Spain's Seville is counting on its impressive record at home when it meets Juventus, Italy, Thursday, in the second leg of the semi-finals of the European League (Europa League) in football, while Roma, Italy, is relying on the experience of its Portuguese coach, Jose Mourinho, to overtake Bayer Leverkusen.

In 18 matches within the auxiliary continental competition at its Ramon Sanchez Pesjuan stadium, Sevilla won 16 times and drew twice.
He is looking to complete this positive series when he receives the “old lady”, after the first leg, in which he remained ahead with the goal of Moroccan Youssef Al-Nusairi until the 90th minute when Federico Gatti equalized.

However, coach Massimiliano Allegri's team had previously won in Andalusia, in the group stage of the 2016 Champions League, with a score of 3-1.

The “Bianconeri” won the competition title in its old system three times, including two in the nineties, which also saw him reach the final once again.

Juventus is entering the confrontation after three successive victories in the domestic league, which placed it in second place, 14 points behind champion Napoli, while Seville achieved five victories in six matches, which raised it to ninth place in La Liga, after the appointment of new coach Jose Luis Mendelibar next in March to succeed him. Argentinian Jorge Sampaoli.

Seville is looking to reach the seventh final in its history, as it holds the record for six titles in 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020.
Mendilibar hopes to recover Argentine winger Lucas Ocampos, after he left early in the first leg due to a muscle injury he suffered in the 34th minute.
On the other hand, Juventus will play a new match without its French midfielder Paul Pogba, who suffered another injury Sunday in the domestic league during the 2-0 victory over Cremonese.

In light of the talk about a tendency to settle part of the 15 points that he recovered in his appeal of the penalty related to financial manipulation, Juventus' situation does not seem settled to qualify for the Champions League, which makes him determined to try to win the "Europa League" title.
"It won't be an easy match at Sevilla," Allegri said. "We have to stay calm, focused and play with a clear mind."

The qualifier from this confrontation will meet the winner between Roma and Leverkusen, on May 31 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The winner of the title will be guaranteed to play the group stage of the Champions League next season, if he has not booked his card from the local league.

Roma will need Mourinho's defensive plans to reach the final, after winning the first leg with the goal of young Eduardo Bovi, curbing Leverkusen's attack for the first time this season. Bayer started the first leg with 14 goals in 6 matches scored by nine different players.

Under the supervision of his Spanish coach Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen managed to escape from the relegation zone to seventh place in the Bundesliga and compete for the continental title, thanks to a young attacking group.

In the center stands Florian Wertz (20 years), one of the most promising faces in German football, along with Dutch full-back Jeremy Frimpong (22), French striker Moussa Diaby (23), French winger of Moroccan origin, Amine Adly (23), Czech striker Adam Hlojic (23). 20) and world champion Argentine midfielder Esekial Palacios (24).

Leverkusen is fully aware of the importance of this opportunity, especially since it won the Confederation Cup (currently the European League) in 1988 and reached the Champions League final in 2002.

And while speculation began about the future of his coach Alonso, the former Real Madrid midfielder said in early May, "In the coming months and next season, my thinking is 100% here. We have big goals that we must achieve."

Leverkusen has a good home record this season, outperforming the likes of Spain's Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Leipzig and Union Berlin.
On the Roma front, the capital team is going through a bad period in the local league, as “Galurusi” did not win in the last five matches, and it fell to sixth place, wasting the opportunity to qualify for the Champions League.

His coach, Mourinho, has always described himself when he was coach of Chelsea, England, as a "distinguished coach." He has a distinguished record in Europe after winning the Champions League with Porto, Inter, Italy, and the Europa League (formerly the Federation Cup) with Porto, Manchester United, and the Conference League with Rome last season.

Roma's defense emerged in the last matches of the competition, conceding only two goals in six matches.

The capital team hopes to reach only its second final in the competition after 1991, when it lost to compatriot Inter.

Similar to Alonso, who was chased from several clubs and who played under the supervision of the Portuguese when he was coach of Real Madrid, there was speculation last week that Mourinho, 60, was trying to sign him after Christophe Galtier failed in his first season with the Qatari-owned team.

And if Juventus and Roma qualify, the “Europa League” will be on a date with a 100 percent Italian final for the first time since Inter beat Lazio 3-0 in 1998.

In addition to the presence of Juventus and Roma in the Europa League semi-finals, and Inter reaching the Champions League final, Fiorentina hopes to strengthen the Italian presence when it tries to overturn its loss in the first leg at home against Swiss Basel 1-2 in the second leg of the “Conference League” semi-finals.

The Florence team hopes to reach the first continental final since losing to Juventus in 1990 in the European Union Cup, and to try to win its second title after the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1961.

In the second confrontation, West Ham, on its visit to the Dutch land of Alkmaar, won a difficult 2-1 victory, when it overturned its deficit in the second half.

This is the second consecutive appearance for the London team in this role, hoping to overcome it after last year’s elimination from the Europa League semi-finals at the hands of German champions Eintracht Frankfurt.