Sevilla cannot carve out an opening in the final third in stoppage time as the referee ends the contest.
90'
There will be two minutes of added time.
88'
Kjaer has to time his challenge to perfection to stop Skoda collecting an offload in the left inside channel. He does just enough to win the ball in the eyes of the referee otherwise it would have been a penalty.
87'
OVER! Sarabia wastes an opening on this occasion as he latches on to Gomez's ball over the top, but he can only scoop his strike over the bar.
83'
Rog releases Munir in the final third and wants the return pass. However, the forward dwells too long on the ball and his eventual offload is intercepted by Traore.
81'
Sevilla have to keep pressing in the final third. They will not want to take the current scoreline on the road in the second leg.
79'
M. Ngadeu enters the game and replaces A. Král.
Kral is withdrawn for Ngadeu-Ngadjui for Slavia Prague.
76'
Q. Promes enters the game and replaces É. Banega.
Stoch delivers a corner from the right for the visitors. Skoda rises highest to attack it in the middle, but he guides his header comfortably over the bar.
Banega makes way for Promes.
74'
Stoch collects the clearance and breaks on the counter. Kjaer has to time his challenge to perfection and he does well to nurdle the midfielder off the ball.
73'
M. Škoda enters the game and replaces J. Zmrhal.
Skoda replaces Zmrhal for the visitors.
Navas surges down the right into space, but he sends a disappointing cross into the box, allowing Soucek to clear the danger.
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68'
Sevilla have the opportunity to break following another mistake at the back from the visitors. However, Banega overhits his throughball into the right inside channel for Munir, spurning the opening.
66'
It has been all one-way traffic in the second half. Slavia Prague need to get their foot on the ball.
64'
Sarabia lifts the resulting free-kick into the box towards the right inside channel. Kjaer rises to head the ball across the face of goal. However, Mercado cannot connect with his outstretched boot at the back post.
63'
T. Souček gets yellow.
Soucek fouls Rog following the Slavia Prague clearance from the corner and goes into the book.
62'
Sarabia has been active in the second half and he sees another dangerous cross diverted behind by Deli.
60'
P. Olayinka enters the game and replaces L. Masopust.
Olayinka replaces Masopust for the visitors.
58'
Sarabia lines up a hopeful effort from distance. He strikes the ball well with his left foot, but Kolar makes the stop before gathering at the second attempt.
56'
OFFSIDE! Banega threads the ball through for Ben Yedder in the box and the striker pulls the trigger before seeing his effort hit the post. However, Ben Yedder was offside anyway as he moved just a fraction too early.
51'
Navas again is played into space down the right and he digs out a low cross. Kudela reads the danger and is well placed to make the clearance.
49'
Banega wins the ball in the middle of the park, but his pass just races ahead of Ben Yedder and into the hands of Kolar.
47'
Navas is played into acres of space down the right flank and he whips a low cross into the box, but no one in a white shirt can capitalise on the delivery.
46'
Roque Mesa enters the game and replaces M. Wöber.
Wober makes way at the break for Roque Mesa.
We're underway in this Europa League contest.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: SEVILLA 2-2 SLAVIA PRAGUE
The visitors have a chance after Sevilla lose possession on the edge of their own box. However, Masopust does not see Zmrhal in time and the opening is quelled.
45' +1
Juan Soriano enters the game and replaces T. Vaclík.
Vaclik cannot continue as he gestures towards his ribs. He clattered off the post and may have damaged the area. Soriano replaces him between the sticks.
45'
There will be three minutes of added time.
44'
L. Masopust gets yellow.
Masopust goes into the book for a foul on Banega.
42'
Banega seizes on the loose ball following the clearance from the Slavia Prague keeper. He lines up a strike at goal, only to blast his effort well over the bar.
41'
Kolar comes off his line to make an important clearance ahead of Sarabia as he attempted to latch on to Munir's cross.
39'
A. Král has scored a goal for Slavia Prague! Assist by M. Stoch.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! KRAL EQUALISES!!! 2-2!!! The visitors are back in the game for the second time. Kral scores a complete fluke of a goal as he manages to get free of Wober in the middle. The cross from Stoch hits him on the shoulder and loops towards goal. It evades the hand of Vaclik before nestling into the back of the net. A fortunate one for Slavia Prague, but they will take it.
Stoch delivers a dangerous cross into the box and is rewarded with an assist as Kral scores.
38'
Zmrhal and Boril combine down the left and the latter tries to drill a low ball into the box, but Banega tracks the run and diverts the ball behind for a corner.
35'
Ben Yedder and Munir combine on the edge of the box, but the latter's offload to Wober is poor and forces the winger away from goal.
32'
It has been an entertaining game thus far, and the visitors are still not backing down from the challenge. A foul from Masopust quells another promising build-up down the right flank.
30'
Sevilla have been sparked into life and are applying pressure on the Slavia Prague goal once again.
28'
M. El Haddadi has scored a goal for Sevilla! Assist by É. Banega.
Banega clips a cross into the middle for the run of Munir, who converts his precise delivery.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! MUNIR RESTORES SEVILLA'S LEAD!! 2-1!! The home side are back in front as Munir fires home on the volley. Banega lofts the corner to the back post where the forward makes a run into space. There's no Slavia Prague defender within feet of Munir. He connects sweetly on the volley and Boril on the line is unable to keep the ball out. An emphatic response from Machin's men.
27'
Banega threads the needle to release Ben Yedder into the final third. He breaks into the right inside channel and tries to fire a low ball across the face of goal, but Deli reacts along with Kolar to direct the ball behind.
25'
M. Stoch has scored a goal for Slavia Prague! Assist by I. Traoré.
Boril sends an arcing ball over the top for the run of Stoch, but Sergi Gomez rises to make an important clearance.
Traore collects on the edge of the box before offloading to Stoch to strike and score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!! STOCH EQUALISES FOR THE VISITORS! 1-1!! Slavia Prague had worked themselves back into the contest and have an equaliser. They sustained an attack down the right flank before Traore teed up Stoch for a strike. He connected well with his strike and it deflected off Rog to wrong foot Vaclik to find the top corner.
23'
Stoch collects in the middle and spreads the ball out wide to Zmrhal down the left. He tries to pick out the run of his team-mate in the middle, but Sergi Gomez rises to nod the ball back to Vaclik.
22'
Ben Yedder tries to turn his way out of a tight corner on the left, but two Slavia Prague defenders are there to keep him in check and earn the goal-kick as the forward loses possession.
20'
Coufal surges down the right flank and cuts the ball back for Stoch on the edge of the box. He takes on the strike, but skews his effort well wide of the post.
18'
Traore makes a break down the right flank and he tries to get past the challenge of Gomez. He edges his way past the defender before losing the ball out of play following a loose touch.
15'
Sevilla advance down the left flank before Deli is forced to head behind from Wober's long-throw into the box. Banega will take the set-piece.
13'
Stoch takes a poor free-kick into the box, but his delivery lands at the feet of Soucek. From the left flank, he hangs a cross into the box that Deli heads towards goal, but Vaclik makes a comfortable save.
12'
É. Banega gets yellow.
Banega slides in on Coufal on the flank, skidding on the wet turf into the full-back. He goes into the book for the challenge.
9'
Coufal gets forward and sends a low cross into the box, but Kjaer is well placed to make the clearance ahead of Stoch.
7'
Slavia Prague are desperately attempting to take the pace out of the game. They've been stunned by the fast start of the home side and need to settle into the contest.
5'
V. Coufal gets yellow.
Coufal goes into the book for a lunge on Wober. He goes into the book and will now be suspended for the second leg.
4'
Coufal loses out down the flank and Wober snatches up possession. He tries to force a cross into the box, but the Slavia Prague backline are able to hack the ball to safety.
3'
Sevilla are applying a high press and are putting the visitors under pressure at the back. Machin's men have come out with an intensity.
1'
W. Ben Yedder has scored a goal for Sevilla!
We're underway at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!! BEN YEDDER PUTS SEVILLA AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The home side take the lead after 24 seconds as Kudela loses possession on the edge of his own box and Banega pounces. His throughball is deflected, but Ben Yedder pounces on the loose ball and takes a touch before guiding a right-footed strike into the bottom corner. The perfect start for the Spanish team.
Sevilla enter the contest off back-to-back defeats in LaLiga, losing 4-2 to Barcelona and 2-1 to Huesca last time out. Ezequiel Avila's last-minute strike condemned Pablo Machin's men to the loss, dropping them down to sixth place in the table. The Spanish side have been solid enough during their European campaign, beating Lazio 3-0 on aggregate in the round of 32. They have won the Europa League more times than any other side and will be intent on making another march for the crown.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the round-of-16 Europa League clash between Sevilla and Slavia Prague at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan.
Slavia Prague recorded a fine win over Genk in the competition last time out. They drew the first leg of the contest at home, but then travelled on the road to produce a brilliant performance. Genk took the lead before goals from Vladimir Coufal, Ibrahim Traore and a brace from Milan Skoda sent the club through to the round of 16.
SEVILLA (3-4-3): Tomas Vaclik; Gabriel Mercado, Simon Kjaer, Sergi Gomez; Jesus Navas, Marko Rog, Ever Banega, Maximilian Wober; Wissam Ben Yedder, Pablo Sarabia, Munir El Haddadi.
SUBS: Ibrahim Amadou, Daniel Carrico, Roque Mesa, Andre Silva, Juan Soriano, Quincy Promes, Bryan Gil.
SLAVIA PRAGUE (4-2-3-1): Ondrej Kolar; Vladimir Coufal, Ondrej Kudela, Simon Deli, Jan Boril; Tomas Soucek, Ibrahim Traore; Lukas Masopust, Alex Kral, Jaromir Zmrhal; Miroslav Stoch.
SUBS: Peter Olayinka, Josef Husbauer, Jaroslav Zeleny, Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, Milan Skoda, Michal Frydrych, Premysl Kovar.
Sevilla's luck has been well and truly out this evening. Both of Slavia Prague's goals have been with the aid of fortune. Stoch's strike could have gone anywhere, but found the top corner, while Kral knew nothing about his goal. It's the type of thing that can happen when you're out of form. However, Pablo Machin needs to keep his team focused to ensure that they take a lead into the second leg.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Sevilla are next in action in LaLiga on Sunday against Real Sociedad, while Slavia Prague play Banik Ostrava at home in the Czech Liga.
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