In the early morning of April 29, Beijing time, the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals began: Leicester City vs Roma. In the first half, Pellegrini scored; in the second half, Lukeman scored. In the end, Leicester Drew 1-1 with Roma.
The two teams have never played each other in Europe. However, Mourinho is undoubtedly too familiar with this Leicester City. Therefore, his targeted deployment is not prevented. And the whole first half did go according to his design.
In the 14th minute of the match, Pellegrini broke the deadlock for Roma.
In the 66th minute, Lukeman equalised.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored again. 1-1, Roma drew away to the Blue Foxes. The second leg of the match between the two sides will take place on May 6.
The Premier League has Manchester City and Liverpool in the Champions League, West Ham United in the Europa League; Real Madrid and Villarreal in the Champions League; the Bundesliga has Leipzig and Frankfurt in the Europa League; Ligue 1 is in the European Union Cup, and Marseille. In Serie A, Roma are the only seedlings in European competition. Being able to draw away to Leicester City is still acceptable for Roma.
In this game, Leicester City sat at home and occupied the absolute initiative on the field. Especially in the second half, It is difficult for Roma to fight back. In fact, in the first half, Roma still had a chance to score a second goal. It can only be lamented that the Roma players' technique is too rough and the ball cannot be passed into place. This is something that Mourinho cannot change.
Leicester City starters: 1- Schmeichel, 21- Ricardo Perez, 3-Fofana, 6-Evans, 27-Castagne, 10-Madison, 8-Tillemans, 22-Dieusbury Hall, 11-Albrighton, 9-Valdi, 37-Lukman
Roma starters: 1- Patricio, 23- Gianluca Mancini, 6- Smalling, 3- Ibanes, 2- Karlsdorp, 77-Mkhitaryan, 4-Cristante, 7-Lorenzo Pellegrini, 59-Zaleski, 22-Zagnolo, 9-Abraham