Two clubs chasing UEFA Europa League glory will do battle today in a match between Sevilla and Zenit St. Petersburg. The quarterfinal clash scheduled for 3:05 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Seville and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
What They're Saying
Sevilla manager Unai Emery (via UEFA): "Zenit have important players missing, but they are a great team. They are top of the Russian league, they have international experience and they have won this competition. Every team in this round deserves to be here. Zenit have Champions League experience, and they have come through difficult ties against PSV and Torino."
Zenit St. Petersburg manager Andre Villas-Boas: "We have a host of suspended players and Sevilla are almost unbeatable at home. It will be a very difficult match for us, but we want to continue in this competition. We will try to get a good result. I have won four trophies in five years as coach and I want to continue winning silverware. We have four suspended players, and players like [Ezequiel] Garay and Tymoshchuk didn't play the last match to avoid any more injuries"
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Vicente Iborra has been dominant for Sevilla in European competition. In six league appearances, the 27-year-old has two goals and an average of one key pass.
Sevilla's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Sergio Rico; Coke, Pareja, Carriço, Tremoulinas; Krychowiak, Banega; Aleix Vidal, Iborra, Vitolo; Bacca
Besiktas' Projected Lineup (4-5-1): Lodygin; Anyukov, Neto, Garay, Lombaerts; Ryazantsev, Tymoshchuk, Javi García, Witsel, Shatov; Rondon
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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