Sporting will meet Juventus in the quarter-finals of the Europa League, the draw dictated on Friday at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon. The Lions play the first leg in Turin.
Juventus, who fell to Benfica in the group stage of the Champions League, occupies 7th place in the Italian league, 30 points behind leaders Napoli. however, the vecchia signora is 15 points short of the one he won on the field due to sanctions related to financial irregularities related to player transfers. If they had those 15 points, they would be in second place.
O #SportingCP will face the @juventusfc us – – gives @EuropaLeague
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– Sporting Clube de Portugal (@Sporting_CP) March 17, 2023
If they manage to eliminate Juventus, Sporting will meet the winner of the draw between Manchester United and Sevilla in the semi-finals, with the first leg at home and the second away.
The quarterfinals are scheduled for April 13 and 20, the semifinals on May 11 and 18.
The Europa League final is scheduled for May 31 at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
The lion decal was already in the quarters of the Europa League in 2011/12 and 2017/18.
Sporting and Juventus have met only twice in European competition, both in the group stage of the Champions League in 2017-18. In the first leg, in Turin, the Bianconeri won 2-1. Then, in Alvalade, there was a draw on a goal.
Quarter-final matches:
Manchester United-Seville
Juventus – SPORTY
Bayer Leverkusen – Union Saint-Gilloise
Feyenoord – AS Roma
After the 2-2 draw in the first leg of the round of 16, in Lisbon, the team led by Rúben Amorim surprised Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League, in the second leg in London and achieved another draw, this time 1-1 , only to win 5-3 on penalties.
Source: DN
