Bayer Leverkusen have been unstoppable this season, having already bagged the Bundesliga title ahead of schedule, and in the past three games, the pharmaceutical company has been even more metaphysical, and has completed a good draw before the end of the game. In the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, Bayer Leverkusen played away to Roma, Wirtz continued his hot form and scored first, Andrich sealed the win, and the pharmaceutical factory took the lead in the first leg 2:0.
Although Serie A has secured its fifth Champions League place next season, the fifth place in the Roma league is not secure, and the Europa League is naturally the route that Red Wolves need to fight for. De Rossi did not make much reservations in this game, Shaarawy, Lukaku, Dybala led the attacking line, Cristante, Pellegrini, Paredes sat in the midfield, Karlsdorp, Mancini Jr., Smalling, Spinazzola joined the backline, and Svilar stood in front of the goal.
Alonso still made some rotations, with the three strikers of Boniface, Terra and Schick all on the bench, Adli in the single arrow position, Wirtz in the forward midfield, Grimaldo and Frimpong flying on the wings, Andrich and Xhaka in the back, Tapsoba, Jonathan-Ta, Stanišić and Inkapiye in the backline, and the second goalkeeper Kovaj in the goal.
Although it was an away game, Bayer Leverkusen played proactively from the beginning, in the 4th minute, Xhaka took the lead with a long-range shot to try the knife; in the 8th minute, Adley's volley from the left side of the penalty area was blocked, and then his teammates' supplementary shot was blocked again; in the 21st minute, Dybala took a corner kick, Paredes crossed at the back point, and Lukaku's header in front of the goal hit the crossbar and popped up!
In the 28th minute, Karlsdorp made a low-level mistake in the backfield, Grimaldo broke the ball and passed selflessly, and Wirtz easily pushed it into the net from the penalty spot, 1:0! Wirtz has scored 18 goals and 19 assists this season, and his personal value has reached 110 million euros, tied with Musiala for the highest in the Bundesliga, and it is only a matter of time before he lands on the giants in the future.
In the 30th minute, Frimpong held the ball on the right side and drove straight into the cross, Wirtz shot into the far corner, Svilar blocked the ball in front of the goal; 3 minutes later, Adley turned around and divided the ball on the penalty line, Grimaldo received the ball on the left side and knocked on the penalty area, Frimpong grabbed a little bit and shot hard against the post out of the bottom line, Roma almost lost another goal; in the 41st minute, Andrich shot from outside the penalty area, Svillar made another wonderful save.
In the 49th minute of the second half, Spinazzola sent a cross from the left, Cristante grabbed the kick, and Karlsdorp at the back post was half a beat slower, and in the 55th minute, Dybala's corner kick again threatened, and Cristante shook his head in front of the goal and slid past the goal. In the 73rd minute, Wirtz just passed the center circle and sent a straight stopper, Grimaldo got rid of the knockback, Stanisic took advantage of the situation, Andrich shot from the periphery, the ball was played very suddenly, Svillar directly watched the ball into the net in the same place, 2:0!
In the 83rd minute, Manuel Pellegrini went straight into the penalty area, and substitute Azmoun faced the opportunity to face the goalkeeper but adjusted too much to help Roma narrow the score; in the end, Bayer Leverkusen won 2-0 away, and the unbeaten season reached 47 games, Alonso continued to refresh the unbeaten record;