Sevilla 2 Juventus 1 (3-2 Aggregate) – Highlights. In a thrilling 2-1 victory over Juventus on Thursday, Erik Lamela guided Europa League champion Sevilla into the final, qualifying 3-2 on the overall scoreboard after extra time.
The Italians, who defeated Bayer Leverkusen by a narrow margin, will take against Jose Mourinho’s Roma in Budapest after Lamela headed home the winning goal early in extra time to cap off an incredible comeback for the record-setting six-time champions.
Two minutes after coming on as a substitute, Dusan Vlahovic gave the host Juventus the lead in the second half. However, Suso scored from outside the box to force extra time.
Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan was delighted when Lamela expertly connected with Bryan Gil’s cross in the 95th minute, and Sevilla held on to advance to the final for the first time since 2020.
Losing worries Juventus, who are second in Serie A but fear a points deduction that may drop them out of the top four. Winning the Europa League was another way to qualify for the Champions League.
Without injured Paul Pogba, Massimiliano Allegri’s team performed substantially better than in the first game but ultimately fell to the tenacious hosts.
In a thrilling contest, Sevilla won the first half at home but Juventus threatened on the break after they had dominated in Turin but were held to a 1-1 draw.
Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny miraculously stopped Lucas Ocampos’s header at his near post.
Sevilla 2 Juventus 1 (3-2 Aggregate) – Highlights
Yassine Bounou, his counterpart, made a similarly powerful fingertip stop to divert a Moise Kean effort onto the post at the other end.
Juventus’ Adrien Rabiot scored, but the goal was overturned because Manuel Locatelli was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Oliver Torres was cut down by Juan Cuadrado on the edge of the box just before halftime, but VAR gave no penalty despite the fact that replays showed the foul started there, which infuriated Sevilla.
Early in the second half, Juventus had a chance to grab the lead, but Rabiot missed the target after being set up by a deft Kean chest ball.
As the Italians made a stronger effort to break the tie, Gleison Bremer’s header brushed the outside of the post.
Vlahovic made Juventus’ pressure count shortly after coming in to replace Kean by eluding two Sevilla defenders and dribbling the ball skillfully past Bounou.
– The soul of Seville
Suso, a replacement for Sevilla, leveled the score from outside the area by creating space and firing a rocket into the top corner.
The team of Jose Luis Mendilibar demonstrated their ambition to win the championship, which they had dominated in the past ten years with four victories in the previous nine editions, by defeating Manchester United in the quarterfinals.
, who scored for Sevilla in the first leg, was mostly kept in check by Juventus but appeared in the 90th minute, with Szczesny bending to tip his header over.
Lamela, an Argentine midfielder, headed in Bryan Gil’s cross in the fifth minute of extra time, despite the Polish goalkeeper’s best efforts.
After 115 minutes, Sevilla’s Marcos Acuna was dismissed, leaving the hosts scrambling, but they dug deep to cement their place in Europa League history and secure their trip to Budapest.
