Sevilla to meet Juventus, Roma to face Leverkusen in Europa League semi-finals

Sevilla 3-0 Man Utd (Sevilla won 5-2 on aggregate)

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals away from home, Sevilla took advantage of their home field in the second leg to win 3-0 against the "Red Devils". The goals of the home team at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan were created by a double from En Nesyri and a goal from Bade. Sevilla's opponent in the semi-finals will be Juventus.

Sevilla won 3-0 against Man Utd at home (Photo: GI).

Sporting 1-1 Juventus ( Juventus won 2-1 on aggregate )

With a 1-0 advantage from the first leg, Juventus traveled to Sporting Lisbon for the return leg. Rabiot gave the visitors a big advantage with the opening goal in the 9th minute, but it didn't take long for Sporting to equalize at 1-1.

In the 20th minute, Edwards successfully executed the penalty to help the home team score a goal. Bringing the match back to the starting line at Jose Alvalade Stadium, but in the remaining time, Sporting could not get a second win to erase the gap in the aggregate score.

Pogba plays in Juventus' draw at Sporting (Photo: GI).

Juventus won 2-1 and qualified for the semi-finals. Allegri's team will face Sevilla. The first leg will take place in Italy in the early morning of May 12 and the second leg will take place in Spain in the early morning of May 19.

Royale Union 1-4 Leverkusen (Leverkusen won 5-2 on aggregate)

Royale Union SG caused a big surprise when they held Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals. It was thought that the Belgian representative would play better in the second leg at home, but Bayer Leverkusen played strongly and won 4-1.

Goals from Diaby in the second minute and Bakker in the 38th minute gave the visitors a huge advantage, with Leverkusen going into the break with a two-goal lead. Frimpong's goal in the 61st minute, making it 3-0, put the hosts' hopes to rest.

Down by three goals, Royale Union fought back. Terho reduced the score to 1-3 in the 65th minute, but Leverkusen did not let the home team fight back. Hlozek sealed the 4-1 victory for the visitors in the 79th minute, thereby sending Leverkusen to the semi-finals. Their next opponent is AS Roma.

AS Roma 4-1 Feyenoord (Roma won 4-2 on aggregate)

Roma and Feyenoord created the most dramatic and exciting quarter-final of the Europa League this season. This was the only match in the round of 8 that had to play extra time.

Feyenoord travelled to Italy with a 1-0 first-leg advantage, but that advantage was not too great as Mourinho's side were determined to fight back on home soil. After a goalless first half, Spinazzola gave Roma the lead in the 60th minute, erasing their opponents' advantage and bringing the two teams back to square one.

Feyenoord left the home fans in fear as Paixao equalised in the 80th minute to give the visitors a one-goal advantage on aggregate.

Dybala celebrates after scoring for Roma in the 89th minute (Photo: GI).

However, Dybala's goal to make it 2-1 in the 89th minute revived Roma's hopes of advancing. The two teams were tied 2-2 after 180 minutes of official play, so extra time was required. In the 30 minutes of extra time, Roma played brilliantly and scored two goals.

El Shaarawy made it 3-1 in the 101st minute and Pellegrini increased the score to 4-1 in the 109th minute. Feyenoord could not fight back in the little time remaining, the visitors ended in disappointment when Gimenez received a straight red card in stoppage time.

Roma will host Leverkusen at home in the early morning of May 12, the second leg will take place in Germany in the early morning of May 19.

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