Sevilla and Slavia Prague meet in the first round of the 8th European League final. Confrontation will be held on Thursday, at 17:55, on Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
The two bands have met twice before. In 2007, Sevilla and Slavia Prague faced the UEFA Champions League, with the Andalusians managing to score 4-2 on their own and 3-0 away.
Pablo Machin’s band traverses an extremely modest form in La Liga, where they have lost 4 of the last 5 stages. On the other hand, the European League is excellent. In the 16th finals, the Iberians were forced to score 1-0 in the Lazio move and 2-0 in their home play, two of which were scored by Wissam Ben Yedder.
Nolito, Sergio Escudero (injured) and Franco Vázquez (suspended) will not be present on the pitch in this game, while Maxime Gonalons, Joris Gnagnon and Daniel Carrico are uncertain.
In this season the Europa League, the Czech team is unbeaten on the ground, with two wins (both in group stage) and so many draws. Also, the trip was balanced, with two victories and many defeats, the second success being the return of Genk in the 16th round of the final, where, after 0-0 in the match, Slavia Prague managed to impress with a surprising 4-1.
Guest technician Jindrich Trpisovsky has no notable absences for traveling from Spain.
Probable teams:
Sevilla: Vaclik – Mercado, Kjaer, Gomez – Navas, Mesa, Banega, Promes – Sarabia – Silva, Yedder;
Slavia Praga: Kolar – Coufal, Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Kudela, Boril – Husbauer, Soucek – Stoch, Traore, Zmrhal – Skoda;
With the problems in the home, the hosts can not afford the wrong moves in the Europa League, especially in the 8th round of the final, given that they are playing on their own. In the group stage, Slavia Prague recorded two failures, both at zero (0-1 at Zenit St. Petersburg and 0-2 in Bordeaux), and it is not excluded that this game will suffer a new defeat, given the the quality of the opponent, but also the fact that in four games played on home ground in the current season of the Europa League, Sevilla received only one goal.
PREDICTION: Sevilla to win @ 1,40
