A late penalty in the first leg has left Sevilla looking in a strong position as they welcome Shakhtar, but the Ukrainian side are far from out of it. After
setting the zero in Ukraine (2-2), Unai Emery's men host Shakhtar
Donetsk at Sanchez Pizjuan for the semi-final of the Europa League. Favorites
and qualified if they win, the Andalusians will be wary as the
Ukrainians are able to shine shots in the European Cup. Tension, suspense and spectacle is what we expected Thursday on the Sevillian lawn.
In the first leg, is on a parity score that the two clubs have split Ukraine (2-2). The French Gameiro had also score in the 82nd minute of the match.
Seville and Donetsk have clashed three times in their history, and each time the last quarter of an hour had at least one goal, four in total.
This season, it's in the last fifteen minutes as Sevilla scored and conceded more goals. Statistics is the same for men Lucescu. Suspense in sight?
All competitions, Unai Emery's men come to know 7 of their last 8 meetings with at least one goal in the last quarter of an hour. In Donetsk, is a two-game series in progress.
Between Seville can wait and play Shakhtar and cons that make the really complicated conceding a goal, the meeting could not be opened at the approach of the final whistle.
Unai Emery, 44, oversaw Sevilla's successes in the last two editions of the UEFA Europa League, having assumed control in January 2013. The one-time midfielder made his name during a four-year tenure at Valencia and briefly coached Spartak Moskva in 2012.
• This is Emery's 100th game coaching in UEFA competition.
• Mircea Lucescu has occupied the Shakhtar helm since 2004, steering the Pitmen to eight Ukrainian championships and five national cups as well as the 2009 UEFA Cup. The erstwhile striker, 70, has coached in Romania and Italy and landed back-to-back Turkish titles with different clubs in the early 2000s.
Skilled at kickoff, the Spaniards leave with an edge in this match and could just play cons. Opposite, the Ukrainians have not said their last word but they will score, while preserving their clean sheet. The meeting promises to be tense and suspense should again be at the rendezvous. We put a goal between the 75th and 90th
In the first leg, is on a parity score that the two clubs have split Ukraine (2-2). The French Gameiro had also score in the 82nd minute of the match.
Seville and Donetsk have clashed three times in their history, and each time the last quarter of an hour had at least one goal, four in total.
This season, it's in the last fifteen minutes as Sevilla scored and conceded more goals. Statistics is the same for men Lucescu. Suspense in sight?
All competitions, Unai Emery's men come to know 7 of their last 8 meetings with at least one goal in the last quarter of an hour. In Donetsk, is a two-game series in progress.
Between Seville can wait and play Shakhtar and cons that make the really complicated conceding a goal, the meeting could not be opened at the approach of the final whistle.
Unai Emery, 44, oversaw Sevilla's successes in the last two editions of the UEFA Europa League, having assumed control in January 2013. The one-time midfielder made his name during a four-year tenure at Valencia and briefly coached Spartak Moskva in 2012.
• This is Emery's 100th game coaching in UEFA competition.
• Mircea Lucescu has occupied the Shakhtar helm since 2004, steering the Pitmen to eight Ukrainian championships and five national cups as well as the 2009 UEFA Cup. The erstwhile striker, 70, has coached in Romania and Italy and landed back-to-back Turkish titles with different clubs in the early 2000s.
Skilled at kickoff, the Spaniards leave with an edge in this match and could just play cons. Opposite, the Ukrainians have not said their last word but they will score, while preserving their clean sheet. The meeting promises to be tense and suspense should again be at the rendezvous. We put a goal between the 75th and 90th
