Ekun Samuel, 14 May 2015, 2:49PM.
Ahead of the Europa League tie between FC Fiorentina verus Sevilla. Unia Emery 'Sevilla Coach' has urged his side to stay focus, be on their toes and play in the 80 minutes as they would play in the first minute. Also he said to the press he knows they are 50% there in the final but cannot guarantee they will be there, but they will give all what it takes to get there.
Fiorentina has given themselves a huge task ahead and a mountain to climb as they look to overturn a three goal deficit which that lost to Sevilla by 3-0 in the first leg of the semi-final. Meanwhile Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella has told his side they need to have belief and optism to overturn the result. Who says we cannot score five goals he said to the press but warned that his team should try and score goals but not to concede. And he went further to give example of Bayern versus Barca which Bayern won 3-2 the second leg and said they believed till the end.
Only one team has ever retrieved a three-goal deficit in a UEFA Europa League knockout phase tie: Valencia CF recovered from a 3-0 first-leg defeat to beat FC Basel 1893- 5-0 after extra time at home in the 2013/14 quarter-finals.
Fiorentina will take the positives as they have won return legs of all three knock out ties this season, which could give them a reason for belief to fight till the end to come out victorious.
Fiorentina have never retrieved a 3-0 first leg defeat in a UEFA competition tie, but have won the return legs of all three of their knockout ties this season – including a 3-0 away success at AS Roma.
Sevilla have never been eliminated in a European semi-final, winning all three of their previous last-four encounters.
Sevilla are hoping to become the first side to win the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League for a fourth time. Three other sides can match their current tally of three victories: FC Internazionale Milano, Juventus and Liverpool FC.
