At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 19, the second leg of the 2022-23 Europa League semifinals, Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen hosted Roma in Serie A. In the match, the home team's Diaby's shot hit the crossbar and Roma goalkeeper Patricio made a number of wonderful saves. Roma had just one shot on goal in the game, while Bayer Leverkusen failed to score with 23 shots. In the end, Roma drew 0-0 away at Bayer Leverkusen and eliminated their opponents 1-0 on aggregate to advance to the final. This is the second year in a row that Jose Mourinho has led Roma to the European final, having won the UEFA Europa League last season and will compete with Sevilla FC in this season's Europa League final.
In the first leg between the two teams, Roma beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 at home. Roma are in sixth place in Serie A, six points away from the top four. Bayer Leverkusen sits 7th in the Bundesliga and can no longer reach next season's Champions League by finishing in the top four. So both teams are determined to win this game.
In the first minute, Pellegrini received a header from Tammy Abraham and fired a low right-footed shot in front of the box, the ball deflected off the upright. In the 8th minute, De Mirbay drove a left-footed shot in front of the box and Patricio held the ball in his arms.
In the 12th minute, Pharma launched a quick counter-attack when Diaby received the ball into the box on the right side of the pitch and volleyed with his right foot before the defender blocked it, and the ball bounced off the crossbar.
In the 21st minute, De Mirbay fired a low left-footed shot in front of the penalty area and Patricio fell to the ground to save the ball off the line. In the 27th minute, De Mirbay volleyed again from the penalty area line, and Patricio fell to the ground to confiscate the ball.
In the 30th minute, Diaby crossed from the right and Azmoun's header from inside the box headed over the defender. In the 34th minute, Roma left-back Spinazzola was injured and unable to hold out and was replaced by Zalevski.
In the 45th minute, Wiltz broke through with the ball on the left side of the penalty area, came to the middle to return the ball, and the following De Mirbay received the ball past the defender who was defending and fired a left-footed shot that went over the crossbar. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls.
In the 66th minute, Bayer Leverkusen crossed 45 degrees from the right and Azmoun's header from inside the box was saved by the pharmaceutical goalkeeper.
In the 70th minute, De Mirbay took a low left-footed shot from the ball in front of the box, Patricio saved the ball and the Roma defender cleared the ball off the line before Azmoun could make up the shot. In the 75th minute, Bayer Leverkusen crossed from the right and neither team in the box touched the ball, and the ball went off the line.
In the 78th minute, Jonatan Ta fired a long-range shot in front of the penalty area and the ball was deflected over Nemanja Matic's back. In the 80th minute, Bayer Leverkusen went straight up and Azmoun in the box turned and volleyed wide. He complained about the opponent's defender handball, but the referee did not award a penalty.
In the end, the match was over, with Roma drawing 0-0 away to Bayer Leverkusen, eliminating their opponents 1-0 on aggregate.