Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella refuses to give up on the Europa League after their thrashing by Sevilla.

Sevilla won 3-0 in the first-leg of last night's semifinal.

"To be fair, I can say the team had a fantastic first half and deserved to score at least one goal," Montella said.

"We created four clear-cut opportunities, while Sevilla scored at the first attempt. After the break and with the second goal, our heads dropped.

"Despite the result, the game says we played on a par with Sevilla and that means we can fight it out to the end next Thursday.

"I believe in the comeback and in my view it is possible. If they scored three goals tonight, why can't we in the second leg?"