The Allianz Stadium witnessed an extremely balanced game of football last Thursday. Federico Gatti’s second goal of the tournament nullified Youssef En-Nesyri’s neat finish, making the honours even ahead of the second-leg fixture, which will be played next Thursday at the Ramon Sanchez-Pijuan.
SEVILLA
The Spaniards are experiencing somewhat of a revival after a poor season overall. Sevilla sits just three points away from a UEFA Conference League qualification—a mind-boggling feat, owing to their relegation-threatened status just some months ago. We saw an optimistic side at the Allianz Stadium, one which could have and should have scored more than just the one En-Nesyri goal. After Jose Luis Mendilibar’s side dipped their tempo in the second half, Juventus persisted until Gatti’s header made things level.
After Sevilla’s laudable home performance against Manchester United, the Andalucians will have a riled-up home crowd to see its team over the finish line. Mendilibar might have to do without Lucas Ocampos, who requested a substitution for precaution’s sake, but World Cup winner Gonzalo Montiel can do a fine-enough job. It is ultimately up to Sevilla to let its Europa League DNA kick in and catapult it towards the Puskas Arena in Budapest for the final.
Sevilla are priced 2.47 to win the game and 1.75 to qualify for the final. The Spaniards are priced 1.62 to score Over 1.00 goal.
JUVENTUS
The Old Lady continues its back-and-forth season of good and bad form. Lately, Massimiliano Allegri’s side has been struggling greatly as far as the creation of football is concerned—Dusan Vlahovic’s abysmal form continues to weigh heavily on Juventus’ goal-conversion rate. The Bianconeri struggled greatly against Sevilla in the first half, but it managed to up the tempo in the second, in which some scrappy and frenetic football earned them a late equaliser.
With another point deduction on the horizon, Juventus cannot afford to let a potential trophy final go by. Bagging the EL trophy might only be two valiant performances away, and Allegri definitely has enough talented players to fancy his chances. Whether he will mysteriously leave them out of the line-up is another matter altogether, with Federico Chiesa, Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba having all warmed the bench in clutch fixtures throughout the season.
Juventus are priced 2.90 to storm Spain and win. Both teams to score (NO) is at 1.88, with Juventus not to score is at 3.00.
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