Juve prevented bankruptcy at home in the 97th minute

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1:1 and 1:0. The first leg matches between Juventus Turin and FC Sevilla as well as AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen have not produced anything exciting for a long time. Only in the final minutes do the teams provide a spectacle.

In the 97th minute, almost at the final whistle, Federico Gatti saves the old lady. He pushes a Paul Pogba assist over the line, preventing the worst-case scenario. Earlier, Youssef En-Nesyri put Sevilla on the way to victory. In the 26th minute, he launched an ice-cold counter-attack against Juve goalkeeper Szczesny.

As a result, Sevilla lives up to its reputation as a Europa League specialist – it has already lifted the trophy four times. In a second half with the home team constantly at the helm, you are hardly under pressure and despite the late equalizer you create an excellent starting position for the second leg.

Eagerly awaited coaching duel in Rome

In Rome, the decision falls in the 62nd minute. Edoardo Bove scored the shot to give the home side a deserved victory as Jose Mourinho knocked out former protege Xabi Alonso. The current Bayer coach played 151 matches at Real Madrid under the Portuguese.

“Maybe he learned something from me and the others,” Jose Mourinho said of Alonso before the game. His protege said, “I’ve learned from every coach – I’ve learned from him to be a leader and convince a team to fight together for a goal.”

“Fight” is the right keyword. Because the first leg in the semi-final between Rome and Leverkusen is all about the battle. great opportunities? are scarce. Leverkusen did not come forward enough for more than 90 minutes, but still had a great chance for the equalizer in the last minutes. Rui Patricio drops a cross at Leverkusen Frimpong’s feet, but when the latter shoots down a Roman on the line, Mourinho wins the coaching duel with Alonso. And AS Roma fulfilled their duty with a home win in the first leg. (dti)

Source : Blick