At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 29, the first leg of the Europa League semi-final ushered in a focus battle: Leicester City vs Roma.
Previously, Jose Mourinho's Roma has been regarded as the biggest favorite to win the European League, but in recent times, a data agency predicted that Leicester City's probability of reaching the final and winning the championship are ranked first, the second is Feyenoord, and Roma is at the bottom of the four teams that have reached the semi-finals. I don't know where the basis comes from?
In terms of overall strength, Feyenoord is certainly inferior to Rome, and Marseille and Leicester are not necessarily stronger than Rome. Marseille basically locked in Ligue 1 second, and there is almost no suspense in entering the Champions League next season, but the competitiveness of Ligue 1 can not be compared with Serie A. Leicester City are only 10th in the Premier League table. Feyenoord is third in the Eredivisie table and has little hope of qualifying for the Champions League play-offs. And Roma sit in the Serie A table, there is little hope of entering the top four, and it is still very promising to keep the fifth (Europa League qualification), is it just because of the 1:3 away loss to Inter Milan in the last round of Serie A?
Roma started 352, Tammy Tammy Abraham and Zaniolo double forwards, midfielders Zalevsky, Pellegrini, Christant, Mkhitaryan and Karstop, three centre-backs Ibanes, Smalling and G. Mancini, goalkeeper Patricio. The total value of the starting eleven is 230 million euros.
Leicester City started 433, with Vardy, Lukeman and Albrighton three forwards, midfielder Hall, Tillemans and Madison, four defenders Castagne, Evans, Fofana, Ricardo Pereira and goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr. The total value of the starting eleven is 180 million euros.
After the game opened, Leicester City went on the offensive. In the 3rd minute, Smalling slipped defensively and Vardy's cross from the right was broken by Mancini. Leicester City's corner kick was cleared and Castagne's header deflected wide over the top.
In the 9th minute, Tammy Abraham's brilliant cross from the left was blocked by Evans.
In the 15th minute, Zalevsky went straight in, Pellegrini turned inside the penalty area and shot, penetrating The Small Goal of Schmeichel Jr., the ball was scored! Roma led Leicester City 1-0.
In the 34th minute, Madison's clever pass and Lukeman's shot was saved by Patricio. In the 40th minute, Madison clipped Mkhitaryan's shot and hit it high.
In the second half, Leicester City continued to strengthen their attack. In the 67th minute, Barnes headed straight from the left, Isinacho's cross was met by Lukeman and Leicester city tied the score at 1-1.
Subsequently, the two sides attacked and defended each other, but neither was able to achieve promotion. Leading the way and then being equalised is a bit of a shame for Roma, but it's acceptable to return home and win small wins to reach the final.