Friday, 16 May 2014

Final hurdle facing Sevilla and Benfica

Final hurdle facing Sevilla and Benfica

Published: Tuesday 6 May 2014, 9.45CET
The quest for the UEFA Europa League trophy ends at Turin's Juventus Stadium, with two-time winners Sevilla FC taking on double European champions SL Benfica.
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    Semi-final first leg: SL Benfica 2-1 Juventus
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  • Semi-final second leg: Juventus 0-0 SL Benfica
  • Semi-final first leg: SL Benfica 2-1 Juventus
  • Quarter-final second leg: SL Benfica 2-0 AZ Alkmaar
  • Quarter-final first leg: AZ Alkmaar 0-1 SL Benfica
  • Round of 16, second leg: SL Benfica 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur FC
  • Round of 16, first leg: Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-3 SL Benfica
  • Round of 32, second leg: SL Benfica 3-0 PAOK FC
  • Round of 32, first leg: PAOK FC 0-1 SL Benfica
  • SL Benfica beat RSC Anderlecht twice and Paris Saint-Germain in UEFA Champions League Group C but missed out on qualification due to their head-to-head record against second-placed Olympiacos FC
  • Semi-final second leg: Valencia CF 3-1 Sevilla FC
  • Semi-final first leg: Sevilla FC 2-0 Valencia CF
  • Quarter-final second leg: Sevilla FC 4-1 FC Porto
  • Quarter-final first leg: FC Porto 1-0 Sevilla FC
  • Round of 16, second leg: Real Betis Balompié 0-2 Sevilla FC (Sevilla won 4-3 on penalties)
  • Round of 16, first leg: Sevilla FC 0-2 Real Betis Balompié
  • Round of 32, second leg: Sevilla FC 2-1 NK Maribor
  • Round of 32, first leg: NK Maribor 2-2 Sevilla FC
  • Group H, matchday six: SC Freiburg 0-2 Sevilla FC
  • Group H, matchday five: Sevilla FC 1-1 Estoril Praia
  • Group H, matchday four: Sevilla FC 1-1 FC Slovan Liberec
  • Group H, matchday three: FC Slovan Liberec 1-1 Sevilla FC
  • Group H, matchday two: Sevilla FC 2-0 SC Freiburg
  • Group H, matchday one: Estoril Praia 1-2 Sevilla FC
  • Sevilla FC beat FK Mladost Podgorica 9-1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round and repeated that overall scoreline in the play-offs against WKS Śląsk Wrocław
 

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Last updated: 16/05/2014 09:44 CET

TOURNAMENT STATISTICS

Sevilla
Benfica
22
Goals scored
14
56
Possession (%)
49
186
Total attempts
79
77
on target
37
72
off target
28
41
blocked
24
4
against woodwork
0
77
Corners
35
41
Offsides
14
34
Yellow cards
20
1
Red Cards
2
201
Fouls committed
126
187
Fouls suffered
82
6707
Passes
3690
5443
completed
3015

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Sevilla FC are looking to add victory in the UEFA Europa League to their two recent UEFA Cup successes, while SL Benfica aim to end a seven-game run of defeats in UEFA finals – including last year's disappointment – and a 14-match, 32-year winless run against Spanish opposition.
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