So far, the semi-finals of this season's Europa League have all been born, Marseille became the last team to reach the semi-finals, they reversed Benfica at home, eliminated the Portuguese giants, and advanced to the semi-finals, next, Marseille will face Atalanta, while Roma will meet Bayer Leverkusen, the winner of the two groups, will enter the final, compete for the Europa League title this season.
In the first leg between the two sides, Benfica beat Marseille 2-1 at home, and in the second leg, as long as they don't concede, Benfica will advance. On the road, Benfica defended with all their might, but their efforts only lasted 80 minutes.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang crossed from the left and Mubana scrambled to head in a goal that also struck Benfica to make it 2-2 on aggregate. After that, although Benfica did not concede another goal, they still fell to the penalty shoot-out.
Di Maria was the team's culprit in the penalty shoot-out, as he was the first to come on and hit the ball to the post, which also laid the foundation for Benfica to be eliminated 2-4 and 4-6 on aggregate. Seeing the team eliminated, Di Maria couldn't help but feel emotional, and the veteran couldn't help but shed tears.
Benfica are out of the tournament and they are once again missing out on the European title. It has been 62 years since the curse that the Portuguese giants have not won a single European title. In recent years, Benfica has been losing talented stars, and their strength has gradually declined, and the next time Benfica wants to win the European championship, it is not known when and what month it will take.
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Benfica on this night, AC Milan and Liverpool were also eliminated, of which AC Milan was beaten by Roma 1-2 and went out with an aggregate score of 1-3, while Liverpool defeated Atalanta 1-0 away, but unfortunately was eliminated 1-3 and missed the semi-finals. I have to say that the Europa League is too cruel, and the three big teams were eliminated overnight, and the situation of winning the championship has also changed dramatically.
Of the remaining four teams, Bayer Leverkusen are undoubtedly the favourites, while Roma are also looking to win the title. Coincidentally, the two teams will meet in the semi-finals, although Bayer Leverkusen are now favourites to be the best team in Europe at the moment with 44 games unbeaten. However, Roma have nothing to fear from their opponents, and since De Rossi took charge, Roma have only lost to Inter and Brighton in 17 games in all competitions, and they definitely have a lot to do with Bayer Leverkusen.
Last season, Roma and Bayer Leverkusen met in the semi-finals of the Europa League, where Roma beat 1-0 at home and eliminated Bayer Leverkusen. Next, if Roma can play well at home, they could see off Bayer Leverkusen again at any time. The double win over AC Milan has already proved Roma's quality, and if they can eliminate Bayer Leverkusen next, then Roma will have a chance of winning the title. This Serie A powerhouse has a new look since the change of manager, and we expect De Rossi to create a miracle, they deserve to win the Europa League!