* Newcastle one step closer to Champions League ticket next season
In the early morning of May 19, Sevilla made the "Italian civil war" in the Europa League final not come true when they had a 3-2 aggregate victory over Juventus after two matches in the semi-finals.
Entering the second leg of the semi-finals, Sevilla defeated Juventus 2-1 after 120 dramatic minutes to win the right to continue.
Erik Lamela became the hero when he left his mark on both goals to help Sevilla successfully reverse the score.
Vlahovic opened the scoring for Juventus in the 65th minute. And just 6 minutes later, Lamela tried to dribble the ball to create a chance for Suso to equalize 1-1, forcing the opponent to enter extra time with a 2-2 draw after two matches.
Right at the beginning of extra time, the Argentine star directly put his name on the scoreboard with a header to set the score at 2-1 for Sevilla in the second leg, thereby winning a ticket to the Europa League final with a final result of 3-2.
After the match, coach Allegri admitted that Juventus lacked experience compared to Sevilla, the most successful team in Europa League history with 6 championships in 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020.
Coach Allegri said: "This was a good performance and the steps the players need to take to learn, especially the young players. This was a tense match, Juventus could have gone 2-1 up, but made a few mistakes after leading 1-0 and were punished."
Juventus have endured a second consecutive trophyless season, with the aim of remaining in second place in Serie A. "Unfortunately, it has been a difficult season. We have to shake off the disappointment and put this energy into improving our points tally compared to last season," Allegri said.
Sevilla's opponent in the final match will be AS Roma, the team led by coach Jose Mourinho.
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| Mourinho celebrates with his players after the match. Source: Getty Images |
AS Roma made Bayer Leverkusen "powerless" for 90 minutes at home at BayArena, to successfully defend the 1-0 result they had in the first leg a week ago.
This result helps AS Roma to reach the final of this tournament for the second time in history after doing the same in 1991 (losing to Inter Milan in the final).
The 2022-2023 Europa League final between AS Roma and Sevilla will take place in Budapest on May 31.
* In the make-up match of round 25 of the Premier League, Newcastle easily defeated Brighton 4-1, thereby increasing the gap to 4 points compared to the team right behind, Liverpool.
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| Newcastle players celebrate with fans at St James' Park. Photo: Reuters |
Specifically, Newcastle consolidated their 3rd place with 69 points after 36 matches, 3 points more than MU and 4 points more than Liverpool.
With Newcastle and Liverpool both having two games left to play, Eddie Howe's side only need one more win, against Leicester City or Chelsea, to secure a place in the top four of the Premier League, thereby securing a ticket to the Champions League.
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