Both sides are heading into the match on the back of victories in their respective league outings last weekend, with the hosts defeating Atalanta 2-0 in the Serie A, while Sevilla secured a 3-2 La Liga win over Espanyol.
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Juventus will play host to Sevilla in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semi-final tie at Allianz Stadium on Thursday night. Juve have never lifted the European second tier trophy before and are aiming to salvage some silverware from a controversy-hit campaign. The visitors, meanwhile, are the most successful team in the history of the competition, having won the title six times. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of victories in their respective league outings last weekend, with the hosts defeating Atalanta 2-0 in the Serie A, while Sevilla secured a 3-2 La Liga win over Espanyol.
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Juventus got the better of Sporting Lisbon in the quarter-final of the Europa League. Massimiliano Allegri’s side overcame the Portuguese outfit 2-1 on aggregate to enter the last four stage of Europe’s second tier club competition. Bianconeri have been solid in the continental stage, having kept four clean sheets from their last six Europa League-games. Meanwhile, Juve secured all three points against Atalanta last weekend in the Italian top flight thanks to two unanswered goals from Samuel Illing Junior and Dusan Vlahovic at Gewiss Stadium. It was the old Lady’s 20th league-win of the season and they are now currently occupying second spot in the Serie A standings, having collected 66 points from 34 games.
Sevilla, on the other hand, are going through a tough domestic season as they are languishing at the 11th spot in the La Liga standings, having collected 44 points from 33 games, 17 points adrift of the top four. Nevertheless, Red-Whites have recorded four wins and one defeat from their last five top flight games. Last time out, Jose Luis Mendilibar’s side defeated Espanyol to record their 12th league-win of the season, courtesy of goals from Bryan Gill, Lucas Ocampos and Pape Gueye. Meanwhile, Sevillistas Rojiblancos defeated Manchester United 5-2 on aggregate to enter the last four stage of Europe’s second tier tournament. In fact, Sevilla have gone on to lift the trophy on every previous occasion when making it this far.
Juventus probable starting lineup: Szczesny, Danilo, Bonucci, Sandro, Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic, Di Maria, Vlahovic
Sevilla probable starting lineup: Bounou, Navas, Bade, Gudelj, Acuna, Gueye, Rakitic, Ocampos, Torres, Gil; En-Nesyri
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Atalanta | 0-2 (W) |
| Lecce | 2-1 (W) |
| Bologna | 1-1 (D) |
| Inter | 1-0 (L) |
| Napoli | 0-1 (L) |
Sevilla
| Opponents | Score |
| Espanyol | 3-2 (W) |
| Girona | 0-2 (L) |
| Athletic Bilbao | 0-1 (W) |
| Villarreal | 2-1 (W) |
| Manchester United | 3-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Juventus beat Sevilla | 1-3 |
| Juventus draw Sevilla | 0-0 |
| Sevilla beat Juventus | 1-0 |
| Juventus beat Sevilla | 2-0 |
| Juventus beat Sevilla | 1-3 |
The UEFA Europa League match between Juventus and Sevilla will take place at Allianz Stadium on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Juventus vs Sevilla | Key Details |
| Date | May 11 (Italy) |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the UEFA Europa League matches in India will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream through Jio TV. Those in Italy can catch the live action via DAZN, RAI 1, Sky Go Italia, NOW TV, RaiPlay, Sky Sport 252, Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport 4k. Meanwhile, football fans in Spain can watch the match on Movistar Liga de Campeones and Movistar +.
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