Roma defeated AC Milan 3-1, Bayer Leverkusen defeated West Ham United 3-1, both advanced to the semifinals of the Europa League, and successfully met in the semi-finals! Red Wolves Roma and the pharmaceutical company Leverkusen met again in a narrow way, and the head-to-head duel between De Rossi and Alonso became the biggest attraction of the Europa League semifinals!
Roma's two-legged double beat AC Milan set a number of all-time team records
Roma have reached the semi-finals of this season's Europa League after beating AC Milan 3-1 on aggregate, and they have reached at least the semi-finals in each of their last four seasons in Europe! Roma are the third Italian team after Juventus and Inter to reach the semi-finals of European competition in four consecutive seasons.
After taking over Roma in the middle of the season, De Rossi has led the team to 17 games, with 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, scoring 37 goals and conceding 17 goals. Roma have reached the semi-finals of the Europa League for four consecutive seasons, including the Europa League in 20-21 (semi-finals), 22-23 (runners-up), 23-24 (to be confirmed) and the UEFA Cup in 21-22.
Bayer Leverkusen set a new record in football history
In the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 and eliminated West Ham 3-1 on aggregate to advance to the semi-finals of the Europa League, and have been unbeaten in 44 games in all competitions this season. Meanwhile, with Bayer Leverkusen reaching the last four of the Europa League, it was the first time in 29 years that three teams had reached the semi-finals of a European competition in the same season, with Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen last doing so, the last time it was in 1994-95.
Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in 44 consecutive games in all competitions (38 wins, six draws), surpassing Juventus' 43 in 2011-12. It is worth mentioning that the unbeaten streak of 44 games is also the unbeaten record of the teams in the five major leagues in many competitions since the beginning of the new century.
Bayer Leverkusen plays Roma again, and De Rossi talks to Mourinho in the air
In the 1/4 finals of the Europa League, Roma eliminated AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen eliminated West Ham, and the Red Wolves and Pharmaceutical Factory met again in the Europa League semifinals. Last season, Roma and Bayer Leverkusen met in the Europa League semi-finals, with M Moser reaching the final 1-0 over two legs.
De Rossi took over the team from Jose Mourinho and has been riding high, and beating AC Milan over two legs in the Europa League is enough to prove his coaching ability. Stefano Pioli said after the game: "Roma deserve to qualify, we are inefficient at both ends of the pitch! De Rossi's coaching performance is eye-catching. Last year, Mourinho led Roma to advance to the Europa League final in the master-apprentice duel, and this season, Leverkusen has become more mature and stable, and Roma's squad has become stronger.