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Sevilla pair Torres, Gudelj mixed emotions after Juventus draw

Sevilla midfielder Oliver Torres admitted some frustration after their 1-1 draw at Juventus in the first-leg of their Europa League semifinal.

Youssef En-Nesyri struck first before Fede Gatti's injury-time equaliser for Juve.

Torres said, "It's true that when we went into the dressing room at the end the lads were sad because of the goal in the last minute but I think you have to credit the effort the team produced, the great game we played against an opponent like this away from home.

"At the start, they dominated and had Di María dropping into spaces where he could hurt us. But we improved and started winning second balls which allowed us to attack and create some very good counters. In the second half they dominated but they were hardly creating a lot of danger."

Teammate Nemanj Gudelj also said: "I'm especially proud of the first half, when we had chances to score even more goals than we did. In the second half we let them take control when perhaps we should have continued as we did in the first half, but even then they didn't cause too much danger.

"It's not a very nice feeling when they score in the 97th minute but we can be proud of ourselves and we're taking a good result to the Sánchez-Pizjuán.

"I've said before that, for Sevilla, no team is too big. When Sevilla give everything, no team is too big [to beat]. And we know our fans are going to be the 12th man, as always at home."

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