Federico Gatti scored with a header seven minutes into added time to earn Juventus a 1-1 home draw against Sevilla in their Europa League semi-final first leg. Europa League kings Sevilla ignored the heavy rain and the pressure of the Italian crowd at a packed Allianz Stadium to dominate the game and looked well on course to continue their bid for a record-extending seventh title before Gatti’s last-gasp effort left the tie evenly poised. Sevilla started strongly and Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny made a brilliant save to stop Youssef En-Nesyri’s close-range header. Lucas Ocampos missed a sitter for the visitors but Morocco striker En-Nesyri scored with a tidy finish from close range in the 26th minute after a quick counter-attack led by Ocampos. Sevilla could have extended their lead before the break but En-Nesyri and Ocampos wasted good chances and Szczesny denied a thunderous strike from distance by Ivan Rakitic with a superb diving save. Toothless Juventus recorded their first shot on target in the 65th minute when substitute Samuel Iling-Junior tried his luck from distance with a tame strike that Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou easily held. Juventus were energised by substitute Federico Chiesa, who is still working his way back from a long injury layoff, and equalised with the last play of the game. Chiesa won a corner, Paul Pogba headed the ball into a crowded six-yard box and Gatti jumped high to head home the equaliser. “We made some wrong choices up front and Sevilla knew how to stand against us tonight with a good mentality,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri told Rai. “It was good that we held on for some time and didn’t end up 2-0 down. Now in Seville there is a chance to get a result.” The teams meet again at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium next Thursday with the winners to meet AS Roma or Bayer Leverkusen in the final on 31 May in Budapest.