

However, Massimiliano Allegri has won in Seville before. In November 2016, his Juve side were 1-0 down inside the first ten minutes of a UEFA Champions League game at Sevilla, but rallied after their hosts had a man sent off. Leonardo Bonucci – who made his 500th appearance in all competitions for the club in the first leg of this tie – scored the second goal in an eventual 3-1 win.

Sevilla: Bounou; Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuña; Fernando, Rakitić; Ocampos, Lamela, Torres; En-Nesyri.

Juventus: Szczęsny; Danilo, Gatti, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostić; Di María; Vlahović

SevillaForm (all competitions, most recent first): WDWLWWWhere they stand: 10th in Spanish La Liga

JuventusForm (all competitions, most recent first): WDWWDLWhere they stand: 2nd in Italian Serie A

Simon Hart, Sevilla reporterSevilla are a team hitting top form at the perfect time with Sunday's 3-0 win at Real Valladolid their seventh victory in 11 matches under José Luis Mendilibar. Confidence is high and expectations will be too on Thursday night with the Sánchez-Pizjuán crowd preparing to roar their team to a seventh Europa League/UEFA Cup final. Those fans will draw further encouragement from the news that injury doubts Suso and Lucas Ocampos both trained on the eve of the game, meaning Mendilibar has all his attacking options available..

Fabio Balaudo, Juventus reporterPaul Pogba's first game as a starter for Juventus this season lasted less than 25 minutes on Sunday as the French midfielder suffered a thigh injury during a 2-0 defeat of Cremonese. Certainly not good news for the Bianconeri ahead of the crucial trip to Sevilla, where they need a victory to book their ticket to Budapest. Once again, Massimiliano Allegri will have to make a virtue of necessity, coping without one of his most talented and experienced players. Pogba provided the assist for Federico Gatti's equaliser in the first leg and could have been a key figure in Spain too.

José Luis Mendilibar, Sevilla coach: "This is one of the most important games of my career. You have to have enormous respect for Juve, who have won pretty much everything, but hopefully we can fight for 'the seventh' [UEFA Cup/Europa League title]. We've seen Juve a lot and we think we know how to counteract them. We have to be focused, knowing when to defend and staying patient."

Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus coach: "Sevilla are a strong team that played well in Turin. After the first goal we were a bit disjointed, but then we improved in the second half. Tomorrow we know that they will be backed by their fans, but we will be ready for anything. We have all worked together to get here, and tomorrow we have the opportunity to get to Budapest and reach another final."

Where is the 2023 Europa League final?

Budapest's Puskás Aréna will host the final on 31 May 2023.

The winners gain a place in the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.