Sevilla defeated Juventus 2-1안전놀이터 in the second leg of the Europa League (UEL) semifinals of the 2022-23 season held at Ramon Sanchez Pisjuan in Seville, Spain on the 19th at 4:00 am (Korean time) Victory was won. With this, Sevilla advanced to the final with a combined score of 3-2 in the first and second games.
On this day, Sevilla operated a 4-2-3-1 formation. Youssef En-Nesiri started in the front line, and Brian Hill started in the second line along with Lucas Ocampos and Oliver Torres. Hill was positioned as a left winger and actively attacked the Juventus side.
The first half ended scoreless, but the game flared up in the second half. Juventus scores the first goal. In the 20th minute of the second half, Adrien Rabiot’s header pass was received by Dusan Blahovic, who pushed in and cut the net with a chip shot that passed Yasin Bono.
The substitution was made with Sevilla trailing 1-2 on aggregate. Sevilla replaced Ocampos with Eric Lamela. The effect of Lamela’s input came out immediately. In the 26th minute of the second half, Soso, who received Lamela’s pass, hit a left-footed mid-range shot from outside the penalty box and it went straight into the corner of the goal. Afterwards, both teams finished the second half 1-1 without any additional points, and went into extra time with the combined score of the first and second games 2-2.
In the end, Hill and Lamela made a comeback. Hill crossed from the left in the 5th minute of extra time, and Lamela finished with a header. In the end, the match ended with a 2-1 victory for Sevilla, and Sevilla advanced to the final with a combined score of 3-2 in the first and second games.
Two wingers from Tottenham teamed up to score side by side. Hill, who came out as a starter for the match, currently belongs to Tottenham, but has been loaned to Sevilla from this winter transfer window. Hill, who is receiving more chances than at Tottenham, contributed to the victory by tearing down the Juventus side with his lively mobility and dribbling ability.
Also, another Tottenham native, Lamela, added to assisting Suso’s goal that day, and made a comeback goal with his own header in extra time, making a big success with one goal and one assist. According to soccer statistics company WhoScored.com, Hill and Lamela received ratings of 7.7 and 7.6 respectively, ranking second and third in the team behind Suso. It was the day the duo from Tottenham took Sevilla to the final.