Juventus reached the Europa League semi-finals as a 1-1 draw against Sporting CP at Estadio Jose Alvalade sealed a 2-1 aggregate triumph.
Buoyed by learning prior to Thursday s second leg that their 15-point deduction in Serie A for financial breaches had been suspended, Adrien Rabiot struck early on to double Juve s lead in the tie after Federico Gatti had given them a slender advantage in last week s reverse fixture at Allianz Stadium.
Marcus Edwards quickly pulled one back for Sporting from the penalty spot after Rabiot s foul on Manuel Ugarte, but resilient defending saw the Bianconeri through.
Juve will feature in a European semi-final for the first time since the 2016-17 campaign and will do battle with Sevilla for a place in the final after they knocked Ma…