Semi-final second leg time in the Europa League and Juventus went into their tie with Benfica knowing the prospect of a 'home' final in Turin was at stake while Valencia needed a huge comeback akin to their
win against Basel in the last eight.
Juve's hopes of a 'home' final were ended in a 0-0 draw that saw Benfica advance 2-1 on aggregate after a bad tempered 90 minutes. The dismissal of Benfica's Perez in the 67th minute for a second booking gave Juventus hope of overturning the first leg deficit with the extra man but 12 minutes later, Vucinic received a straight red card to leave both sides with ten with the tie still in the balance.
Benfica ended the match with nine when Markovic was dismissed in the final minutes but Juventus failed to take advantage and bowed by a single goal overall.
Benfica will meet Sevilla who left it late to secure their place in the final with an away goals win after a 3-3 aggregate with La Liga rivals Valencia. The Catalans went into the game 2-0 down but soon levelled the tie with goals from Feghouli (14) and an own goal from Pimparel in the 26th minute.
Mathieu put Valencia in front overall in the 70th minute to complete a remarkable comeback but their hopes of the final were cruelly ended in the final minute of injury tie when M'bia struck for Sevilla to secure an away goals victory and set up what should be an exciting final in Turin.
win against Basel in the last eight.
Juve's hopes of a 'home' final were ended in a 0-0 draw that saw Benfica advance 2-1 on aggregate after a bad tempered 90 minutes. The dismissal of Benfica's Perez in the 67th minute for a second booking gave Juventus hope of overturning the first leg deficit with the extra man but 12 minutes later, Vucinic received a straight red card to leave both sides with ten with the tie still in the balance.Benfica ended the match with nine when Markovic was dismissed in the final minutes but Juventus failed to take advantage and bowed by a single goal overall.
Benfica will meet Sevilla who left it late to secure their place in the final with an away goals win after a 3-3 aggregate with La Liga rivals Valencia. The Catalans went into the game 2-0 down but soon levelled the tie with goals from Feghouli (14) and an own goal from Pimparel in the 26th minute.
Mathieu put Valencia in front overall in the 70th minute to complete a remarkable comeback but their hopes of the final were cruelly ended in the final minute of injury tie when M'bia struck for Sevilla to secure an away goals victory and set up what should be an exciting final in Turin.
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