Europa League scores: Sevilla beat Juventus in extra time, will face AS Roma in final

Erik Lamela was the hero for the Spanish side in extra time

The Europa League final is set, and it will be competition kings Sevilla taking on AS Roma. Jose Mourinho's side will play their second European final in a row after drawing against Bayer Leverkusen 0-0 in the second leg of their semifinal on Thursday (1-0 aggregate). The Giallorossi won the first edition of the UEFA Conference League and now have the opportunity to replicate the success and win the Europa League for the first time in their history on May 31 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. 

Sevilla needed the extra time to beat Juventus in the second leg of the semifinals after drawing 1-1 in Turin. The Bianconeri had a difficult start but also had some big chances with both Angel Di Maria and Adrien Rabiot but failed to score the opener early on. Thanks to some incredible saves by Wojciech Szczęsny, Sevilla conceded the first goal as Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic scored and everything seemed to be going in the right direction for the team coached by Massimiliano Allegri. 

But it only took five minutes for the home side to score as former AC Milan striker Suso grabbed the equalizer. The game went to the extra time, and Sevilla scored the deciding goal of the game in the first half with former AS Roma player Erik Lamela, who will face his former club for the title. This was the seventh European semifinal success out of seven for the Spanish club, which will now have the chance to win their seventh Europa League, three years after the last time when they won against Inter in 2020. 

AS Roma, as expected, played a full defensive match against Bayer Leverkusen, knowing they were coming from the 1-0 win in the first leg. The Giallorossi managed to draw the second leg despite Bayer keeping the ball for most of the game and having some chances to score, but Mourinho's team was always in control and had another impressive defensive performance against Xabi Alonso's side. The Giallorossi had zero shots on target (0.03 xG), while the home team had a total of 23 shots but failed to score. 

It was definitely a historical night for Jose Mourinho and the whole club, as they managed to qualify for the second time in a row to a European final after winning the UEFA Conference League last season and now will have the chance to lift the UEFA Europa League trophy. Mourinho will manage his sixth European final as a coach after winning one Europa League with FC Porto, two Champions Leagues with both Porto and Inter, one Europa League with Manchester United and the UEFA Conference League with AS Roma. Mourinho is now the third manager to ever play six finals alongside Sir Alex Ferguson (6) and Giovanni Trapattoni (7). Against Sevilla, he will have the chance to make history again.  

[May 18, 2023 at 1:25 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Scores

• Sevilla 2, Juventus 1 (agg. 3-2)
• FT: Bayer 0, AS Roma 0 (agg. 0-1)

[May 18, 2023 at 5:15 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

15 minutes left 

Sevilla need to keep the advantage in the last 15 minutes of the game... 

[May 18, 2023 at 5:03 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

GOAL - Sevilla scores! 

It's 2-1 for Sevilla now. Erik Lamela's header goes into the net and the home team are now ahead. If they keep the result, they will play the final in Budapest on May 31. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:51 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Roma will play the final! 

Jose Mourinho's team drew 0-0 and thanks to the win of the first leg at home will play the UEFA Europa League final on May 31. However, they will need to wait the extra between Sevilla and Juventus to know who will play against them at the Puskas Arena. Mourinho made it again: AS Roma are in the final! 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:53 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Extra time!

Juventus and Sevilla will need to play the extra time: it's 1-1 after the regular time. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:38 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Ten minutes to go

With these results, AS Roma will go directly to the final while Juventus and Sevilla will need to play the extra time. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:33 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

GOAL - Sevilla levels

It's immediately 1-1 in Spain as former AC Milan striker Suso scored the equalizer and everything is still open now as we've got the same result of the first leg as of now. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:25 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

GOAL - Vlahovic scores! 

1-0 for Juventus in Sevilla, as Dusan Vlahovic scored the opening goal of the night. Huge goal for the Italian club! 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:17 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Another chance 

Adrien Rabiot had another chance here to score the opener, but his attempt goes wide. The Bianconeri had some big chances, but never scored so far. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:12 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

First change for Jose

Jose Mourinho made the first change at the halftime with Gini Wijnaldum who replaced Andrea Belotti. A defensive change for the Special One. 

[May 18, 2023 at 4:02 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

We're back! 

The second half started in both games, let's see how it goes. Still no goals so far... 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:53 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Sevilla ask for a late penalty

The home side demand a penalty after Juan Cuadrado's challenge, that seems to be inside the box. The referee doesn't believe so and the VAR didn't intervene as well. 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:48 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

HT: no goals so far 

Still 0-0 so far after the end of the first half in both semifinals. Everything will be decided in the next 45 minutes! 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:42 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Rabiot's goal disallowed 

Juventus scored the opening goal of the game with Adrien Rabiot, but it was offside. Still 0-0 then here. 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:38 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Sevilla are pushing

Two more chances for the home side that are now pushing and trying to score the opener of the night. No issues so far for Szczesny, who needed to make two crucial saves to prevent Sevilla from scoring. 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:26 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

What a save! 

Incredible save by Juventus Wojciech Szczesny on Ocampos here, with the Polish goalkeeper who literally saved the ball on the line. Sevilla are really dangerous when they attack... 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:16 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Chance for Juventus

What a chance for the away side, as the header of Gatti was saved by Bono, who made an incredible save. Sevilla are playing much better, but the Bianconeri had the most important chance for now. 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:13 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

The atmosphere in Sevilla 

[May 18, 2023 at 3:10 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

Strong starts

Both Sevilla and Bayer Leverkusen had a good start of the game and are trying to score the opening goal of the second leg. Juventus and AS Roma are defending and trying to wait more and play on counterattacks. 

[May 18, 2023 at 2:59 pm ET · Francesco Porzio]

KICK-OFF 

Both semifinals are underway: let's see how it goes with AS Roma that have to keep the one-goal advantage, while Juventus need to win after the first leg. 

[May 18, 2023 at 9:37 am ET · Francesco Porzio]

Team news

Sevilla XI: Bono; Navas, Badé, Gudelj, Acuña; Fernando, Rakitic; Ocampos, O.Torres, Gil; En-Nesyri.

Juventus XI: Szczesny; Gatti, Bremer, Danilo; Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Iling-Junior; Di Maria, Kean. 

Bayer Leverkusen XI: Hradecky; Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié; Frimpong, Demirbay, Palacios, Bakker; Diaby, Wirtz; Azmoun

AS Roma XI: Rui Patrício; Mancini, Cristante, Ibañez; Celik, Bove, Matić, Spinazzola; Belotti, Abraham.

[May 18, 2023 at 9:42 am ET · Francesco Porzio]

How they got here

Sevilla: This season proved to be another struggle in the Champions League with then-coach Julian Lopetegui failing to survive the group stage and former boss Jorge Sampaoli returning to the club as they again finished third, a 3-0 home win against Copenhagen clinching that spot after they had fallen to earlier heavy defeats in Seville against Manchester City (0-4) and Dortmund (1-4). They drew in both Denmark (0-0) and Germany (1-1) before losing their Matchday 6 encounter 3-1 in Manchester. Sevilla's subsequent successes against PSV, Fenerbahce and Manchester United have earned them a record-extending fifth appearance in the UEFA Europa League semifinals, two more than any other club.

Juventus: This term Juventus made their 23rd UEFA Champions League group stage appearance but it turned out to be short lived as they failed to finish in the top two for the first time since 2013-14. Defeated twice by both Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica, they also traded wins with Maccabi Haifa but beat the Israeli champions to third place on goal difference. Three-time UEFA Cup winners in 1977, 1990 and 1993, the Bianconeri's fourth UEFA Europa League campaign has extended into the last four for the second time thanks to those successes against Nantes, Freiburg and Sporting with Adrien Rabiot scoring the decisive goal last time out in Lisbon.

Bayer Leverkusen: The German side had a disappointing UEFA Champions League campaign in Group B, failing to find the net in four of their six matches but edging through to the UEFA Europa League in third place with five points thanks to head-to-head superiority against Atletico de Madrid. They then needed penalties to eliminate Monaco in the knockout playoffs before cruising past Hungarian champions Ferencvaros with a pair of 2-0 wins, the second at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, the venue for this season's UEFA Europa League final. They then ousted competition debutants Union Saint-Gilloise in the quarterfinals, a 1-1 home draw followed by a 4-1 win in Brussels with goals from Moussa Diaby, Mitchel Bakker, Jeremie Frimpong and Adam Hložek.

AS Roma: Roma, who lifted their first UEFA trophy last spring after beating Feyenoord 1-0 in Tirana in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League final, avoided a return to that competition by finishing as runners-up in UEFA Europa League Group C to Real Betis. Jose Mourinho's team then came from behind to beat Salzburg in the knockout playoffs before advancing to the quarterfinals at the expense of Real Sociedad. They made it to their third European semifinal in as many years by getting the better of Feyenoord again, a late strike from Paolo Dybala taking the tie into extra time, where further goals from Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini clinched victory.

[May 18, 2023 at 9:41 am ET · Francesco Porzio]

The first legs

Despite conceding a last-minute equalizer in the first leg in Turin (1-1), UEFA Europa League specialists Sevilla's outstanding home form in the competition gives them the edge against Juventus as they bid to make it seven European semifinal successes out of seven. 

Bayer Leverkusen must end a seven-match losing run against Italian opposition with a victory against Roma on Thursday if they are to retain hope of keeping the UEFA Europa League trophy in Germany. Roma's 1-0 win in the first leg of this semifinal at the Stadio Olimpico gives the UEFA Europa Conference League holders a slender advantage as they eye back-to-back European silverware.

[May 18, 2023 at 9:39 am ET · Francesco Porzio]

How to watch and odds

• Date: Thursday, May 18 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
• Live stream: Paramount+
• Odds: Sevilla +140; Draw: +210; Juventus +195 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
• Odds: Bayer +102; Draw: +225; Roma +265 (via Caesars Sportsbook)

[May 18, 2023 at 9:39 am ET · Francesco Porzio]

Hello and welcome! 

It's Thursday and today we will know who will play against in the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League final on May 31 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. Sevilla will host Juventus in Spain while Bayer will face AS Roma at the BayArena in Leverkusen for the second leg of the semifinals.