EUROPA LEAGUE: Sevilla 2 - 0 Valencia

24 April 2014
Sevilla took a commanding hold of their
Europa League semi-final against Valencia
as Stephane Mbia and Carlos Bacca scored
in a first-leg victory.
After a frenetic opening half-hour, Mbia, on
loan from QPR, flicked home following Ivan
Rakitic's free-kick.
With Valencia reeling, Bacca's precise finish
rounded off a swift counter-attack three
minutes later.
The visitors' Edu Vargas swept wide before
heading against the bar, but his side have it
all to do at the Mestalla.
Sevilla had won 12 of their last 15 games
coming into the match, including a 2-1
success over Real Madrid, and are now
unbeaten in their last 14 home meetings
with Valencia.
However the hosts' coach Unai Emery, who
managed Valencia between 2008 and 2012,
will remind his team that they lost 3-1 away
to his former side in their league meeting in
September.