UEFA announcing the match officials for the game JUVENTUS vs BENFICA to
be played on Thursday 1 May 2014 for the UEFA Europa League
Semifinal, Second Leg, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy at
21:05. It
is Referee Mark Clattenburg from England to direct the match. Clattenburg
will be supported by an
all-English delegation including assistants Simon Beck and Stuart Burt while fourth official is Darren England.
Referee
Mark Clattenburg
(ENG)
Assistant referee
Simon Beck
(ENG) , Stuart Burt
(ENG)
Additional assistant referee
Michael Oliver
(ENG) , Anthony Taylor
(ENG)
Fourth official
Darren England
(ENG)
UEFA Delegate
Dusan Tittel
(SVK)
UEFA Referee observer
Bertrand Layec
(FRA)
Background: The only previous game directed by Clattenburg against Juventus was last season’s
Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich in which
Antonio Conte’s men were defeated 2-0.
Clattenburg has also taken charge of a number of other major
fixtures including the men’s 2012 Olympic final over the course of his
career.
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2013 – 2014 UEFA Europa League
Semifinal Second Leg
Here are Juventus 23 official called up players by coach Antonio Conte for the game, Juventus vs Benfica. The game will be played on Thursday 1 May 2014 at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy for the UEFA Europa League Semifinal Second Leg.
Juventus coach Antonio Conte battling in this away game at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal suffering a defeat. It’s the Europa League Semifinal First Leg. A positive aspect is seeing forward Carlos Tevez to break his “almost long 5 years” without scoring in European competition. Juventus will have to win the Second Leg at the Juventus Stadium with more than 1 goal to qualify to the Europa League Final.
What a blow! Benfica starting the match scoring in the 3rd minute following a corner! A cold shower for Juventus and now will have to speed up things or risk losing. Taking the corner is forward Miralem Sulejmani. It is Benfica Argentinian defender Ezequiel Garay to score jumping higher than Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci for the headed shot defeating goalkeeper Gigi Buffon touching the ball, but unable to stop it.
Redemption time for Juventus in the 73rd minute! Yep. After five years, forward Carlos Tevez equalizes the game getting the assist by midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah. Tevez making his best fooling two defenders for the final goal defeating Benfica goalkeeper Artur.
In the 84th minute, another blow. Benfica taking back the lead with forward Lima who came as a substitute in the 62nd minute replacing forward Oscar Cardozo. Lima with a right footed shot defeats goalkeeper Buffon.
Here is BENFICA official starting lineup by coach Jorge Jesus:
Benfica: Artur, Luisao, Maxi Pereira, Siqueira, Garay, Sulejmani, André Gomes, Perez, Oscar Cardozo, Rodrigo, Markovic.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
Antonio Conte believes his league leaders must embrace the excitement
of the current moment and go all out to emerge victorious over a
testing 180 minutes against recently crowned Portuguese champions
Benfica, starting with tomorrow’s Europa League semi-final first leg in
Lisbon.
The Eagles approach the encounter riding on the crest of a wave
after bringing an end to FC Porto’s three-year domestic dominance by
wrapping up the league title with two games to spare on Sunday evening.
And with Benfica also still in the running for the two Portuguese
cups, Conte appreciates the extent of the challenge that lies ahead when
his men square up with a side gunning for a historic quadruple and
still smarting from last year’s stumble at the final Europa League
hurdle against Chelsea.
Speaking to the media at tomorrow’s venue, the Estadio da Luz, the
44-year-old began: “It won’t be straightforward. Benfica are a very
strong team. They lost last year’s Europa League final against Chelsea,
who could be Champions League finalists this time around.
“They are sixth in the UEFA rankings and have consolidated their
position even further by winning the league title. Jorge Jesus is a
manager I have plenty of respect for, I had the pleasure of meeting him
at the UEFA meeting and he’s doing great things with his side.
“The fact that they have already sealed the title means they can
exclusively focus on the Europa League, while we’re still to reach our
domestic goal. However, these are tiring but exciting times for us and
we’ll look to come out on top in both competitions.”
When asked about the differences between Serie A and Europa League,
Conte reflected on the different challenges and abilities required for
attacking both competitions with the correct, “winning” attitude.
“Winning’s always difficult. Behind this verb lies plenty of hard
work, sweat, sacrifice and at times a slice of luck. The league
represents a 38-game journey and you’ve got greater possibilities to
redeem yourself if you slip up. In Europe the margin for error is
minimal and your current form also counts a great deal.”
Much of the media’s interest focused on the current fitness of
South American duo Carlos Tevez and Arturo Vidal, after both were rested
in last weekend’s 1-0 home win over Bologna.
Whilst confirming the return of Tevez to full training, Conte
concluded by conceding tomorrow night’s semi-final first leg will come a
little too soon for the Chilean midfielder.
He added: “Carlos is back training normally with the group, but
I’ll wait until tomorrow before deciding whether he’ll start or not.
Arturo, on the other hand, is unavailable. He’ll rest up over the next
few days and we hope he’ll be back within the week.”
UEFA announcing the match officials for the game BENFICA vs JUVENTUS to
be played on Thursday 24 April 2014 for the UEFA Europa League Semifinal, First Leg, at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal at 21:05. It
is Referee Cüneyt Çakır from Turkey to direct the match. Çakır
will be supported by an
all-Turkish delegation including assistants Bahattin Duran and Tarik
Ongun and fourth official Mustafa Emre Eyisoy.
Referee
Cüneyt Çakır
(TUR)
Assistant referee
Bahattin Duran
(TUR)
, Tarik Ongun
(TUR)
Additional assistant referee
Hüseyin Göçek
(TUR)
, Barış Şimşek
(TUR)
Fourth official
Mustafa Eyisoy
(TUR)
UEFA Delegate
Dane Jošt
(SVN)
UEFA Referee observer
Manuel Mejuto González
(ESP)
Background: Cüneyt Çakır has previously taken charge of two Juventus
matches in Europe, the first a 2-1 away win over Sturm Graz in the 2010
Europa League play-offs and the second Juve’s 3-0 Champions League
triumph at home to Chelsea last season.
As well as prestigious fixtures such as the 2012 FIFA Club World
Cup final between Corinthians and Chelsea, Cakir has also overseen the
Italian national side on three occasions.
Note: The Second Leg will be played on Thursday 1 May 2014 at the Juventus Stadium.
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Referee Cüneyt Çakır will direct the game Benfica vs Juventus on Thursday 24 April 2014.
2013 – 2014 UEFA Europa League
Semifinal First Leg
Benfica – Juventus
Thursday 24 April 2014
Estadio da Luz (Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica), Lisbon, Portugal
21:05
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Juventus – Benfica 
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