Sevilla left it late but beat Zenit 2-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal Thursday.
Carlos Bacca and Denis Suarez came off the bench to score as Sevilla's inspired substitutions saw it come from behind to beat Zenit 2-1 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal.
The reigning champions fell behind to Alexander Ryazantsev's 29th-minute opener at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Thursday and for a long while looked set to face the prospect of having to overhaul a deficit in Russia next week.
Unai Emery's men - perhaps fatigued from coming from 2-0 down to snatch a point against La Liga leaders Barcelona on Saturday - struggled to find the final pass and were frustrated by a well-organised Zenit side.