Sevilla take on the visitors Juventus in the second leg of UEFA Europa League semifinals. The first leg result: 1-1. The match will be played on Thursday, May 18th at Estadio Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan (Seville).
Sevilla have undoubtedly lost ground. Everyone has long been accustomed to the fact that this team occupies the bottom four positions in La Liga, and even under Lopetegui, there were hints of higher ambitions. But it's no wonder they fired Julen in the fall - he couldn't find a way out of the deep crisis. As a result, Sampaoli returned to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, but he didn't stay here for long either. Although it was under him that they managed to improve their performance in La Liga, at least enough to remove the threat of relegation. And it was Jorge who led them to the 3rd place in the Champions League group in the fall, and in 2023, Sevilla confidently overcame strong opponents like PSV and Fenerbahce. But they finally gained momentum under their current coach, Mendilibar. A series of victories in La Liga led to a realistic chance of finishing in the European qualification zone, even if it's in 7th place. And most importantly, it was Jose Luis who created the sensation in April: 2-2 and 3-0 against Manchester United. Although, in truth, the Spaniards made splendid use of both luck (two own goals at Old Trafford) and the opponent's mistakes (blunders by Maguire and De Gea in Spain). They almost won in Turin, though only by a narrow margin, but in the end, the hosts managed to score an equalizing goal.
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Juventus faced non-sporting problems this season. They even had 15 points deducted, although their lawyers were able to appeal that verdict at least. However, by that time, it seemed like Allegri had decided to focus on the Europa League. And the middle of the spring was a decline for the Turin giants. They seemed to have stabilized in Serie A, fortunately, as their competitors were not showing confident football either. At the same time, their fight for the Coppa Italia ended with a defeat in the semifinals against Inter - 1-1 at home and 1-0 away. In any case, the "Bianconeri" can now only win a trophy in the Europa League format (where they fell after 5 defeats in the Champions League group stage - they even lost to Maccabi and were surpassed by them only on additional indicators). They went through "Nantes" and "Freiburg" relatively confidently. But in the quarterfinals, against a more experienced opponent, Lisbon's Sporting, they essentially stumbled (1-0 at home with the advantage of the Portuguese team and 1-1 away). They repeated the same score last Thursday, but with great difficulty, barely avoiding defeat. Now, at least, they don't necessarily have to play for a win at home.
These clubs played with a one-year interval, in the group stage of the Champions League in 2015 (exchanging "dry" home victories) and in 2016 (a draw in Turin and a 3-1 victory for the guests in Spain). "White Andalusia" gained momentum and looks at least as good as the "Old Lady." Let's assume that the hosts will win here with a handicap of "0".
Prediction for the match: Sevilla to win with 0.0 handicap.
