That's all we have time for tonight! Thanks for joining me, Tom Webber, and have a great evening.
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FULL TIME - Fiorentina 2-0 Dynamo Kiev (agg 3-1): The Viola are into the semi-finals of the Europa League with goals either side of half time from Gomez and Vargas. The Ukrainian side's task was made all the more difficult by the dismissal of Lens before any goals had been scored, and only one shot from Rybalka really worried Neto.
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There's the final whistle! Fiorentina are into the semi-finals!
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J. Vargas has scored a goal for Fiorentina! Assist by M. Fernández.
GOOOOOOAAAAL!! FIORENTINA GET THEIR SECOND! That surely wraps it up for the Viola, as they hit Dynamo on the counterattack with Fernandez nodding the ball behind Khacheridi. Vargas latches onto it and uses his strength to get across the centre-back and smash a brilliant finish inside the far upright!
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IMPORTANT BLOCK! A long ball is sent to the top of the box and Vida nods it into the area. Rybalka is tackled as he tries to latch onto it but the loose ball falls to Yarmolenko. He lashes a shot towards the target which Savic and Rodriguez combine to intercept!
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Aquilani drifts into space on the right and attempts to cut a pass back to Gomez from the byline. It's a poor ball, though, which Dynamo intercept and look to spring forward from.
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We are going to have four minutes of added time at the end of this match. Can Dynamo find an equaliser to keep their Europa League campaign alive, or will Fiorentina hold on for the spot in the semi-finals?
88'
J. Vargas enters the game and replaces Mohamed Salah.
Montella makes his final change now, with Salah making way for Vargas.
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ANOTHER CHANCE! The corner is missed by Khacheridi but Neto fails to claim it. Gusev doesn't react quick enough to provide the finishing touch at the back post, though!
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SO CLOSE! Dynamo are ramping up the pressure now! Yarmolenko gets in behind Savic and cuts a cross towards Gusev on the penalty spot. Rodriguez gets his head in the way of it and sends it into the side netting of his own goal!
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GREAT SAVE! Neto has had a quiet night but he has come up trumps when called upon! The corner is nodded out as far as Rybalka, who knocks the ball away from his marker with his first touch and then drives the ball towards the near post with his left foot. The Brazilian keeper launches himself to his right and gets a safe pair of hands to the ball.
84'
A. Aquilani enters the game and replaces D. Pizarro.
Moments after Shovkovskiy comes off his line to punch the ball away with Fernandez closing in on a one-on-one situation, Dynamo counter and win a corner with Rodriguez putting the ball behind under pressure from Sydorchuk. Pizarro makes way for Alberto Aquilani in the Viola's second change.
82'
Fiorentina are awarded a corner as Vida is caught in two minds and sends the ball behind despite being under little pressure. Joaquin takes it short to Fernandez, who drives inside before picking out Alonso 25 yards from goal. The Spaniard takes a touch before rifling a low effort narrowly wide of the upright.
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Pizarro rolls a pass out to Tomovic on the right and the Serbian attempts to drive towards the byline. He is tracked by Gusev, who slides in with a well-timed tackle but is unable to stop the ball from going out for a throw-in near the corner flag.
79'
M. Badelj enters the game and replaces Borja Valero.
Montella makes his first substitution of the night, replacing Valero with Badelj.
78'
It surely won't be long until Dynamo push a few more men forward in order to find a late equaliser. They'll have nothing to lose as the clock continues to count down.
76'
Valero sets up Pizarro for a shot at goal from 25 yards out but the Chilean's attempt is blocked by Danilo Silva on the edge of the box. Dynamo are more than happy to let Fiorentina shoot from distance in these closing stages.
74'
Tomovic challenges for a cross on the right-hand side of the box but he wipes out Gusev and the referee awards a free kick to the visitors. They send it long to Yarmolenko but he ends up running the ball out of play for a goal kick to the Viola.
73'
Dynamo are sitting very deep now, inviting pressure from the hosts. They are biding their time for the moment when they can catch the Viola on the counterattack. One goal from the Ukrainian side would send this match to extra time as it stands!
71'
Valero passes out to the left for Joaquin, but after the winger steps inside he sends the ball back to his compatriot. The former Villarreal man then pulls the trigger from 20 yards but drags his effort wide of the target!
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S. Sydorchuk enters the game and replaces V. Buialskyi.
The third and final change from Rebrov sees Buyalskiy make way for Sydorchuk.
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JUST WIDE! Fernandez bursts into the right-hand side of the box, beating two men before drilling a cross to the back post through the legs of Antunes. It finds Joaquin, but his touch goes behind him so he is forced to shoot on the spin with his left foot and misses the target as a result.
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Dynamo manage to catch Fiorentina on the break, with Yarmolenko switching the play to Kalitvintsev. The substitute decides to pull the trigger from just outside the left-hand corner of the box which takes a deflection and loops into Neto's arms.
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Gomez dribbles towards the top of the box from the left and begins moving across to look for space for a shot. It doesn't come so he tries to play in Salah, but his pass is too far behind the Egypt international.
63'
V. Kalitvintsev enters the game and replaces Y. Belhanda.
Rebrov makes his second change of the night, with Kalitvintsev coming on in place of the ineffectual Belhanda.
62'
After receiving treatment the pair make their way to the sidelines and the game soon gets back underway. Both should be fine to continue for the remainder.
60'
Dynamo are awarded a free kick on the right and Belhanda clips it into the box. Alonso goes in to challenge Vida for the aerial ball, and although he wins it the pair clash heads and require treatment.
58'
Vida dispossesses Valero inside the box but in trying to pass the ball out from the back he sends it straight to Fernandez. The Chilean releases a shot after the interception but fails to bend it inside the upright with Shovkovskiy rooted to the spot!
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STAT: This is Montella's 200th match as a coach, and his 144th with Fiorentina. In total, the Italian has won 94 matches, drawn 51 and lost 54.
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That was close! Shovkoskiy takes his goal kick short to Vida, but with few options ahead of him the Croatian sends it straight back. Gomez races in to close down the keeper, whose attempted clearance loops off the striker and over the bar!
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Salah twists and turns on the right-hand side of the box as he looks for a way beyond Khacheridi. The centre-back gets very tight and physical with the Egyptian, who eventually offloads to Valero. The former Villarreal man doesn't make a decent enough connection with the ball to worry Shovkovskiy, though.
52'
The second half has started much like the first, with Fiorentina dominating possession and creating some decent opportunities to work the keeper. We could well see another goal before long.
50'
Danilo Silva is a lucky boy, as that was certainly a handball. Had the officials spotted it then Dynamo would have been reduced to nine men!
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HUGE CHANCE! The Viola almost double their lead, with Salah forcing Antunes into an error inside the box. The Egyptian comes in off the byline and fires a left-footed shot towards goal. It hits the backtracking Danilo Silva, seemingly on the arm, and comes back off the post!
48'
Dynamo are holding onto the ball for far too long around their own box. They have a man less so cannot afford to be messing about there. Rybalka attempts to push forward down the left but the referee halts play following a coming together between him and Rodriguez. The Argentine appears to have taken a blow between the legs while tackling the visiting midfielder.
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We are back underway! Can the 10 men of Dynamo Kiev come back into this one, or will the Viola hold on for a place in the Europa League semi-finals?
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O. Husiev enters the game and replaces Ł. Teodorczyk.
Teodorczyk is sacrificed for Gusev now, with Rebrov seeking more solidity in midfield. He doesn't get a touch before the half-time whistle is blown, though.
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Tomovic pushes up into acres of space on the right and, after receiving the ball from Salah, drives a powerful effort just beyond the far upright!
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We are going to have just one minute of added time.
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STAT: Gomez has now scored 40 goals in UEFA club competition, making him the fourth-highest scoring German on the continent behind Gerd Muller (62), Jupp Heynckes (45) and Ulf Kirsten (43).
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M. Gómez has scored a goal for Fiorentina! Assist by Joaquín.
GOOOOOAAAAL!! GOMEZ OPENS THE SCORING! Joaquin comes inside onto his right foot and fires the ball into the centre of the box. The German drifts in behind Antunes, is played onside by Khacheridi, and somehow manages to divert the ball into the back of the net with an awkward first touch! It appeared to bounce in off his knee.
42'
It looks like Dynamo are switching to a 4-4-1 formation following the dismissal, and they'll just want to get to half time with the match still goalless. Belhanda has come out to the left and Yarmolenko is on the right.
40'
J. Lens gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD! Lens is given his marching orders as he is booked for simulation, adding to the yellow card he picked up earlier in the game! He made a good run down the left and, after knocking the ball beyond Rodriguez just inside the area, he dropped to the deck. The referee wasn't buying it, and that's the end of the Dutchman's night!
39'
Things are petering out as we approach the half-time whistle, with neither side really in control at the moment.
37'
Pizarro drills the ball towards the far side of the box from the right-hand corner of the area, though he may have intended it to be a shot. It falls kindly for Savic, who sends an effort on target on the spin which is held comfortably by Shovkovskiy.
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Rybalka looks exceptionally comfortable in possession tonight. So much so that he spins between two Viola shirts on the edge of his own box after receiving a pass from Shovkovskiy. He only just gets away with it as Valero was closing in at some speed!
34'
Joaquin is down on the ground holding his face after being blocked off by Vida as he attempts to come in off the left flank. He's making the most of it, but the coming together still results in a free kick for the hosts.
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Fiorentina have lost the urgency with which they were playing in the early exchanges, with Dynamo enjoying an increasing amount of possession. The visitors are yet to create an opening to test Neto, though.
30'
STAT: Yarmolenko has assisted six goals in this season’s Europa League, more than any other player in the quarter-finals.
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Yarmolenko and Lens have switched flanks now, and the former receives the ball out on the left from Belhanda. He cuts inside of Tomovic and closes in on the area before hitting a shot no more than a yard wide of Neto's right-hand post.
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Dynamo break at pace, with Yarmolenko leading the charge through the centre. He passes inside for Buyalskiy who, in turn, sends the ball out to the left for Antunes. The Portuguese left-back attempts to fizz a dangerous ball into the box, but he completely overhits it.
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Fernandez spreads the play out to the left but this time Vida does enough to block Alonso's attempt to get a cross into the box. The Chilean whips the resultant set-piece into the box, but Buyalskiy nods it away at the near post.
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GOMEZ! Yet again the former Bayern Munich man is presented with a chance to break the deadlock, but he cannot get enough purchase on the ball with a back-post header from Joaquin's cross and sends it wide!
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SHOVKOVSKIY SAVES AGAIN! The keeper does well to stay on his feet and parry Gomez's latest effort behind. The German did brilliantly to turn away from Danilo Silva inside the box, but he just couldn't find the right finish. Credit to the Dynamo stopper, though.
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The visitors appear to have weathered the early Viola storm. However, they don't have much of a tempo to their play when in possession. Rybalka drops deep to take the ball off Danilo Silva, but his attempted pass out to Antunes flies straight out for a throw.
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Dynamo are beginning to see more of the ball now, and they're using it to slow the tempo that the Viola have been building in these early stages. Antunes attempts to bend a pass in behind the defence for Lens but it's cut out by the opposition.
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Joaquin again is the source of danger on the left, but this time he is unable to get a cross around Vida so offloads to Alonso. This time the Spanish left-back produces a far less-impressive effort than the one that rattled the bar earlier, blazing the ball over the top.
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STAT: Fiorentina have failed to win any of their last four outings in all competitions, scoring just once in that timeframe.
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J. Lens gets yellow.
Lens does get back to help out defensively here, but he lunges in on Fernandez and is subsequently shown a yellow card.
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If the Viola keep this sort of pressure up it should only be a matter of time until they break the deadlock. Yarmolenko and Lens aren't doing enough tracking back to limit the influence of Joaquin and Salah, who have looked dangerous so far.
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JUST WIDE! Viola are really knocking on the door now! Joaquin twists and turns his way away from Vida on the left wing before teeing up Valero 20 yards from goal. The Spaniard releases a low shot that is deflected outside of the far upright! It may have come off Gomez, but a corner is given.
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OFF THE BAR! The resultant corner is played short, with Joaquin passing to Alonso just inside the far corner of the box. The left-back takes a touch before firing a powerful effort that crashes down off the woodwork and away from goal!
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GOOD SAVE! Salah picks up the ball on the right and initiates a one-two with Fernandez. The Chilean tees him up for a shot from just inside the box, but Shovkovskiy keeps it out of the bottom corner with a top-drawer stop!
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It's all Fiorentina at the moment. Dynamo have attempted to probe down the wings but to no avail so far. They need to get the ball into Belhanda if they want some more creativity when pushing forwards.
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GOOOOOAAAL! No, it's been ruled out! Valero lets fly with a swerving effort from in excess of 35 yards, forcing Shovkovskiy to dive down to his right. The keeper makes a mess of the save, parrying the ball straight back towards the penalty spot from where Gomez fires it in! However, the Germany international was in an offside position when his Spanish team-mate pulled the trigger.
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The Viola continue their positive start, with Joaquin now rolling a pass to the byline for the overlapping Alonso. He attempts to cut the ball back to the far post for the onrushing Salah, but Shovokskiy dives down on it.
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WHAT A CHANCE! Pizarro already looks like he's going to be pulling all the strings tonight, launching a long pass out to the left for Joaquin. The Spaniard knocks the ball outside of Yarmolenko and fires a cross towards the far post which is just too quick for Gomez to get on the end of!
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We are underway!
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of tonight’s Europa League quarter-final second-leg clash between Fiorentina and Dynamo Kiev. After a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Ukraine the tie is very finely balanced ahead of this huge match at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. My name is Tom Webber, and I will be guiding you through all the action.
The two sides have faced off in two previous knockout ties in European competition and Fiorentina have emerged victorious on both occasions. They won 2-1 on aggregate in the second round of the 1969-70 European Champions Clubs’ Cup and repeated that feat in the third round of the 1989-90 UEFA Cup, with Roberto Baggio netting the only goal over the two legs.
The Viola may have the benefit of having an away goal already under their belt, but their home form in the Europa League this season has been disappointing. They have won just two of their last seven home games in this competition, so you have to say both sides are in with a shout of reaching the semi-finals.
Dynamo have lost three of their last four continental away fixtures, but are currently on an eight-game undefeated run since going down 2-1 away at Everton in this competition. They currently lead Shakhtar Donetsk by five points at the summit of the Ukrainian top flight, so confidence is high in the Bilo-Syni camp.
FIORENTINA TEAM NEWS: Vincenzo Montella rotated his squad for the meeting with Verona at the weekend which ended in a 1-0 defeat, so he makes nine changes tonight. Khouma Babacar, who netted the late equaliser in the first leg, misses out through injury after twisting his knee, but David Pizarro has been passed fit and starts in midfield.
DYNAMO TEAM NEWS: There are two key absentees for Sergei Rebrov, with Aleksandar Dragovic suspended and Miguel Veloso missing due to injury. Antunes is therefore drafted in at left-back with Domagoj Vida subsequently moving into the centre of defence. Artem Kravets, Sergei Sydorchuk and Oleg Gusev are replaced in the starting line-up by Lukasz Teodorczyk, Jeremain Lens and Vitaliy Buyalskiy.
Fiorentina have not lost against Ukrainian opposition in UEFA competition in nine attempts. Of the four times they have hosted clubs from the eastern-European nation, they have been victorious on three occasions and played out one draw.
Dynamo bench: Rybka, Sydorchuk, Garmash, Gusev, Chumak, Betao, Kalitvintsev.
Dynamo have never won a game in Italy over 90 minutes. Their only previous victory on Italian soil in nine attempts was actually awarded to them by UEFA after the referee for their visit to Roma in the 2004-05 Champions League was hit with a missile and suspended the game.
The teams are heading out onto the pitch now, so kick off will be upon us in just a few short moments.
HALF TIME - Fiorentina 1-0 Dynamo Kiev (agg 2-1): The Viola started brightly but were unable to take any of their chances, with Shovkovskiy making important saves while Alonso rattled the crossbar. They were handed a boost when Lens was dismissed in the 40th minute, and soon after Gomez opened the scoring. The Serie A side have one foot in the semi-finals, but playing against 10 men can often prove a more-difficult task! Be sure to stay tuned.
The teams are back out, so the second half will begin in just a few moments.
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