In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, the Europa League opened the first leg of the semi-finals, Roma played against Bayer Leverkusen at home, the giants of Serie A and Bundesliga met in a narrow way, and the leagues of both countries got 5 Champions League places next season, which is also a replica of last season's Europa League semifinals.
In the last 3 rounds of the league, Roma, which is worth a total of 320 million, has 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, especially the loss to Bologna, losing the key game, although it ranks fifth, it is only 2 points ahead of Atalanta, which has one less game. If you want to qualify for next season's Champions League, in addition to keeping fifth in the league, another way is to win the Europa League.
The Red Wolves will have no easy match for the title, with semi-final opponents Bayer Leverkusen now unbeaten in 46 games this season. Although in the last 3 games in all competitions, some relaxed pharmaceutical companies have won 3 consecutive draws, but after all, they have relaxed a little after winning the league championship, and when it comes to key games, pharmaceutical companies with a total value of 600 million will still take it seriously.
In the first 10 minutes of the game, Bayer Leverkusen played quite ferociously, once pressing the formation through the half, Roma had to defend with all their might, and Leverkusen's three shots on goal were blocked by defenders.
After 10 minutes, Roma gradually regained the initiative on the field. In the 16th minute, Roma took a corner kick, Paredes stopped the ball to the limit + crossed with the outside instep, Lukaku jumped high and hit the crossbar with a header.
Two minutes later, Bayer Leverkusen also had a great chance, Frimpong cut in at high speed to form a one-on-one momentum, Svillargochuan came on, and Frimpong's shot hit the side-netting.
In the 29th minute, the Roma back line made a mistake, Karlsdorp died and passed back, Grimaldo made a selfless assist after a steal, Wirtz scored easily, and Karlsdorp hung his head to hide his face.
Falling behind, Roma had to press the formation and the game went into the rhythm that Bayer Leverkusen preferred, with the Roma backline full of holes.
In the 31st minute, Wirtz shot from the top of the arc, and Svillar barely took the ball.
Before the end of the first half, Bayer Leverkusen's fluid combination was vividly displayed, and Roma were in a panic in front of the goal, almost conceding another goal.
At half-time, Roma temporarily trailed 1-0 at home. In the first 10 minutes of the second half, the two teams were locked in a fierce battle without a single shot on goal.
In the 55th minute, Roma won a corner kick, Cristante grabbed a header, the ball crossed in front of the goal, and Roma missed a great chance to equalize.
In the 73rd minute, Bayer Leverkusen's counter-attack was sharp and efficient, and Andrich's long-range shot drew a beautiful arc to seal the win.
In the end, Roma lost 0-2 at home to Bayer Leverkusen, and the pharmaceutical factory got revenge (they were eliminated by Roma in the semi-finals of the Europa League last season) and bounced into the final of the Europa League with one foot, unbeaten in 47 games in all competitions, and only three wins away from winning the treble.