Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk will be hoping to mark their first ever Europa League semifinal appearance with a first-leg victory over Sevilla FC – a club that has not lost against Ukrainian opponents in five meetings. Manager Mircea Lucescu’s men resume their European campaign fresh from a 6-1 aggregate win over Sporting Braga in the previous stage.
Sevilla are the first club to contest the #UEL semi-finals for three seasons running pic.twitter.com/jBwUjBbNQv
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 27, 2016
The other fixture of the day sees Liverpool take on Villarreal at Estadio El Madrigal. The Reds, who were surprisingly held to a 2-2 home draw at the weekend by Newcastle United in the Premier League, were rather impressive in the quarterfinals against Borussia Dortmund. Their 5-4 triumph over the German giants on aggregate sent out a strong message about their intention of becoming one of Europe’s most dominating sides once again.
.@VillarrealCF boss Marcelino on @LFC: "We're going to give everything to try & knock out this legendary team." #UEL pic.twitter.com/gkSN6uqxMy
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) April 27, 2016
Where to watch the Europa League semis live on TV?
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sevilla will air live on Fox Sports 2 in USA in HD, whereas in the UK, BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Showcase will provide TV coverage for the game. BeIN Sports will carry the match in Canada at 3:05pm EST.
Villarreal vs Liverpool will have both English and Spanish coverage in USA on Fox Sports 1 and ESPN Deportes respectively. BT Sport Europe will take over in the UK, whereas The Sports Network will telecast the match on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 in Canada. BeIN Sports Australia will be the channel to tune in to in Australia in the early hours of Friday, precisely at 01:05am AEST.
Where to stream the Europa League semis live online?
The Europa League semifinals will have extensive online streaming coverage in major geos, and USA is no exception. Fox Soccer 2Go, Fox Sports Go and Watch ESPN will all stream both games live online and on mobile. ESPN3 will also provide its subscribers access to Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sevilla.
Villarreal vs Liverpool will be streamed live on BT Sport’s digital platform, while RDS Go and TSN Go will team up to provide French- and English-language commentary respectively along with their streams. In Australia, both matches will be available to stream online via beIN Sports Connect.
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