Both embroiled in a multi-club scrap for European places, Milan and Fiorentina clashed in last week's Saturday night showdown, with the Viola surging into a two-goal lead after just 10 minutes at San Siro.

Once again, the Rossoneri found themselves trailing, but once again they recovered, as Tammy Abraham finished off a sharp give-and-go move to cut the deficit down before half time, and Luka Jovic later scored the leveller against his old club.

Milan have now conceded eight goals during the first 10 minutes of play this season - a trend that has grown since Sergio Conceicao took charge in January.

Since the start of 2025, no team has trailed more times in Serie A - 10, equal to relegation-threatened trio Empoli, Parma and Monza - yet only Bologna have gained more points after falling behind.

Abraham was previously on target as Conceicao's side fought out a draw in the first leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final against old foes Inter Milan, and success in that competition may now offer their best hope of returning to Europe.

Consistently inconsistent, the Rossoneri sit ninth in the table, and even victory in Udine would not take them above eighth-placed Fiorentina with just six rounds remaining.

They also face a battle to overcome other contenders such as Juventus, Lazio, Bologna and Roma, so any more slip-ups cannot be countenanced.

Valencia have eased their relegation fears in recent weeks by putting together an excellent run of form, with Los Che unbeaten in their last five league games, recording three wins in the process, including their last two against Mallorca and Real Madrid.

Carlos Corberan's side struck a last-gasp winner against the champions last weekend, with Hugo Duro heading a cross from Rafa Mir into the back of the net in the final moments to secure a famous victory at Bernabeu.

Valencia are not out of the relegation picture, but they are now up in 14th spot in the La Liga table, six points above the bottom three, while they are only two points behind Sevilla in 12th ahead of Friday's contest.

Los Che have been impressive in front of their own fans this season, picking up 24 points from 15 matches courtesy of a record of seven wins, three draws and five defeats, while Sevilla have four wins from 15 away La Liga fixtures this term.

Valencia are unbeaten in their last three league matches with Sevilla, while it was 1-1 when the two sides locked horns for the reverse fixture at Estadio Ramon earlier this season.

Sevilla, meanwhile, will enter the game off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Atletico Madrid, which made it three straight losses for Garcia Pimienta's side during a disappointing run of form.

Los Nervionenses are 12th in the table, boasting a record of nine wins, nine draws and 12 defeats from 30 matches to collect 36 points, which has left them eight points ahead of 18th-placed Leganes.

Sevilla finished 14th in Spain's top flight last term, which proved to be their worst campaign being relegated at the end of the 1999-2000 season, and there have been a lot of disappointing results again in 2024-25.

Garcia Pimienta's side have only won one of their last six in the league, which came away to Real Sociedad on March 9, but they have a recent success at Mestalla to their name, triumphing 2-0 in the famous stadium in April 2023.

Four of the last six La Liga meetings between the two sides have finished level, though, including a goalless draw at Mestalla in the corresponding match during the 2023-24 campaign.

Valencia will welcome three players back into their squad on Friday following suspensions, with Luis Rioja, Jose Gaya and Dimitri Foulquier available for selection.

However, Cristian Rivero and Thierry Correia remain on the sidelines due to injury problems.

Foulquier and Gaya are set to come back into the side in the wing-back positions, while there could be a spot at centre-forward for Duro, who came off the bench to head the winner against Real Madrid last time out.

As for Sevilla, Ruben Vargas is a major doubt with the issue that forced him off early against Atletico last time out, while Adria Pedrosa and Tanguy Nianzou could also miss out due to muscular problems.

Vargas's absence, if that is indeed the case, is likely to open the door for Isaac Romero to return to the starting side.

Kike Salas is expected to switch across to left-back, meanwhile, if Pedrosa misses out, with Nemanja Gudelj likely to be the player introduced at the back for the visitors.

Valencia possible starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Mosquera, Tarrega, Diakhaby, Gaya; D Lopez, Guerra, Barrenechea, Almeida; Duro

Sevilla possible starting lineup:

Nyland; Carmona, Bade, Gudelj, Salas; Lokonga, Agoume, Sow; Lukebakio, Romero, Adams