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Preview: Sevilla FC vs Juventus FC
Pre-match reports

GOING ALL OUT TO REACH OUR SEVENTH UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL

18/05/2023
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The tie hangs firmly in the balance after a 1-1 draw in Turin last week
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The Match

Sevilla FC vs Juventus FC, in the UEFA Europa League Semi Final Second Leg. Kick-off at a sell-out Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán is scheduled for 21:00 CEST.

Matchday Squad

José Luis Mendilibar has named a 22-man squad for the clash, with Suso and Lucas Ocampos making their returns from injury. As for the visitors, Bremer is back, but Bonucci and Pogba miss out due to injury.

Opponents

Juventus are second in Serie A with 69 points, but first-placed Napoli have already secured the title. I Bianconeri have won three on the spin in the league against Cremonese, Atalanta and Lecce.

Fact

This will be Juventus' third visit to Nervión in eight years. In the 2015/16 season, Fernando Llorente scored the winner in the last match of the UCL Group Stage, while the Italian side ran out 3-1 winners a season later, despite Pareja opening the scoring.

Officials

Dutch referee Danny Makkellie will take charge of this fixture. He has refereed in some of Sevilla's famous European nights, such as the sixth UEFA Europa League triumph against Inter in Cologne, and the 2-1 win at Old Trafford to reach the UCL Quarter Finals in 2018. His other matches are a 2-2 draw at Anfield in 2017, and the defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the UCL in 2021.