Unai Emery ‘proud’ as Sevilla tune up for Fiorentina test

Sevilla are targeting an immediate return to winning ways at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium when they host Fiorentina in tonight’s Europa League match (live on 3e, ITV4).

The two sides meet in the first leg of their semi-final in Spain with the cup holders having seen their 35-match unbeaten home run ended in Saturday’s 3-2 Primera Division defeat to Real Madrid. “We are saddened to have lost at home,” Sevilla coach Unai Emery said. “But I’m proud of the work done by my players. We made Real suffer and we could have even taken a draw.”

Sevilla beat Villarreal 5-2 in the last 16 and won 4-3 on aggregate against Zenit St Petersburg in the quarter-finals of the competition.