The first leg of the Europa League quarter-final takes place on 13 April. Juventus and Sporting will meet in Turin. The encounter starts at 22:00 CET. The Turin club have not featured in a European semi-final since the 2017/18 season. After reaching the Champions League final in 2016/17, the team have had two quarter-finals and three exits to the 1/8 finals. Juventus last played in the Europa League in 2013/14, in which they reached the semi-finals of the tournament and failed to beat Benfica Lisbon. Sporting had their best UEFA Europa League result in the 2011/2012 season when they reached the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Sporting were weaker than Athletic Bilbao. The last European Cup final for Sporting was in the 2004/2005 season, when the Lions lost in the decisive match to CSKA. At official level, the teams have only two face-offs. In the 2017/2018 season, the teams played in the same group in the Champions League. Juventus won at home 2-1, the away match ended in a 1-1 draw. At the end of the group stage, the Turin club finished second, while Sporting finished third. In their last two matches, the Turin side have drawn against the top four sides in the Italian championship. Massimiliano Allegri's side have failed to win their two matches. A 1-1 home draw with Inter in the domestic cup and a 1-2 away defeat to Lazio. The Black and Whites have played four matches in the tournament play-offs, winning their last three. Against Nantes, there was a 1-1 home draw and a 3-0 away win. Against Freiburg, they won 1-0 at home and 2-0 away. In the Europa League, the Turin side have six wins, three draws and a defeat in their last 10 meetings. In the last round of the Portuguese championship Sporting beat Casa Pia 4-3. Francisco Trican scored a hat-trick for the Lions. Another goal was scored by Pedro Gonçalves. Sporting scored the winning goal in the 85th minute. In the Europa League play-offs, the Lisbon club has three draws and one win. Both of their home games ended in draws. In their 10 UEFA Europa League matches, the team have five wins, two draws and three defeats. The Portuguese have scored in all their play-off matches and in five Champions League group stage matches. They are also likely to score in Turin. The odds are that both teams will score in the upcoming encounter.