Shakhtar – Sevilla: Waiting for courage to speak up

In the context that both Shakhtar and Sevilla are not in good form, the spirit factor will decide the outcome of the match.

Sevilla is still the "bogeyman" of Europa,

Before entering the second leg of the semi-final, the chances of winning were divided equally between Shakhtar and Sevilla. That is because both the home and away teams were not in good form when entering this match. Shakhtar only had 3 wins out of the last 6 matches in the Ukrainian Premier League. Meanwhile, Sevilla's record was even worse when they only won 1 out of the last 6 matches in the domestic league.

At the moment, both Shakhtar and Sevilla are unlikely to win the national championship, so the silver cup in the Europa League is considered a lifeline to help both of them escape a blank season. For that reason, tonight's confrontation promises to be very attractive.

In the context of both Shakhtar and Sevilla not being in good form, the spirit factor will certainly decide the outcome of the match. If we mention this factor, then perhaps the advantage is leaning towards coach Emery and his team.

Despite playing quite poorly in La Liga, in return in the Europa League, Sevilla always plays solid, careful and highly effective football. In which, bravery becomes the key factor helping Sevilla go deep in this playground. Many times in this year's Europa League, Sevilla had to face the risk of being eliminated, but with the bravery of the defending champion of the tournament, they stood up strongly. The most recent was defeating fellow countrymen Bilbao on penalties in the quarter-finals.

Shakhtar are showing impressive form in European Cup,

Meanwhile, Shakhtar Donetsk entered this match with only one thing in mind: confidence. Because in every aspect, Shakhtar clearly has no chance if standing next to Sevilla. It is necessary to know that, to be present in the semi-finals, the Ukrainian team relied a lot on luck when most of the opponents they had to face since the knockout round were not too strong like Sporting Braga or Anderlecht. Therefore, facing an experienced team like Sevilla could make Shakhtar 'overwhelmed'.

In addition to the factor of bravery or experience, Sevilla is also supported by history. Accordingly, in the most recent encounter between the two teams in the 2006/07 season, the La Liga representative defeated Shakhtar in the round of 16 and then won the championship. Everything is further reinforced when knowing that in the 5 previous matches against Ukrainian representatives, Sevilla has not suffered a single defeat with 4 wins and 1 draw. Meanwhile, with Shakhtar, they have not won in all 4 recent matches against teams from Spain in the European arena with 3 losses and 1 draw.

If Sevilla can improve their away record tonight, victory may not escape Emery's team.

Forecast:Sevilla won 1-0

Expected lineup

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