Further changes for Shakhtar now, as Marlos makes way for Wellington Nem, and Eduardo is replaced by Dentinho.
83'
Elsewhere, Liverpool have gone 3-0 up on the day against Villarreal, so it looks like the Premier League side will be Sevilla's opposition in the final.
82'
Iborra enters the game and replaces K. Gameiro.
Substitution Kevin Gameiro Vicente Iborra De La Fuente
80'
Excellent tracking by Gameiro, as the Frenchman battles his way back, following Bernard the whole way and then tackling the Brazilian, before earning a free-kick and a subsequent standing ovation.
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78'
Sevilla are cruising now. Shakhtar are struggling to get their creative players involved at all, while the home side are absorbing pressure well and also still looking a threat in attack.
76'
T. Stepanenko gets yellow.
Bernard enters the game and replaces Taison.
Sevilla are up in arms now. First Coke is clattered off the ball, as he shifts the ball on to Banega. The Argentine then feeds Vitolo, who in turn tees Escudero up for a cross which finds Gameiro. the Frenchman is then scythed down by Rakitskiy, but nothing given.
Out comes the yellow card again for Shakhtar, as Stepanenko goes in hard on Mariano and completely misses the ball.
Shakhtar switch now. Bernard is introduced in attack, replacing Taison, who has been ineffective once again.
74'
Sergio Escudero enters the game and replaces B. Trémoulinas.
First Sevilla change now. Tremoulinas trudges off to a standing ovation and is replaced by Escudero at left-back.
73'
JUST WIDE! A wake-up call for Sevilla! Srna's delivers another wicked cross from the right. Eduardo manages to lose Carrico and meet it with a header, sending it just past the post. That was very close.
71'
What a waste. Shakhtar play the corner short, but within five seconds the ball is back on the halfway line and Rakitskiy is stood shrugging, bemoaning the decision to go all the way back.
70'
Rakitskiy is invited forward as Shakhtar put Sevilla under a little pressure. He plays a pass between Coke and Rami, with the former getting a slight touch on it, putting it behind for a corner.
69'
JUST WIDE! Banega's free-kick is decent and Krychowiak is the quickest to it. He bursts on to it and sends a glancing header towards goal, but it goes agonisingly wide of the left-hand post.
68'
Free-kick to Sevilla now. Coke manages to get his body in the way of Ismaily and the left-back is penalised about 30 yards from his own goal.
67'
Marlos and Taison get in a mix-up as they take the free-kick, but eventually the latter sprays the play out to Srna on the right. He drills a cross back into the danger zone, but it goes straight out for a goal-kick, as Banega nudges Marlos out of the way.
66'
Another free-kick to Shakhtar now, as Mariano is penalised for pushing Marlos over. The attacker just looked a bit weak there, but the referee has given it in favour of the visitors nonetheless.
65'
Shakhtar's free-kick comes to little, with Banega then playing his way out of danger in fine fashion, before feeding Vitolo up the wing. Stepanenko gets back and puts it out for a throw-in, though.
63'
Shakhtar aren't giving up just yet. They manage to make ground up the right flank for the first time in a while and Srna wins a free-kick from Vitolo. What can they muster?
61'
Eduardo da Silva gets yellow.
A couple of Shakhtar players are up in arms as Stepanenko lies prone. The midfielder was caught by flailing arm from Tremoulinas, but his reaction was rather theatrical. Eduardo is one of those kicking up a fuss, and his protesting gets himself booked.
59'
Mariano has scored a goal for Sevilla! Assist by Vitolo.
Excellent work out on the left by Vitolo, as he evades a tackle and then shows great awareness to spread the play and find Mariano completely open.
GOAL!!!! WHAT A HIT! Sevilla get a third goal and have one foot in the final! Vitolo works it well out wide, as he comes in from the left and then finds Mariano advancing into space. The Brazilian strikes the ball early, getting a hint of the outside of his right boot on to it and is effort finds the bottom-left corner. A sensational hit!
58'
Risky play by Shakhtar at the back. Rakitskiy allows the ball to bounce over his head and Gameiro nods it back to Coke. The Spaniard tries to flick it over Ismaily and it strikes the defender's arm. It would have been harsh to award a penalty, though. It knew nothing about it.
SO CLOSE! Banega does well out on the left, evading Srna and then clipping the ball into the area. A deflection sees it fall kindly for Gameiro, who unleashes a fine bicycle-kick, but it goes just wide!
57'
Sloppy from Carrico there, as the Porgual international does exactly what Malyshev did for Sevilla's first goal. Luckily for the home side, Shakhtar don't have anyone as quick as Gameiro in the area. The defender recovers, passes back to Soria and then Mariano is fouled.
55'
Sevilla work a throw-in well, as Mariano urges movement and finds Gameiro. The Frenchman instantly prods it inside to Banega, who is unmarked. The Argentine jinks to his right and leaves Kucher for dead, but his eventual effort goes harmlessly wide.
53'
We have a pause in play here now as Ismaily receives medical attention. The left-back appears to have taken a knock to the head. It doesn't look too serious, though.
52'
Good effort! Krychowiak finds a bit of space out towards the left and opts to go for goal. His effort has serious venom in it, but Pyatovgets in the way.
50'
Clever play by Banega again, as he produces a lovely turn out on the right, tricking Ismaily into a foul. Sevilla take the free-kick quickly and Mariano smashes a low cross into the danger zone, but Pyatov gobbles it up.
49'
Srna is the latest Shakhtar defender to go into the book, as he comes across and produces a cynical tackle on Vitolo.
48'
D. Srna gets yellow.
47'
K. Gameiro has scored a goal for Sevilla! Assist by G. Krychowiak.
Wonderful run off the ball from Krychowiak and a very composed pass into the area for Gameiro.
GOAL!!!! SEVILLA RESTORE THEIR LEAD! What a start to the second half! Banega does brilliantly on the right to make room for himself, spinning away from Ismaily and inviting Krychowiak forward through the centre. The Pole nudges a clever pass into the area for Gameiro, who rounds Pyatov and sweeps into an empty net.
46'
Off we go for the second half. Sevilla get the action back under way.
Good start by Shakhtar. Banega is robbed by Kovalenko and the youngster charges forward. He finds Eduardo, who holds it well and tees up the midfielder, but his shot is well held by Soria.
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HALF-TIME!
45' +1
Another terrific run by Marlos! The attacker surges into the area, taking on three defenders in the process. He gets to the byline, with Soria closing in, and gets a cross into the danger zone, but Krychowiak is there to clear.
44'
Eduardo da Silva has scored a goal for Shakhtar Donetsk! Assist by Marlos.
Srna is involved again, as he shapes to cross and beats Vitolo, before clipping the ball into the area. Sevilla deal with it initially and then Banega is penalised for a late trip on the Croatian out wide.
Brilliant run by Marlos, as the Brazilian comes inside and plays a delightful pass past Rami for Eduardo, who makes no mistake.
43'
Rakitskiy proves an important last line of defence two times in quick succession for Shakhtar, as Tremoulinas and then Vitolo both attempt to release Gameiro.
42'
Banega's delivery is dropped towards the back post and Krychowiak manages to get on the end of it, but he can only head the ball wide of the mark from a tight angle.
41'
Free-kick now to Sevilla, as Krychowiak is surrounded about 30 yards from the Shakhtar goals and is eventually caught by Malyshev.
40'
The Shakhtar pressure continues, as Marlos again cuts in from the right. He jinks past two tackles and then scoops a clever pass into the area for Ismaily, but his first touch is heavy and Sevilla get a goal-kick.
39'
Poor decision from Soria! The Sevilla goalkeeper opts to come for the ball at the corner and gets nowhere near it. The ball bounces around in the area amid a bout of head tennis, but Mariano eventually manages to hack clear.
38'
N'Zonzi is robbed in a dangerous area and Shakhtar pour men forward. The ball drops kindly for Taison, who has a go from distance and it deflects off Krychowiak. Corner.
37'
Another short corner from Shakhtar. It is worked out to Srna on the right and he slips a clever pass into the area which Rakitskiy latches on to, but he is offside.
36'
That's the first time Marlos has really got on the ball and ran at Sevilla. He manages to cut inside Vitolo and dart in towards the centre, before finding Ismaily and the left-back's cross is deflected behind for a corner.
35'
Crucial intervention! Once again Shakhtar are guilty of gifting Sevilla the ball in midfield and Vitolo charges forward. He looks to slip the ball into the area for the advancing Gameiro, but Srna vitally comes across and cuts it out.
33'
The Sevilla corner doesn't come to much and Shakhtar manage to get the ball back into the hosts' half quickly. Taison is afforded space and he goes for goal from distance, sending it just wide from 30 yards.
32'
Excellent defending! Again Gameiro is completely unmarked, as he sneaks in behind the Shakhtar defence and races on to a pass. Luckiy for the visitors, though, Stepanenko is alert to the threat and gets across to concede a corner.
30'
É. Banega gets yellow.
Quick thinking by Srna allows Shakhtar to take a swift free-kick and the visitors break forward with purpose. Taison drives and feeds Srna, who crosses. However, his delivery is well cut out by Carrico. The Croatian should have played Kovalenko just inside the area.
Srna is involved again, as he shapes to cross and beats Vitolo, before clipping the ball into the area. Sevilla deal with it initially and then Banega is penalised for a late trip on the Croatian out wide.
28'
Sevilla are simply proving to be sharper and quicker to everything at the moment. The hosts look happy to sit back and absorb, but Shakhtar aren't offering much for them to withstand.
26'
A decent opportunity for Shakhtar to threaten goes begging, as a corner is taken short to Ismaily and he flashes a decent ball right across the face of goal, but no one was there to anticipate.
24'
That's a little too robust from Krychowiak, as the Pole sends Kovalenko to the ground with a late lunge. Again he escape a booking, though.
22'
Gameiro has some blood on his face following that collision and is being forced to leave the pitch to clean up. Meanwhile Sevilla take the free-kick and it is cleared easily by Shakhtar, who concede a throw-in through Srna.
20'
O. Kucher gets yellow.
The Sevilla corner causes little bother for Shakhtar, who are quickly back on the attack as Pyatov gets the ball away swiftly. Taison picks it up out wide and drives past Mariano, but nudges his compatriot to the ground on the edge of the box. Lucescu is claiming for a penalty, but he is the only one. It would have been a very harsh decision.
That's both of Shakhtar's centre-backs booked now. Kucher recognises that he is beaten by Gameiro, as the Frenchman manages to nudge the ball past the defender, but the Ukrainian unceremoniously kicks him in the stomach and catches his counterpart in the face with an elbow.
18'
Vitolo is involved again on the left flank. He is this time faced up by Kucher, who appears to be beaten by the Spaniard, only for the ball to luckily clip his foot and go behind for a corner.
16'
More sloppiness at the back from Shakhtar, as Rakitskiy gives the ball away to Banega. The Argentina midfielder feeds Vitolo, but the Ukraine defender recovers well enough to halt the danger.
14'
Y. Rakitskyi gets yellow.
And another yellow card for Shakhtar, as Mariano bursts forward and knocks the ball past the stranded Rakitskiy. The defender is left with no choice but to block the Sevilla man off and earn a booking.
13'
More good play by Sevilla, this time out on the left, as Tremoulias is encouraged forward and links with Vitolo, before going down, but the referee opts to ignore the hosts' protests.
11'
Marlos gets yellow.
Shakhtar are swiftly back on the front foot, though, as Mariano is dispossessed and allows the visitors forward. Marlos gets into the area and tries to check back on to his left foot, but the Sevilla right-back recovers well and concedes a corner.
And there is the first booking of the day. Sevilla dealt with the corner easily and threatened to catch Shakhtar on the break, before Marlos cynically tugged Vitolo back and earns a yellow card.
9'
K. Gameiro has scored a goal for Sevilla!
GOAL!!!! SEVILLA TAKE AN EARLY LEAD! What a gift for the home side! Malyshev is sloppy in possession as the last line of defence, as he lets the ball slip under his foot and Gameiro is on it in a flash. The Frenchman shrugs his opponent off, darts forward and coolly dispatches past Pyatov. Nightmare start for the visitors!
8'
So far it is Sevilla dictating the play, but they are in no hurry to get the ball forward as they stroke it around patiently at the back. Shakhtar are sitting off and allowing them to play it around unchallenged.
7'
The visitors now sense the opportunity for a first attack, as Marlos bursts forward and feeds Srna out wide. Krychowiak gets across to slow their threat, before Stepanenko is brought into proceedings. He attempts to switch the play but smashes it straight out for a throw-in.
5'
That's a disappointing waste for Sevila. Banega's corner is floated towards Rami but is headed away under no pressure by Marlos.
4'
Good link-up play on the right between Coke and Mariano, as the Spaniard is released up the flank following a one-two. Ismaily tracks the Sevilla man all the way and blocks his cross behind.
3'
There's an early indication of how close Sevilla will be watching Marlos today, as Krychowiak goes in hard on the Brazilian and leaves him in a heap. The Pole gets away without a booking, though.
1'
Off we go! Shakhtar get us started in Sevilla!
TEAM NEWS:
Sevilla starting XI (4-2-3-1): David Soria; Mariano, Rami, Carrico, Tremoulinas; Krychowiak, N'Zonzi; Coke, Banega, Vitolo; Gameiro.
Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of the Europa League semi-final second leg between Sevilla and Shakhtar Donetsk. We will be describing the action for you today, as the holders return to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan having secured a hard-fought 2-2 draw in Lviv last week and look to reach the final for the third year in succession.
The home side have made two changes to the team which battled back in Lviv a week ago and both are noteworthy. France international Benoit Tremoulinas returns at left-back after three weeks out, replacing Sergio Escudero, who endured a difficult time against Marlos in the first leg. The other switch sees Ukraine star Yevhen Konoplyanka drop to the bench. Unai Emery's decision to do so isn't entirely surprising, but swapping the winger for a right-back in Coke is a little odd. The Spaniard will occupy the advanced position on the right flank ahead of Mariano, though the two will be interchangable.
Meanwhile there is just the single alteration to Mircea Lucescu's side today. His men performed particularly well in the first half a week ago before seemingly running out of stream soon after the break, allowing Sevilla to battle back. The chief reason for the holders' equaliser was Facundo Ferreyra conceding a late penalty and, somewhat unsurprisingly considering his poor showing, he is the only one to drop out from that team today. Eduardo da Silva, the scorer of two late goals against bitter rivals Dynamo Kiev at the weekend, starts in the Argentine's place.
It was Sevilla's fine second-half performance which ultimately helped them take a fairly positive result away from Ukraine. Despite an early Vitolo goal, Emery's men were overrun at times in the first period last week, lucky to go into the break only 2-1 behind. However, the Basque coach must have said something inspiration at half-time as his side produced a marked improvement and were actually unlucky not to win, with Gameiro seeing a goal harshly chalked off for an apparent offside. The rise in stature of Banega on that occasion after a dire first-half showing was crucial - Shakhtar must be alert to him today.
Marlos was Shakhtar's creator-in-chief in the first leg, scoring their first in style and then setting up the second with a brilliant cross. Like many of his team-mates he faded a little after the break, but he remained Lucescu's most potent weapon and will likely be so again today. The return of Tremoulinas should help Sevilla in that regard, but it remains to be seen how sharp he actually is.
Sevilla's home form has been their saving grace this term, particularly in the league. In fact, across all competitions their results at home have generally bailed them out. Other than a wins at lower-league opposition in the Copa del Rey, they have only won twice away from all season, against rivals Betis (also in the Copa) and Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League quarter-finals. Things have been entirely different at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, however. They've won 11 of their last 12 matches in their own stadium, while Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus have all lost here this term.
The players are now out on the pitch, as the two teams walk out and are greeted by Sevilla's iconic anthem. The place is packed and the atmosphere is electric. Kick-off is just moments away!
The referee blows his whistle to bring an entertaining first half to a close. The home side started off better and dictated things for much of the first period, taking a deserved lead through Gameiro. However, Shakhtar rose in stature as the half-time whistle drew closer. Marlos has steadily become a threat, while Sevilla have gradually become more wasteful in possession. It was as if the holders thought this tie was already won. Emery will be looking for a serious improvement after the break.
Sevilla are through to the Europa League final - again! The Spaniards comfortably saw off the challenge of Shakhtar in the end, simply proving too strong over the two legs. Gameiro was the star of the show today, scoring two well-taken goals, while Mariano wrapped things up with a screamer. Unai Emery's men progress through to the final of this competition for a third year in a row and will face Liverpool in Basel on May 18. Thanks for joining us today, we hope you've enjoyed the action!
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