2023-05-12 10:06:26
In the C3 semi-final first leg this Thursday, Juventus snatched a draw at home against Sevilla FC (1-1) and José Mourinho’s AS Roma overcame Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen (1-0). ).
After the Champions League, place in the Europa League. Juventus Turin came back from afar this Thursday in the semi-final first leg, against Sevilla FC (1-1). The goal of the Spaniards is signed Youssef En-Nesyri (26th). The Italians equalized at the end of the suspense by Federico Gatti (90th + 7)
At the same time, AS Roma provided the essential against Bayer Leverkusen (1-0) thanks to an achievement by Edoardo Bove (63rd).
The Turinese, undefeated in the Europa League since their elimination from the Champions League, can still dream of a final. And it is well paid, as Sevilla was superior, like the goal of Youssef En-Nesyri while in control (26th).
In difficulty this season in the Spanish Liga, where they are only 11th, the Andalusians have regained momentum since the arrival of José-Luis Mendilibar, who relieved Jorge Sampaoli on the bench at the end of March.
Since then, he has had only one defeat in ten matches, against Girona (0-2), and released Manchester United in the quarter of the Europa League (2-2, 3-0).
Second in the league but threatened with a potential 15-point suspension for alleged accounting fraud (suspended penalty which will be reviewed on May 22), the Turinese were generally overwhelmed despite their final goal.
Decisive Pogba
Even if Juve had their share of chances, by Kostic (12th) or Vlahovic (18th, 19th), it was the Andalusians who were the sharpest from the start, especially with Lucas Ocampos, author of two headers on target ( 14th, 17th) and a dangerous off-target shot (25th).
It was in the 26th minute that Sevilla found the solution: well launched in depth on the right side, Ocampos fixed before serving behind in the box En-Nesyri, who took Wojciech Szczeny on the wrong foot. a razing shot.
At first nothing seemed to bother the Spaniards. Nor the premature exit of Ocampos (34th) through injury. Nor the five changes made by Massimiliano Allegri.
The incoming Federico Chiesa, and especially Samuel Iling-Junior tried to break through the defense, without success (57th, 63rd).
It was perhaps the entry twenty minutes from the end of Paul Pogba that was the most beneficial for Juve: on the corner of the last chance, shot by Chiesa, deflected for the first time, it is the champion of the French world who stored his head towards Gatti for the equalizer. Everything remains to be done next week in Andalusia.
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Rome Advantage
AS Roma took the advantage over Bayer Leverkusen (1-0) on the road to the Europa League final thanks to the first European goal of a child of the giallorosso club, Edoardo Bove, in the semi-final first leg at the Olympic.
At the end of a tight first leg, everything remains very open for the return to Germany between two teams who are betting on a victory in C3 to win qualification for the next Champions League, qualification which promises to be complicated via their respective championship.
For cup specialist José Mourinho, seeking a second consecutive continental victory after success in the Europa League Conference last season, the light came from young midfielder Bove, 20. The native of Rome, trained with the Giallorossi, unblocked the situation in two stages, first accelerating full axis to serve Tammy Abraham then victoriously taking the ball pushed back on the shot from the English striker (63rd).
The legend Francesco Totti, seated in the stands, appreciated.
José Mourinho then padlocked to keep this short but precious advantage, giving a lesson in efficiency to his ex-Real Madrid player, Xabi Alonso, today on the bench at Bayer Leverkusen.
The Germans had yet failed to turn off the choirs of the Olimpico. But the Roman goalkeeper Rui Patricio laid down well on the shot from Robert Andrich (1st) and Florian Wirtz crossed his shot too much (7th).
Roma had only been dangerous in the first period on a header from Roger Ibanez which forced the German goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky to a good save (19th).
More biting after the break, the Wolf logically opened the scoring but just as logically then retreated to manage, despite the entry into play of Paulo Dybala, still disturbed by an ankle.
Bayer was not far from taking advantage of a last hot action where Rui Patricio released a ball at the feet of Jérémie Frimpong, but Bryan Cristante replaced his goalkeeper just in front of the line (87th).
Bayer, beaten for the second consecutive time after their defeat in the league on Friday which had ended a series of invincibility of 14 defeats, has a week to regain its solidity.
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