Mircea Lucescu wants revenge for the European heartbreak Shakhtar Donetsk suffered at the hands of Sevilla in 2007.
The two sides were paired together in Friday's Europa League semi-final draw in Nyon, handing the Ukrainian club the chance to banish memories of their 5-4 aggregate loss to Sevilla nearly a decade ago.
He said: "Nine years ago, Sevilla qualified thanks to unbelievable luck and to Palop's inspiration. Ten seconds were left to be played and we qualified.
"But I don't think about that game anymore, because Sevilla don't have the same team. I think that all the players left the club since then. We will try to take revenge, but it will be very difficult."
"Our aim was to avoid a Spanish semi-final. We want an all-Spanish final," he explained.
"The first step has been taken, but we have to beat our rivals. We've been paired with a difficult team, but I believe in Sevilla.
"Shakhtar have very good Brazilian players and also experienced players, like Darijo [Srna] and [Andriy] Pyatov. They are a great team."
