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Juventus snatched a fatal draw in front of its fans against Sevilla in the first leg of the European League semi-finals, 1-1.
Youssef Al-Nusairi advanced to Sevilla, and Federico Gatti scored the equalizing goal for Juventus.
The two teams will meet again next Thursday at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium to decide the qualification card for the European final.
Paul Pogba contributed for the first time to Juventus' goal this season by making a fatal goal, his first contribution since March 2022 when he made a goal for Manchester United against City.
And for match No. 15, Juventus has not lost in the European League since 2009 on its field, with 7 wins and 8 draws.
Juventus started with an attacking duo consisting of Angel Di Maria and Dusan Vlahović.
On the other hand, Seville started with an attacking trio, headed by Moroccan Youssef Al-Nusairi.
Match description
Seville threatened the Juventus goal, a cross from Ivan Rakitic and Lucas Ocampos' header passed by the right post in the 11th minute.
After 3 minutes, Cesini blocked Ocampos' header.
Juventus responded with two chances for Dusan Vlahovic, as Yassin Bono blocked the Serbian's opportunity in the 17th minute.
One minute later, Di Maria sent a cross towards the Serb, which he hit over the crossbar, after it passed Bono in the most dangerous chance for the Bianconeri.
Ocampos in the 25th minute missed an opportunity not to be missed right in front of the goal.
One minute later, after a counter-attack by the guests, Ocampos set off and sent a cross from the ground, which Youssef Al-Nusairi deposited in the net.
The goal is the Moroccan's fourteenth in Europe since his move to Seville in January 2020, as the team's top scorer in Europe since joining.
He also reached his sixteenth goal since the beginning of 2023.
Al-Nusairi almost added his second goal with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area in the last minute of the first half, but his ball went past the post.
In the second half, Massimiliano Allegri pushed two changes, with the participation of Federico Chiesa and Samuel Elling, instead of Fabio Meriti and Philip Kostic.
Juventus increased their pressure as the Andalusian team retreated to defend their own goal.
In the 61st minute, the duo Federico Gatti and Arkadiosz Milik participated.
And Yassine Bounou starred in the 64th minute, blocking Ealing's shot.
And in the 70th minute, Paul Pogba participated in the latest changes to Allegri.
And in the sixth minute of time, instead of wasted, and from a corner inside the penalty area, the ball reached Paul Pogba, who paved the ball with a header for Gatti, so he deposited the ball into the net, scoring the deadly equalizer.
Roma x Bayer Leverkusen
In the Olympico in the Italian capital, Professor Jose Mourinho, the coach of Rome, met with the student Xabi Alonso, the coach of Leverkusen.
Roma was the most dangerous, especially in the first half, with possession and attempts, but without a real threat to the opponent's goal.
In the second half, Roma continued to press, and in the 63rd minute, the wolves achieved what they wanted, after Eduardo Bovi set off and passed Tammy Abraham, who hit a powerful ball that rebounded from the goalkeeper, and the young man followed it into the net.
Bovey's first goal in the Roma shirt in his first match in Europe as a starter.
Jeremy Vermpong almost scored a fatal equalizer for the guests, but the Wolves defense dispersed the ball from the goal line, so Mourinho won the first leg, waiting for the final decision.
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