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Europa League: Holders Sevilla to meet Shakhtar; Liverpool face Villareal in semis

April 15, 2016 17:59 IST
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 Sevilla’s Coke celebrates in the penalty shoot- out during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, second leg match against Athletic Bilbao at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain

IMAGE: Sevilla’s Coke celebrates in the penalty shoot- out during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final, second leg match against Athletic Bilbao at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Sevilla, winners of the Europa League for the past two years, will play Shakhtar Donetsk in this season's semi-final.

The holders will have home advantage for the second leg.

Sevilla beat fellow Spaniards Athletic Bilbao on penalties in the quarter-final.

In the other semi-final Villareal will be at home to Liverpool in the first leg.

Juergen Klopp's Liverpool came from 3-1 down on aggregate against Borussia Dortmund to win 5-4 with a goal in the last minute.

The first legs are on April 28 with the return games on May 5.

Basle stages the final on May 18. 

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