Florence scores in the 129th minute
Juventus burn themselves up in Seville’s red hell
05/18/2023 11:51 p.m
The Europa League experts from FC Sevilla are entering a European final for the seventh time because Juventus Turin does not take good chances and the Spaniards turn the game around. In the Conference League, Basel has the chance to be the first Swiss team to reach a European Cup final, but then the 129th minute is running.
Record winner FC Sevilla is aiming for the title in the Europa League for the seventh time. The Spaniards beat Juventus 2-1 after extra time to book their ticket to the final in Budapest on 31 May. After regulation time, the score was 1-1. The two teams had already drawn 1-1 in the semi-final first leg a week ago. In the final, Sevilla now meets AS Roma.
Dusan Vlahovic (65th minute) initially gave Juve the lead over the Spaniards. But the overall superior hosts came back quickly thanks to Suso’s goal (72′). Sevilla were also the better team in extra time and, as before, tried again and again with crosses from the wide lanes. After a cross from Bryan, the time had come: Erik Lamela (95′) scored the winner with a header, much to the delight of most of the spectators, who turned the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán into a “red hell”. Juventus then tried to go to penalties, but the rebellion came too late, even after Sevilla’s Marcos Acuña was sent off (115′).
Florence meets very late
In the Conference League, Fiorentina and West Ham United have reached the final. In a dramatic game, the Italians beat the Swiss 3-1 (1-0) after extra time, who wanted to be the first Swiss team to reach a European Cup final. The German coach Heiko Vogel lost out on his own ground with Basel after the 2-1 first-leg win in Tuscany. Everything looked like a penalty shoot-out, but in the 129th (!) minute, Florence managed the lucky punch.
The English won the semi-final second leg at AZ Alkmaar 1-0 (0-0) and will play against Florence for the title on June 7th in Prague. Pablo Fornals scored the goal for West Ham in the fourth minute of added time. Coach David Moyes’ football team had already won the first leg 2-1 against the Dutch. The Hammers are back in a European Cup final for the first time in 47 years.