On April 19, Beijing time, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals continued, and the new Bundesliga champion Leverkusen played away against West Ham United, the eighth in the Premier League. Antonio opened the scoring with a header, and in the 89th minute, Frimpong scored a stunner, and the pharmaceutical company successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
The pharmaceutical factory took the lead in attack, and Tra's high-quality long-range shot from outside the area was saved by Fabianski. Not to be outdone, the Hammers frequently created dangers, and in the 13th minute, Bowen sent an assist with a precise cross from a long distance, and Antonio, who stepped forward, pressed the defender to grab the goal, and during this time, the team continued to press, and Kudus and Bowen shot successively by the goalkeeper.
In just 29 minutes, Alonso made a line-up change, and Taptsoba replaced the in-form Odillon, and the whole team did not seem to have found the feeling of the game, perhaps because of the excessive energy wasted in the early celebration of the league victory. The scene was full of gunpowder, large-scale clashes broke out between players on both sides, the referee showed yellow cards to give warnings, and Schick was brought down on a counter-attack without any indication, which caused controversy.
Back in the second half, the pharmaceutical factory gradually woke up, the attack improved, the head coach continued to make substitutions to enhance vitality, in the final stage, Frimpong had a single chance to go straight into the penalty area and volley high and missed a good opportunity, but he quickly made up for it, in the 89th minute, Stanišić converted the attack and sent a delicate through ball, Frimpong received the ball and continued to feint and dodge the angle and change the line into the net to play a perfect equal.
Bayer Leverkusen drew 1-1 with West Ham United in the second leg, reached the Europa League semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate over two legs, and faced Serie A giants Roma in the semi-finals. It is worth mentioning that the pharmaceutical company has been unbeaten in 44 games in all competitions, successfully breaking the record set by Juventus and setting a record of unbeaten start to the new season in the five major leagues.