This week, we have the first legs of the Europa League semi-finals including the match between Juventus and Sevilla.
The game will be played at the Allianz Stadium on the 11th of May and the hosts are currently 2nd in Serie A while the visitors are in 11th place in La Liga.
Juventus come into the match on the back of a good 2-0 win at Atalanta in Serie A on the weekend. With the score 0-0 at half time, Juventus opened the scoring in the 56th minute and with Atalanta needing a goal in added time, Juventus scored their second of the game to take a crucial 3 points in the race for the top four.
The win at Atalanta means Juventus are undefeated in their last 3 games in all competitions. There have been wins over Lecce at home and Atalanta away plus a 1-1 draw at Bologna, all played in Serie A.
Looking at the Europa League and Juventus are undefeated in their 7 most recent fixtures in the competition. They have won 4 of their last 5 games, with the victories coming at home against Freiburg and Sporting Club plus Nantes and Freiburg away.
In Juventus’ last 4 Europa League matches there have been under 2.5 goals scored. Home form in the Europa League shows Juventus are undefeated in their last 14 games.
Sevilla travel to the Allianz Stadium having beat Espanyol 3-2 at home in La Liga on the weekend. Having opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, Sevilla found themselves 2-1 down at half time. Sevilla equalised in the 69th minute and scored the winning goal 2 minutes from time.
The win over Espanyol means Sevilla have won 5 of their 6 most recent fixtures in all competitions. There have been wins over Villarreal, Athletic Club, and Espanyol in La Liga and a superb 3-0 home win over Manchester United in the Europa League.
In terms of the Europa League, Sevilla have won only 2 of their last 5 matches in the competition. The wins have come over Fenerbahce and Manchester United at home.
Away form in the Europa League shows Sevilla have failed to win any of their last 5 games and have lost 4 of those 5 matches. Sevilla have failed to score a goal in 4 of their last 5 away Europa League fixtures.
Team news and Juventus are without injured defender Mattia De Sciglio and have doubts over the fitness of forward Kaio Jorge.
Sevilla will be without the injured trio of Jesus Manuel Corona, Marcão, and Joan Jordán. There are also doubts over the fitness of Nianzou Kouassi.
Juventus know the importance of taking a lead to Spain for the second leg and they are tough to beat at home in the Europa League.
Sevilla have been struggling for goals away in the Europa League and Juventus could just sneak this one, with a single goal being enough for the Italians to win the first leg.