Juventus is one of five Serie A teams to reach the semi-finals of European cups, along with Milan - Inter (Champions League), AS Roma (Europa League) and Fiorentina (Europa Conference League).
This year's Serie A is playing enthusiastically in continental tournaments. As Milan and Inter prepare to have a team in the Champions League final, Juventus need to do the same in the European second division to not be inferior to their arch-rivals.
This season's Champions League group stage defeat is considered a release for the Bianconeri. They do not have enough strength to play at the most prestigious auction floor due to declining performance and financial problems.
Coming to the Europa League competition, the "Old Lady" has had an easier time breathing. They defeated Nantes and Freiburg before taking the points board against Sporting Lisbon to enter the semi-finals.
In the past 6 matches, from the play-off, round 1/8 to the quarter-finals, the "Old Lady" scored 9 goals and only conceded 2 goals. The reality that Max Allegri is building for his players is quite similar to the peak period of 2015 - 2017 when Juventus reached the Champions League final twice. Juventus's home form at the Allianz is quite fearsome as they are on a 12-match unbeaten streak and have kept 6 clean sheets.
The psychology of the players in white and black stripes has returned to safety. From having to win the Europa League to reach the Champions League next season, they successfully appealed and kept their points in Serie A in 2nd place. At this time, when their mentality has been united, the Bianconeri are expected to play brilliantly to win a title this season.
On the other side of the front line, Sevilla, despite their very poor form in La Liga, still knows how to manage Man United. That quarter-final pair once again showed the team's class, having won the European Second Division championship 6 times. In the last 6 encounters with Italian teams in this playground, Sevilla have won all 6. The most recent and memorable time was in the 2020 final against Inter.
Compared to before the match against Man United, Sevilla is now in better domestic form. They have won 4/5 of their most recent matches and climbed to 11th place in the La Liga rankings. The fear of a relegation shock is gone, Jose Luis Mendilibar and his team have untied their mentality in the domestic arena and will focus all their efforts on the playground where they are always the kings.
Sevilla are the team that has reached the semi-finals the most in Europa League history and they want this achievement to be extended by reaching the final once, at least that is the goal for now.
Juventus' expected lineup:
Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Sandro; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Kostic; Di Maria; Vlahovic.
Sevilla's expected lineup:
Bounou; Navas, Bade, Gudelj, Acuna; Gueye, Rakitic; Ocampos, Torres, Gil; En-Nesyri.
The match between Juventus and Sevilla will take place at 2:00 a.m. on May 12 (Vietnam time), live on FPT Television.
