In the early morning of May 6, Beijing time, the two matches in the second leg of the European Cup semi-final were held at the same time, and the match between Roma and Leicester City attracted the attention of many fans.
Leicester City are former Premier League champions, and players such as Vardy and Schmeichel Jr. are still in the squad today. In the Premier League this season, Leicester City temporarily ranked 11th with 11 wins, 9 draws and 13 defeats, relegation is worry-free, and there is no upward momentum.
Leicester City have been unable to win the last four rounds of the Premier League, and the team's focus has shifted to the European arena.
In this regard, Roma and Leicester City are quite similar, after last weekend's 0-0 home draw with Bologna, Roma have won five games in all competitions, the team has no hope of qualifying for the top four to qualify for next season's Champions League, and all the focus is on the European competition.
For Mourinho, if he can lead the team to finally win the cup in the European Cup, it is enough to engrave the history of Rome. Red Wolves Roma have won the League A three times, and in European competitions, Roma have won only one time, or the 1961 Exposition Cup, which was also the predecessor of the League Cup. Mourinho's leadership of Roma is getting closer and closer to the team's first European title in 61 years.
In the first leg of the match between the two teams, Leicester City sat at home and drew 1-1 with Roma. The second leg was full at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, with 70,000 Roma fans in addition to 3,000 Leicester City fans.
After the opening, Roma took advantage of the desperate run to occupy the initiative on the scene, Zalevsky's side breakthrough was quite sharp, and Leicester City's defense was somewhat unable to withstand. Roma won consecutive set-piece opportunities and in the 11th minute, taking advantage of a corner kick, Tammy Abraham's header broke the net.
In the first half, Roma had a clear advantage, with the two teams shooting at 7-3.
However, at the beginning of the second half, Leicester City opened the mode of onslaught, but fortunately, Roma's defense was relatively solid and did not give the opponent too obvious a chance.
In the end, Roma won 1-0 at home to Leicester City, the two legs scored 2-1 on aggregate, Roma advanced to the final of the European Cup. Under Mourinho's leadership, Roma are only 1 win away from the miracle of 61 years (the last European championship was in 1961)!
Contest Review:
In the 6th minute, Zalevsky's breakthrough was brought down, Pellegrini used a set-piece to shoot directly at goal, and Leicester was in danger.
In the 11th minute, Roma won consecutive corners, Abraham scored with a hammer and 70,000 spectators went crazy.
In the 55th minute, Hal dribbled the ball easily in front of the penalty area, Roma did not have a player to press forward, but Hal's shot was slightly offside.
In the 77th minute, Leicester City besieged the Roma fans, Madison's shot did not play an angle, patricio held the ball firmly.
For the rest of the game, neither team had a better chance and the final score did not change.