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00:00Quite incredible record. It is a task certainly for Juve tonight. I think they need to take the lead back to Spain next week
00:08Can they do it here this evening? There's a heap of pressure on Juve in that respect tonight
00:12They have to make the most of home advantage in this first leg because Sevilla's home record in this competition is second to none
00:18Absolutely, they would know that I think that just adds that little bit of pressure on Juventus
00:22But I expect them to take the game to Sevilla tonight right from the start
00:27Here they come
00:32Semi-final in a major European competition
00:35At the back end of a season that has been full of trials and tribulations for these two big clubs
00:41But the Europa League is a golden opportunity for a silver lining
00:47Juventus haven't won a major European honor since
00:511996 that's way too long for a club of this size and in that time
00:55Sevilla have won seven major European honors, which is astounding really that that is the truth and their supporters have traveled
01:03In number you look across both of these sides. There are so many potential
01:09Difference makers it could well be a compelling tie this
01:13the first leg tonight
01:15injuring
01:17in the way
01:26You
01:48Both these sides began the season in the Champions League ended up third in their respective groups
01:54You may have since overcome Nantes Freiburg and sporting
01:59severe a beaten PSV Fenerbahce and Manchester United
02:03Max Allegri has made four changes to the UVA side began their win over
02:07Atalanta at the weekend to the bench go Rougani
02:10Fagioli Millic and Ealing jr. Recalled are Mireti Kostic Blavic and the captain Leonardo Bonucci
02:17He makes his 500th Juventus appearance tonight Bremer is out with a muscle strain
02:23Di Maria the Bianconeri's top scorer in the Europa League this season with four goals in five games
02:32They've really rediscovered that verb their enthusiasm their camaraderie and the Jose Luis Mandela bar
02:41Sevilla
02:46Such a difficult campaign in so many ways for the eventus
02:50But still the possibility that they could end it with major silverware and second right now in Serie A as well
02:57But new cheek wears the armband for the Bianconeri has you snab us the former Manchester City man captains Sevilla
03:05Daniel Siebert
03:08Germany is the referee tonight
03:11Experienced official in the Bundesliga. This is Sevilla's 50th match in the Europa League knockout phase
03:18The first club to reach that milestone their lineup is largely as expected with six changes from the weekend win over Espanol
03:26Fernando returns from a stomach problem that Eric Lamella isn't being fit enough to start because of a back injury
03:31But he is on the bench tonight
03:34Endless series Manchester United found out to their costs in the previous round a real danger man up top for Sevilla
03:42Or
03:44This Sevilla's first meeting with Italian opposition since they beat into 3-2
03:49In the 2020 final in Cologne can los Rojiblancos go all the way again
03:56This you base final chance of silverware this season
03:59Well, will it be back-to-back campaigns without a trophy for the Bianconeri?
04:04So important that you may make the most of home advantage in this first leg
04:10Sevilla's home record in this competition. Absolutely formidable is Max Allegri will be well aware
04:18Italy's most decorated club against the Europa League's record winners two big names
04:24One will contest the final in Budapest a hard tie to call this club. Absolutely Adam
04:29I think it's a very very difficult tie and I believe it will go right to the end right to the wire
04:35Two teams desperate to progress to the final and the massive prize in winning that final is a Champions League place next season
04:46Just another reminder the other semi-final also being played in Italy right now between Roma and by a labor cousin
04:54It's the final in Budapest on the 31st of May
04:59Rabia
05:02Di Maria was stretching for it
05:06It goes to Bono
05:13Danilo such a defensive mainstay these days for
05:18Juventus it's played more minutes in the league for them than any other player
05:22Juventus it's played more minutes in the league for them than any other player so reliable the number six this quadrado
05:31Bonucci
05:32Already signs of a high-press from Sevilla, which is really interesting Brian. He has started on the right-hand side
05:40Torres will play just behind Al Naziri on the front line
05:45Di Maria looking to combine with Rabia you've a looking to make a fast start cost it's with the cross
05:50They're saying there was an arm use there, but the referee points for a corner
05:55Claiming for a handball as cost each crosses from that left-hand side corner given
06:01early intent from Allegri side
06:05Will come into this full of confidence after what was an impressive 2-0 win in Bergamo against Atalanta at the weekend's
06:12End of a three-game winning streak for Nadia
06:16almost to God
06:19Bonucci in the six-yard box lavish
06:22Alexandra just on the
06:24Edge of it had a by Kostich
06:27But he was a big step towards securing a top-ball finish for you by that victory over Atalanta and
06:35Sevilla surely ended any relegation fears with that win over Espanyol in La Liga as Rabia
06:41Knocks down for Kostich, but the flag is up offside Rabia really in a high position as the long diagonals hit
06:48You can see here is the furthest forward of the league
06:51Kunya's lost it. Vlavic. They quickly get it back in them. Lose it again quickly. Real tempo about the game in the early stages. Vlavic, look at how he looked to try and bend one. He could see what he was trying to do here.
07:21It was on but he just got the shot all wrong there the Italian international. Yeah, it pops back after Vlavic
07:28Challenged there. He receives the ball again
07:30And then when it comes back Locatelli trying to wind it into the far corner just strikes underneath the ball
07:37Good. Yeah, he's the one on the floor
07:44Alex Allegri has led Juventus to two previous European finals. Can he make it three this season?
07:51Emmanuel Goodell. Yeah, who's the player down here?
07:56It's a coming together with Vlavic there his right arm is raised but he catches him across the face
08:03Serbian international teammates
08:05Vlavic and Goodell. Yeah, he's done a really good job
08:09In case of needs must with the injuries. They've had to send two halves this season severe, but he's come into that
08:15Central defensive position Goodell. You've done a really good job for them
08:19Big test tonight against his international team. Yeah, it's gonna be a battle that really is
08:24He's done such a good job hasn't he since coming in only one loss in nine games for Jose Luis
08:30Mandela bar he says if they were to win this competition, it would be the greatest achievement of his coaching career
08:37Well, it just realigned that the whole football club made everything simple. They've responded to that of the players
08:44Certainly a talented group that shouldn't have been in a position
08:47They were when he came in now find themselves 11th and safe in La Liga
08:53Sevilla's third head coach of the season and Dilly bar not a great clearance severe seek to make the most of it Oh campus
09:03Such a technically gifted player
09:06Racketech
09:08Towards Marco Sakunia
09:14And it back by Torres
09:17They've got three in the box here severe and the series one of them. It was cleared by Bonucci
09:24Good pressure from the visitors as you say numbers in the box
09:29Just a little bit rattled defensively
09:32Such a good second leg performance in the previous round against Manchester United in Spain from severe
09:39Although Manchester United helped them out with some terrible defending has to be said but they deployed a high press
09:46Very often in that game and we saw how it led to the opener in that well
09:49They fought they forced the errors and certainly the mistakes that they made in the first half
09:54But I think it's just a matter of time. I think it's just a matter of time
09:57Certainly looks at this stage Adam that they're going about it in the same way. They're not dropping off
10:01They're engaging higher up the pitch not allowing you by time
10:09The previous round against Manchester United was the first European games for Jose Luis Mendy the bar since he was in charge of
10:16Athletic club in the intertown
10:18He was the first European player to play for the club in the intertown
10:22For Jose Luis Mendy the bar since he was in charge of athletic club in the intertown cut way back in 2005
10:33Readjusted well, didn't he?
10:35Just you can see the person finding it difficult to play out. Are you Ventus?
10:42Or Campos and the ZD Brian Hill now they have played past that press
10:47The ball that was played with purpose wasn't it five Anucci into me ready, but that has too much of Blavich
10:56Big responsibility tonight on Mireti just 19 years old. She's one of several youngsters who've been
11:03Given opportunities by Max Allegri this season another one of them fudge only on the bench. Of course, we saw Ealing jr. Score his first
11:12Senior goal for you Ventus at the weekend's in Bergamo against Atalanta
11:17Somebody who came through the Chelsea youth system. I have to say he looks a real prospects as well feeling junior
11:26Alexandra
11:32You pull back by a campus on this occasion
11:42Oh
11:47D Maria
11:53Still with handheld eMaria look to try and slip it through for Rabia that didn't come off, but they do get the corner
12:00Yeah, second corner of the game for the home side certainly seen on occasions in this
12:06Europa League run
12:07D Maria and drive it certainly have a great understanding and relationship
12:15Maria the club's top scorer in this competition this season with four in five games
12:21Five in the box here for the Bianconeri it's over towards Rabia just too much on it for him
12:29It's got a bit of a nudge there off
12:31Acuna, which is the point he's making to the referee then you'll see but yeah
12:35Can you clever just stand in his ground not allowing Rabia a clear head?
12:38Oh, you can see he's back in a way just the slightest of physical contact from Acuna puts Rabia off
12:46Rabia has been excellent particularly in the second half
12:50Over this season 11 goals. He's got in all competitions
12:54Cover so much distance in the midfield as well
13:01On average 11.2 kilometers per game in Serie A
13:10Certainly think that this season we've seen get forward much more I
13:15Think consistently getting into the opponent's penalty box obviously scoring the all-important opener
13:21against sporting in the quarterfinal second leg
13:25Well, he'll be playing his football next season is still very much open to debate with his contracts up at the end of this
13:31Current campaign there a few in that position for you, Vic
13:35Torres plays it wide El Campos
13:38And the Siri again waiting in the middle as was Brian Hill. It's a badly over hit ball
13:43Yeah, it really is a campus
13:45There was an overlap on the outside decides to try to find out how the zili but really is a poor cross
13:54And
14:04Almost ten minutes gone in Turin quadrado with the throw-in had it was by Fernanda
14:14Campos the player down in Alexandra with a poor challenge pushing him in the back
14:19Needless free kick to give away can't get to the ball crashes into the back of a campus
14:25It rushed that from such an experienced player
14:30Presents an opportunity this doesn't it to Sevilla Rakitic
14:35One of those weighing this up in conversation with a coonia
14:39Kuna possesses the left foot Rakitic the right
14:48A
14:54Slight sense of anxiety around the stadium
14:59As Rakitic swings it in went for the power and it came off the head of Ocampos
15:06Yeah camp was just trying to help it on its way as Rakitic fires it towards the goal
15:11Wanted a far fainter touch on it in Ocampos
15:19Oh
15:29Alexandra
15:33But Uchi
15:37Well, then we saw them do this to Manchester United and they forced those errors they put their United defense under such pressure
15:43Forced the errors and then capitalized
15:46On those mistakes and were clinical in their finishing promising this for Juventus Flavich and Kostic is a long way forwards
15:55Maybe got caught in two minds because it would have seen
15:58Quadrado and Moretti making their way towards the edge of the six-yard box
16:02Yeah, but I think he feels there's not enough support there. Essentially you see Quadrado and
16:07Moretti trying to make it no fly bitch in the box
16:10So decides to try to shoot across into that far post area pulls it across through the six-yard box
16:17It's a good break, but not enough
16:20Like a white shirts in that six-yard box to get on the end of Kostic's crotch cross shot
16:27Overall this season he's been such an important source of creativity for Juventus eight assists
16:32He's got Kostic but they've dried up a little bit of late since he got the winner against Inter on the 19th of March
16:39No goals or assists the Kostic, but he got himself in a great position there
16:43He is starting Keiza on the bench
16:46Keiza for me is such a talent surprise that he hasn't start Allegri's choice is to play Kostic on that left-hand side
17:01Nearby Danilo
17:03But
17:08They've really been managing the minutes of Keiza since he made his return from
17:13Injury in November came on as a sub after 82 minutes against Atalanta at the weekends and managed to get an assist
17:20before the end of the game such a wonderful talent Keiza, but
17:24Just fearful of any relapse for him Brian here up against look at Ellie
17:31He'll found the room for the cross and it was cleared by
17:35Danilo
17:37Yeah, he'll tricky on that left-hand side does get the crushing but they need are in a good defensive position at the near post
17:48Rakitic
17:52It's a wall to campos who won his header
17:55I
17:56Didn't look it like he had any right to win that header as it was looped into the box
18:00But he did really well there a campus brilliant the way attack that cross big diagonal cross
18:05Powers it towards that near post and she's the smart down to his left-hand side
18:12Completely overpowers and it's on throw that back post
18:16It's the first half of this season he was on loan at IAC's of campus
18:27Remember amazing incredible contribution from the bench against PSV
18:33nearly around
18:35Time in that game
18:37Scored an unbelievable goal and provided a fantastic assist as well. There's look at Ellie
18:43As you snap us the player who puts it into touch of the is most
18:48Decorated player the training ground Clive is named after him
18:51That's quite something to still be playing and the training ground state after you isn't it incredible absolutely incredible captain of the side
18:59Playing in the right back position
19:01Up against cost each tonight
19:03It's the first half of this season he was on loan at IAC's of campus
19:06He's the smart down to his left-hand side
19:08In the right back position up against cost each tonight
19:13It really has been a wonderful model professional at Sevilla
19:22As as this man bernucci bad day as a snab us
19:28And
19:34Crazy seasons for loic bad day from being frozen out at nottingham forest to playing in the
19:39semi-finals of a major european
19:42competition what a journey it's been in
19:44nine months for him
19:46So
19:54As you snap us
19:56fernando
19:57Shaken off a stomach
19:59Problem to play today akunya to brian hill nice approach play by sedia the cross cut out by meretti
20:06Just felt that you've just dropped away a little bit too deep and they built up comfortably severe
20:11Again, he'll asking questions down this left-hand side wins another corner
20:16So
20:22Has come across here rakitic is there as well
20:31Left and right foot deliverers from this side always poses questions for the defensive side
20:37Akunya fires it in with a fair degree of pace
20:40And the header is saved by stjansnik
20:43Stjansnik
20:45Sent back forward again by brian hill although campos not able to keep it in
20:51Well, the initial header was a poor one didn't clear the penalty box stayed back came back into the six-yard box
20:57The header went in and shesney had to make a save
21:00So
21:08Inventors do seem to be rallying again having won their last two
21:12League games directly before that it had a run of only one win in eight matches
21:17Lost four of those games as well
21:20As quadrado looks to beat the press by going longer
21:23Here
21:27Kostic looking to wiggle away and did from jesus navas, but then noic
21:32Bad day was there for severe
21:34Yeah, good covering from bad eight
21:36Covering his captain as kostic span away from him
21:41quadrado
21:45I do feel they might have to go a little longer quicker
21:48Juventus because there is this high pressure. They've been encouraged to do that severe because juve are happy to try to play out
21:56I might need to just go a little longer into vivage
22:01Nice touch by quadrado. Look at ellie brought it down. Beautifully quadrado again
22:06Flavich on the edge of the box. This is d maria urged to shoot and look for flavich
22:12Who's there again?
22:13Great save by bono
22:18Flavich
22:22Just offside
22:23As d maria picks the run of vlaevic
22:26Good stop initially from bono and then the second one is brilliant the way recovers
22:30And gets across to cover that near post but would have been deemed offside had he scored
22:35But there's that understanding d maria looking for the runs of vlaevic in behind that severe defense
22:40Yes
22:44They've just gone a little early vlaevic but the
22:48Vision the intents from d maria exactly what juventus will need more of tonight
22:56Kostic just made a run here and vlaevic is arriving in the middle. Here he is
23:02What a chance
23:04I think the goalkeeper just does enough to put him off adam. It's a good kostic delivery
23:09And bono, I think vlaevic thinks that bono is going to clear this in front of him a close call for offside
23:16He actually misses it the goalkeeper. He doesn't make any contact on the kostic cross
23:22But he just puts him off
23:24And he lifts it agonizingly over the crossbar. What a chance that is
23:29For the uv center forward the man in full a big miss
23:33And then he recently has just returned to form with those two goals in as many games having
23:39Previously gone nine without it was quite a drought by
23:43for a player of his
23:44ability
23:47It's a golden opportunity squandered
23:50Well created though if you have to take the positives from a uv perspective
23:55D maria who's getting more and more on the ball now. That's a great challenge to win it back though
23:59So
24:01And now severe can break forward the game starting to get stretched brian hill has made the run into the box acuna
24:10Not near enough a red shirt
24:13Well, it was d maria dispossessed the counter-attack was on they had numbers forward severe. They couldn't make it count
24:21But you're right the game's swinging for end to end
24:24And
24:27It's got a lot of potential this time it really has it's such a difficult one to call really is
24:35Fernando
24:37The man you could tell you acuna to his left brian hill has moved inside this is acuna
24:51Buddy
24:54Left by jesus navas ocampos
24:57Can they get some service in to end the serie not like that d maria to rabio?
25:02kostich
25:05Really nicely done by kostich go ball to blavich d maria to his left
25:09Blavich well only seems to have one thought in his mind, but then just possessed by acuna
25:15And now it's severe on the counter wide open this game incredible kostich won the ball back broke brilliantly found for lavich
25:22Acuna dispossessed him and back comes severe
25:26Ocampos
25:29As you snap us stretching forward it was bernucci
25:36And shot was on
25:38Is there a deflection on that? That's what severe they're suggesting the effort was from acuna
25:43Well acuna felt that there was a touch as he strikes it
25:47And yeah, locatellis clearly comes off of locatellis left thigh up and over
25:55Up and over the crossbar should have been a severe corner
26:04Bellucci
26:07No goals yet, but it's been an entertaining first 22 minutes of this europa league semifinal
26:13It's the second leg in spain this time next week
26:25Good press he'll again
26:29I mean danilo under pressure this time. He needlessly gives possession and away allegory not happy
26:35Just need to be a bit sharper and quicker moving the ball. You've enters
26:42Hasn't got a great record as a coach against spanish clubs allegory play 34 1 9 drawn 11 lost 14
26:49Just to say raise my eyebrows when I saw it
26:55Said he enjoys very much watching his players train yesterday that there was a real collective verve about them
27:05Also got a big premier league game coming up for you on saturday lunchtime big sam's first game at ellen road leads
27:12against newcastle
27:14Very significant for both sides for different reasons and what a game at wembley as well the national league promotion final between
27:21Chesterfield and not county always a wonderful occasion the national league promotion final and this weekend will be no different
27:37As you snap us
27:40Up danilo headed it clear still they can't pick out in the syrian there
27:45Di maria
27:49Vlavich
27:52Kuni again, that's a second time. He's dispossessed vlavich when in possession of the ball does really well tucking in
27:59tight to the center halves akunya
28:05Marcos akunya again
28:08One of five world cup winners across the two squads, this is rakitic
28:18He's been allowed to bounce here across to oliver torres at k fernando
28:29Oh now they have found
28:31A man in the box so campos who puts it wide and we've seen two really good opportunities
28:37At either end of the pitch now one each five each but a campus again
28:41I'm sure he's not expecting you can see just sticks that right boot out very late
28:46Comes off of his right shin and wider to go. What's the chance that is?
28:50Is
28:55He's part of the squad that won this competition in 2020
28:59I'll campos he was named in the squad of the tournament
29:02that year
29:03We've seen vlavich miss a great chance at the other end and now our campus
29:08Has done the same at that end of the pitch. Here's de maria
29:13Well kostich was offering widths, but he tried to go through the middle for alexandra a much more difficult pass
29:19Oliver torres plays it first time. It's a really good ball down as well. Oh campos with emma siri arriving in the middle
29:26and the siri
29:30Great finish to give severe the leads
29:35Always was likely to be the danger man for severe tonight
29:41And that's his first genuine sight of goal
29:44Sights of goal
29:46And if he finishes off the counter-attack
29:49And what a counter-attack it was a brilliant torres pass out wide to a campus
29:54They have outnumber uve defensively. He lets it run and emma's early a really clean clinical side foot finish
30:03In lots of space, but make sure back across the goalkeeper
30:07And what a break that is from severe and what an important goal
30:14Two girls in that second leg against manchester united in the quarterfinals
30:20On the score sheet now in the semifinals
30:23yusef endless eric
30:25I saw one of the spanish papers describing today as a decisive footballer
30:31Well, there's some evidence of it. Absolutely
30:36What a break that was from the torres pass to the campus or campus cross
30:42To the finisher supreme el nasiri a wonderful wonderful severe goal
30:51So first blood to the record winners of this competition
30:55How will juventus?
30:57React i've lost count cloud how many times in the first 25 minutes that said they're struggling to pick out?
31:02And the siri the service into him had been poor as soon as they did pick him out
31:07As soon as they did pick him out. Well, they could be in trouble again here and the siri and ocampos could block by vannucci
31:14That was shades of the previous round and manchester united's defending great press real pressure forcing the errors from juventus
31:25They really have their towels up do severe
31:27So
31:33Alexandra goes to ground. It's torres who's putting me under pressure
31:42No wonder they came across so confident in this competition severe this their seventh
31:47Semi-final in the competition. They've won all of the previous six
31:52And then of course gone on to win the competition on each
31:55Occasion as well
31:59But they have to be given great credit the way they've started this game brian hill with the pass
32:04And the series in again here and they were appealing for offside
32:08juventus
32:10Adam he actually kicks danilo as he's about to strike and shoot when he's put through by gill
32:19Danilo is he's now down
32:22Yeah
32:23But it was just as in the city we watch it here. It's a close call on offside
32:29He's through and as he's about to strike now, he just kicks danilo
32:34No pace or strike because of that contact
32:42Let's just saw on that didn't it for danilo? It's another great chance that
32:52In la liga player of the month for april and the siri
32:57Is the man who's opened the scoring in this europa league semi-final first leg?
33:02He actually gets a toe to the ball just before el nasiri strikes, but then it comes back
33:07He toes it danilo onto
33:10and the series
33:11Shin, but then catches him on that right ankle
33:14Oh
33:19He's been a real consistent performer for juventus this season danilo impressive as well against
33:24Atalanta player promoted to vice captain earlier on in this season. It was gatti. He saw just
33:31warming up there another player
33:33who's been getting plenty of plaudits in recent months having
33:38Given more game time by max allegri. I have to say clive having watched a lot of juventus this season
33:44I'm, rather surprised at allegri's approach to this game. It's it's not been maybe what we've come to expect
33:50From him this has been played in quite an open manner, hasn't it this game? Yeah, absolutely
33:55They've invited the pressure. They've not moved the ball quickly enough. They've really
34:00Caused their own problems juventus
34:03In this opening half an hour
34:05So
34:09But when they're at their most confident severe
34:11They're one of those sides who force you into errors, don't they?
34:14Well, just the numbers look at the red shirts in the juventus half. They're not dropping off
34:19They're certainly bold and brave in pressing high
34:22rabio
34:25Kostich half an hour gone in turin. Can juve hit back kostich de maria
34:32Oh
34:34Of course quadrado further wide than was ideal, but they keep it going quadrado de maria
34:45Miretti locatelli
34:51Well juve trying to respond but once again severe working really really hard what a ball miretti
34:58And behind it goes for a corner kick superb that's that to pick out miretti
35:02Yeah, it was a good pass great run miretti in the end decides to try to head it back into the path of live itch
35:09Did he hurt just concedes the corner?
35:15It's de maria to take it and he's in a hurry, isn't it the world cup winner
35:21It's a deep delivery over towards rabio
35:28The severe looking to counter again brian hill has got to it. Oh campos is calling for it. Oliver torres is getting forward as well
35:35still brian hill
35:40And just held on to it for too long dispossessed by locatelli
35:45De maria incredibly open adam as you say
35:51Locatelli de maria
35:57Oh
36:12Locatelli now alexandre
36:22Locatelli
36:25Kostich
36:28De maria
36:35But here from
36:37rabio
36:38Patient approach play now by juventus. It's one of they can move through the gears in the final third plenty back though for severe
36:45de maria
36:48Trying to work the room for the cross which he did
36:51You can quite find lavich locatelli when the header
36:54Acuna got it clear
36:56for the first controlled spell of
36:58possession for the home side
37:03Rabio again caught offside
37:12Now campus
37:14The man down just while he receives some treatment should remind you of some seria action coming up for you on bt sport 2 tomorrow
37:22at 7 45
37:24Lazio who are chasing a top four finish take on lecce at the olimpico and then you can see juventus
37:31In action again as part of golazzo live this sunday from seven o'clock at home against cremonese. That's on bt sport one and ultimate
37:40The difference between the two teams, well, it wasn't the cleanest of hits
37:43But it was certainly on target a fabulous counter-attack from sevilla
37:48Ocampos with the cross el naziri with the finish
37:52So a change required here by sevilla
37:55Montiel is going to be coming on
37:59And it would appear as though
38:02Yeah, the evening is over for ocampos
38:05Montiel missed the second leg against manchester united through suspension
38:10man, who scored
38:12the winning penalty in the world cup final
38:17Will never buy a drink again in argentina, will he?
38:22That's a bit of a blow though to lose ocampos
38:25Yeah
38:28Montiel's gone onto that right hand side, but it's pushed navas up slightly higher
38:33To take a wider position
38:35on the right
38:37for sevilla
38:55Danilo and nasiri closing him down
38:59Such an impressive work rate from these sevilla players right across
39:03the pitch
39:04the messages from the coach
39:06When he first came in jose luis mendilibar as we said earlier is about keeping things simple
39:12Says he wants them to push up the field. He wants them to press says he wants them to play forward quickly
39:17And use lots of width. I think we've seen all those things so far. Yeah, good examples of that following the coach's
39:24Recommendations and certainly collectively doing it very very well, which has made it very difficult for juventus in this first half
39:40Acuna with the throwing is controlled by brian hill
39:47What do you think allegory
39:49We'll be thinking clive as we head into the final 10 minutes of this first half
39:53well
39:53he's got to work out quickly how they're going to play past this press because
39:56Certainly the way that sevilla are playing it might mean that they need to go forward a little bit quicker
40:01a little bit more direct into vayevich and play off of him just to try to play beyond the press because
40:07the more they play
40:09in their half
40:10The more it encourages severe to come on and force those errors
40:16Squadrado is a long way forward here
40:19Just about kept that in miretti flavich was immediately on the move
40:25Foreign
40:48Since arriving from topman in january is slotted in nicely in a an important addition
40:54To this sevilla site
41:03Is that quote from him when he said when he it looked like he might not be allowed to leave top them in january
41:08He said he was dying inside
41:10He thought they wouldn't let him go
41:12He's so desperate for first team opportunities that he felt he wouldn't get in north. London
41:18Is
41:20Well, he certainly has been bright and lively on this left-hand side for severe this evening
41:28Rakitic
41:35There's navas high and wide on the right now montiel in at the right back position
41:42Fernando
41:44Cross it comes here to marcos. Acuna
41:47And nasiri being watched by locatelli. There's movement from brian hill and this is
41:51Ivan rakitic adam. There's a real confidence about their place of areas. Yeah
41:56An authority about them, too. That's a great ball and it had to be dealt with by vanilla
42:01You can see how the confidence levels
42:04Have risen individually and collectively throughout the size play like a proper team unit, aren't they? They certainly are
42:10Confident in possession of the ball move it. Well play through torres who's been very very elusive in that central midfield position
42:18Supporting el nasiri when the ball goes wide
42:30Brian hill is on the move once more benucci there for the bianconeri quadrado
42:40Alexandra look at the press. Look how high the red shirts are
42:46It went towards flabbage baday just got in front of him and well the event just can't keep the ball
42:51It's just coming straight back at them. They can't get out
42:55This is impressive from severe. You'd have to say rakitic
42:58So
43:16There's a right smile on his face rakitic is well here and shesley just for a second
43:21I thought was going too far to the right. He has to throw up that left hand and it's fingertips over
43:28Oh might well have struck the crossbar, but shesley I think happy just to get fingers to it
43:40It's starting to feel this like juventus really need half time because they're very much in the ascendancy here severe and
43:48Looking likely to grab a second perhaps. Iconia's ball over
43:52So
43:56There's some puzzles to solve here for allegory in the second half it's a big test of it
44:06Fernando's first to it so much brighter here severe at the moment montiel with the cross danilo got it clear
44:15And juventus get the free kick and they need this bit of respite they're going to get now
44:22You
44:30Rakitic shot you can see just moving from left to right as chesney goes to his right hand side
44:37Beautiful strike off the outside of his right boot
44:41She's happy just to get fingertips to it to tip it over
44:44He was talking rakitic before this game about the general excitement. There is around this run in the europa league for severe
44:51Bearing in mind what he's done in his career
44:54He said he's rarely received more messages before a game than he did before
44:58The second leg against manchester united and he described that that game as just another night for severe
45:05In this competition and it's hard to argue with that, isn't it? Really? Well, I just love this competition
45:14Pushed by locatelli and juve just can't get any rhythm going. Yeah, it's real frustration
45:20Individually, they're frustrated juventus collectively
45:23They're in disarray at the moment. They're finding it so difficult
45:27To have any control of this game
45:35Montiel
45:41Pick out in the serie danilo was there. There's just no elevation
45:45On the cross well, it's a clever run because he made out as if he was going to the near post
45:50El nazari then just pulled away central just wanted the ball clipped into that six-yard box
46:07Quadrada
46:14Able to bring that under his spell it's cleared by bono
46:21It was a late challenge there which has been noted by the referee it was rabiot
46:26It was a bit late there. I thought it was high as well
46:30It was a poor challenge from rabiot receives the yellow card and rightly so
46:38Just adds to the general sense of frustration that you feel from a juventus perspective right now
46:44Yeah, just leaving that left boot high
46:57Fernando has come back into the midfields tonight
47:00We've been out with a stomach
47:03issue
47:05He's proving again. What an important player he remains for severe
47:10Oh, it's a discipline role that he plays just holds in front of the two center halves alongside rakitic
47:21Torres slightly advanced of them
47:24supporting el nazari
47:25Hill off the left
47:27Campos was off the right now. Navas has pushed into that right-sided
47:32Wing back position montiel coming in at right fullback since the campus went
47:38Talk to clive about how basically it's he's preached simplicity. Jose luis mendilibar
47:44In a player's mind can that almost liberate you as a player on the pitch when the coach says he wants to just
47:50You to just play a simple game come back to that as you may attack. Absolutely. Just uh,
47:56Just enjoying your football doing the basic things
47:59Not complicating it and certainly the response from this severe team since he's arrived have been quite breathtaking
48:06Great run of results
48:12Managerial career that spans four decades. His only trophy as a coach is the
48:17spanish second tier with via doleed in
48:202007 that's his most successful stint as a coach his second spell at
48:25Hey bar who he kept in la liga for six seasons in a row
48:28But to win this competition clearly would take that to a whole new level in terms of level of achievement
48:34It's going to be a corner final minute of normal time at the end of the half
48:39This is a good run from buying kid gets to the byline
48:44Maybe it was his right boot with the last touch, but another severe corner
48:53And you're right adam halftime could not come quick enough for juventus at this moment they need to regroup uv
49:04What a time this would be
49:07To get a second for severe just before you they have got time to get in
49:11The dressing room and do that
49:16Regrouping it's played short here to brian hill put in there by rakitic
49:22So
49:30Minimum of three minutes added time
49:32He's going to be a big halftime for allegory. He does have 12 players on the bench compared to the nine that severe have named
49:40Is he going to use?
49:42Those players and certainly he needs to try to affect his team and his team's performance
49:48Some big names on the bench as well. Pogba. Chiesa
49:52Paredes as gudelia has a shot and somebody who could well provide x-factor from the benches young englishman illing jr
50:02His first uv goal at atalanta at the weekend
50:09Mireti
50:10Thing is adam
50:12Allegory so vastly experienced. He won't be panicking. He won't like the position that he finds his team in
50:18but certainly
50:20He has to feel that he's got to try and change the course of this first leg
50:28Two forwards I didn't mention that millican moise kent
50:37Rabio
50:38Di maria, can they hit back before half time?
50:41No free kick. Di maria told to get to his feet. You can hear what the crowd think about that
50:46Well, they thought it was a lacuna foul on de maria
50:49Acuna with the cross and then rabio is caught by acuna
50:59Well, he has made a number of challenges this time he's late he catches rabio
51:06This was the earlier challenge higher up the field you can see he doesn't play the ball that's what's frustrated the crowd
51:16Perhaps a little fortunate on two counts there. Acuna
51:21Mireti to make two challenges in that manner get away with both of them
51:26Severe on the attack at the end of the half. Then the city
51:30Rakitic to his left you put his boot through it and he wasn't far away. He is full of confidence
51:36Well, there was no pressure now. Naziri picked up the ball managed to run four or five yards forward
51:41Bonucci just stands his ground tries to wind it around him into that far corner
51:52Well, it looks like the visitors are going to go in with a one-nil lead and i've got to say they thoroughly deserve it
51:56on this first half performance
52:00Kostic kept it in
52:12You'd be delighted to go in at halftime with a one goal lead
52:22It's been a very professional performance thus far from Sevilla
52:28We've given away a free kick though right at the end of the half maybe one last chance for
52:33Juventus to put one into the box
52:36I hope they won't get the opportunity
52:38Now some boos and whistles from the home crowd have been frustrated
52:43With their side's performance in that first period and Naziri with his fourth goal in this competition this season
52:49Opening the scoring after 26 minutes Juve in reply have been rather limited
52:55You'd have to say Sevilla are very good value for this halftime lead at the break
52:59Then injure in in this Europa League semi-final first leg Juventus nil