Holders Sevilla set for another Europa League final after commanding win over Fiorentina
But Napoli are on a knife-edge after drawing 1-1 at home to Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
A brace of stunning goals from Aleix Vidal helped defending champions Sevilla to a commanding 3-0 victory over Fiorentina in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday.
In Italy, Napoli dominated large parts of their first leg match against Dnipro, but the Ukrainian underdogs scrapped it out for an unlikely 1-1 draw – and a vital away goal for the second leg.
Sevilla stretched their unbeaten run in European games to nine in handing Fiorentina a first away defeat in 13 games.
The La Liga side, bidding for a fourth Europa League title after winning in 2006, 2007 and 2014, took the lead in the 17th minute through the outstanding Vidal.
Vidal bagged his second in the 52nd minute, another fine shot from the right of the penalty box beating a wrong-footed Neto for the second time in the evening.
To make matters worse for Fiorentina, ex-PSG striker Kevin Gameiro added a third with 15 minutes to play, steering in Vidal’s strike after a Benoit Tremoulinas break down the left flank.