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They will meet Sevilla in the semi-finals, with the Italians at home first on May 11 before the return leg in Spain on May 18, after the Spanish side knocked out Manchester United 5-2 on aggregate.
Juventus took a small step towards the last four of the Europa League as Federico Gatti's second-half goal secured the hosts a 1-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their quarter-final on Thursday.
Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon drew 1-1 in London and finished 3-3 on aggregate in the tie before the Portuguese club advanced to the quarter-finals with a 5-3 shootout victory.
All the hard work for the English champions was done in the Portuguese capital three weeks ago.
Dost was cut on the head and assistant coaches Mario Monteiro and Raul Jose suffered unspecified injuries
Atlético Madrid’s Luciano Vietto will start at Portugal’s Sporting Lisbon in January as a loan.
Manchester United needed only one point to secure their qualification to the second round .
Barcelona manager, Ernesto Valverde preferred to keep Lionel Messi beside him on the bench and start the game with a 4-4-2 formation.
Leicester City will not approach the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the signing of Portuguese midfielder Adrien Silva.
Barcelona depends on a massive attacking line of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Deulofeu
Mathieu, 33, joined Barcelona in 2014 and stayed three years with the club, where he won many titles before leaving the club this summer to join Sporting Lisbon.
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