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Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Europa League semi-final, first leg – as it happened | Europa League

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May 5, 2024

Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen: Europa League semi-final, first leg – as it happened | Europa League

That is 47 games unbeaten for Leverkusen, but perhaps more importantly, that is also a place in the Europa League final – unless Roma can stage something absolutely spectacular over in Germany.

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That is special!

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Can Roma get back into this?

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The positive to cling to for Roma is that this tie could conceivably be over already. Alonso’s side are mesmerisingly good.

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“I’m not surprised that the visitors are finding loads of real estate in Rome,” emails Peter Oh. “After all, it’s a Bayer’s market.”

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Calamity for Karsdorp!

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Let’s go.

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De Rossi makes six changes to the team that drew 2-2 at Napoli at the weekend. Karsdorp, Smalling, Ndicka, Paredes, Lukaku and El Shaarawy all come in to the starting lineup. The injury-troubled Smalling returns from his latest enforced absence, while there was also some doubt Lukaku as he’d also been sidelined by a knock. But here he is.

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And I make it five changes for Alonso and Leverkusen: Kovar, Stanisic, Xhaka, Hincapie and Wirtz are added – the German side also drew 2-2 in the league at the weekend, against Stuttgart.

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Roma (4-3-3): Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola; Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy. Substitutes: Rui Patricio, N’Dicka, Abraham, Llorente, Azmoun, Sanches, Aouar, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski, Boer, Angelino.

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Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Kovar, Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba; Frimpong, Andrich, Xhaka, Hincapie; Wirtz, Grimaldo; Adli. Substitutes: Hradecky, Kossounou, Hofmann, Iglesias, Arthur, Schick, Tella, Boniface, Hlozek, Palacios, Puerta, Lomb.

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Referee: Francois Letexier (France)

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📋 Ecco la formazione scelta da mister De Rossi per #RomaBayer 🐺

🔥 DAJE ROMA DAJE! 🔥#ASRoma #UEL pic.twitter.com/gy7fI4C0qT

— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) May 2, 2024

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In an alternative reality this is an all-Premier League matchup between Brighton and West Ham, and the more parochial fans among you may have wished it to be so, if only for the old Uefa coefficient. But it is difficult to imagine a more enticing Europa League encounter than the one we’ve got tonight.

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Under the tutelage of Xabi Alonso the recently-crowned Bundesliga champions, Bayer Leverkusen, are playing some absolutely lovely stuff. They are on a 46-match unbeaten run that narrowly survived a second-leg examination by the Hammers in London in the quarter-final two weeks ago.

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Meanwhile post-José Mourinho Roma have been reinvigorated by the thrusting figure of Daniele de Rossi, who took over in January. Born in the Italian capital, he spent 18 years playing for the Giallorossi, making 459 appearances. The 2006 World Cup winner has overseen an uptick in results that has put them in contention for next season’s Champions League. “We should fear everything about them,” De Rossi says of Alonso’s outfit, but behind closed doors, he will be assuring his players they can end Leverkusen’s remarkable undefeated run.

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Kick-off: 8pm BST

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Key occasions

Right here’s the match report:

Thanks for studying tonight and thanks for emailing in. Particularly you, Peter Oh. Bye for now.

That was one other chic efficiency from Bayer Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso has constructed an endlessly environment friendly aspect who appear to outclass their opponents virtually by stealth. They usually don’t appear to do something flash, however have a useful knack of maintaining possession, passing the ball round their opponents, and staying stable on the again. They will hit you rapidly on the break or move the ball by way of you – and so they usually punish opposition errors ruthlessly. If there’s a criticism tonight it’s that they need to have in all probability have gained 3-0 or 4-0.

A fast hit from Reuters earlier than our correct match report arrives:

Objectives by Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 benefit over AS Roma within the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday. The newly-crowned Bundesliga champions and German Cup finalists took the lead by way of Wirtz earlier than the half-hour mark when the midfielder scored with a easy low end, capitalising on Roma’s defensive error.

Andrich doubled the benefit within the 73rd minute, leaving Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar with no probability when he fired an unstoppable shot from exterior the field and beneath the bar. The second leg will probably be performed in Leverkusen subsequent Thursday and the winner of the tie will face Olympique de Marseille or Atalanta within the remaining on Might 22 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium.

Jacob Steinberg

Listed here are two phrases that can ship a shiver down the backbone of each Chelsea fan: pure revenue. In a world dominated by issues across the Premier League’s monetary laws, they can not assist however fret about their homegrown abilities being offered off to guard the underside line.

Right here’s Ben Fisher’s report from Villa Park and the Europa Convention League:

“As a lot because it pains me to say it, having fallen in love with Roma throughout the heyday of Daniele de Rossi and Francesco Totti, this tie might be over,” emails Kári Tulinius. “I’ve watched quite a lot of Leverkusen this season, and so they simply don’t do collapses.”

Jeremie Frimpong has a chat with TNT Sports activities: “We knew it was going to be laborious coming right here,” says the difficult and spectacular winger. “Roma’s an excellent crew. We stayed targeted and we’re glad. I believe each recreation once we play we wish to win. We wished to get the targets right here. And that’s what we did as we speak.”

“You’re quick, aren’t you?” observes Matt Smith.

“Yeah, yeah.” Frimpong laughs. “Genetics, genetics, you already know.”

On the second leg: “They’ve to come back to our home, and to come back to our home is troublesome. We will’t look ahead to the second leg.

“I believe motivation is simple [after wining the league]. We’re nonetheless in tournaments. It’s simple to get motivated. All people thinks we’ve achieved it [the Bundesliga] so we’re going to relax, however there’s extra trophies on the market.

“I believe, subsequent week, we will play even higher.”

Smalling was definitely at fault for the primary objective. It was a speculative lengthy ball that bounced excessive round midway. Smalling did not cope with it, permitting the far shorter Adli to out leap him. Smalling’s response was noticeable when the ball ended up at the back of the web too. He was distraught.

They simply replayed Andrich’s objective. Svilar was actually rooted to the spot. Open-mouthed in marvel. Crushed all finally ends up. What a beautiful hit.

Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiakos was the way it completed within the Convention League semi-final:

Right here is David Hytner’s report from Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham:

Marseille 1-1 Atalanta is a remaining rating from the opposite semi-final first leg.

Roma had 53% possession, and 7 makes an attempt to Leverkusen’s 12. Roma had three on course, the German aspect 4. Roma accomplished 439 of 530 passes to 351 of 430 for Leverkusen.

These stats are usually not as sobering for Roma as you would possibly suppose, given the one-sided nature of the sport.

Full time! Roma 0-2 Bayer Leverkusen

That’s 47 video games unbeaten for Leverkusen, however maybe extra importantly, that can be a spot within the Europa League remaining – until Roma can stage one thing completely spectacular over in Germany.

90 min + 3: Oh. My. Days.

A hopeful cross from the left causes panic for Leverkusen – very uncommon panic – when Kovar involves punch however doesn’t make it. The ball finally ends up floating again throughout the open objective the place Tammy Abraham is ready. He snatches at his header from about three yards and sends it up and over the crossbar. What a miss! What an opportunity to take one thing for Roma!

90 min + 2: Pellegrini belts a cross over from the Roma proper. Leverkusen cope with it simply. Kossounou comes off the bench for the German champions. Grimaldo goes off.

90 min: We can have 4 minutes of added time. Can De Rossi’s Roma seize a lifeline?

90 min: Villa are dropping 4-2. Consider the coefficient, lads!

88 min: Frimpong is instantly withdrawn for Palacios.

I wouldn’t fancy sporting Leverkusen colors within the Everlasting Metropolis tonight, I need to say.

87 min: Frimpong makes extra inroads into the Roma defence from the Leverkusen proper wing, wriggling away from a deal with or two with the ball seemingly glued to his toes. “He’s like a little bit electrical eel!” says our commentator, Ian Darke. Which is honest.

Jeremie Frimpong has been wonderful for the Bundesliga champions this night. {Photograph}: Marco Iacobucci/IPA Sport/ipa-agency.web/Shutterstock

85 min: A fast VAR examine for a attainable handball by Tah. Nothing doing for Roma.

84 min: Big probability for the hosts! Pellegrini strokes a decisive low move into the penalty space for Azmoun, simply off the bench. He’s on the sting of the six-yard field with a transparent sight of objective however fully mishits his shot – in equity as a result of Hincapie, the Leverkusen defender, is available to place him off.

83 min: Chelsea 2-0 Spurs FT

82 min: Azmoun and Baldanzi on for Roma. Lukaku and Paredes off.

For Leverkusen, Tella and Hofmann on, for Adli and Wirtz.

80 min: Spinazzola, Cristante, Xhaka and Andrich have all been booked. Spinazzola and Xhaka for the pushing and shoving after the objective. Unsure what sparked that, possibly some over-zealous celebrating.

It’s bookings galore following the second Leverkusen objective. {Photograph}: Ciro De Luca/Reuters

So, the objective: Leverkusen maintain one other masterclass in enjoying the ball out from the again. The defenders change a number of tidy passes earlier than Xhaka is launched in house in a central place round midway. Grimaldo is in flip launched by a wonderful looking move by Xhaka, and chases the ball down the suitable channel.

He turns again, recycling possession with a chipped move again for Frimpong, who feeds Stanisic, who performs it again to Andrich simply exterior the field. With the Roma defence out of form, Andrich has time to set himself and stroke a fairly fantastic looping, curling shot that rockets throughout and over the goalkeeper and into the highest nook. Wow. Svilar can solely watch it sail over his head and into the net- he barely even strikes. What a objective, each the buildup and the end.

There’s a huge dust-up involving a great deal of gamers after a superb objective by Andrich.

Purpose! 73 min: Roma 0-2 Leverkusen (Andrich)

That’s particular!

Robert Andrich scores a merely sensational objective for Leverkusen. What successful. {Photograph}: Alberto Lingria/Reuters

71 min: On co-commentary Robbie Savage says Roma appear to lack a little bit of power, which is true, however I reckon that’s simply down the health and talent ranges of Leverkusen, to not point out their positional self-discipline.

70 min: Frimpong has a sight of objective from an angle however doesn’t get his head over the ball and it rockets over the bar and into the stand.

68 min: The minutes tick away and Roma proceed to wrestle to exert any sort of stress on the visiting defence. There are some involved and annoyed faces in pink shirts. It’s disheartening for them that Leverkusen are comfortably maintaining them at arm’s size, like a boxer simply ready to ship the knockout blow.

66 min: The Leverkusen followers are pictured partying up within the stands. It’s wanting like 47 unbeaten for them …

63 min: Tapsoba tees up Grimaldo for a shot that flies large.

62 min: The previous Manchester Metropolis defender Angelino comes on, with Karsdorp going off for Roma. An disagreeable night time for Karsdorp nevertheless it’s hardly as if his mistake will probably be decisive if the tie continues like this. Leverkusen will ease into the ultimate until Roma can by some means flip this tide.

60 min: One other nook for Roma. Lukaku is pictured in close-up wanting a bit fed up. Which isn’t stunning: he’s hardly bought into this recreation in any respect, though it’s not for lack of effort. Roma have constructed nothing by way of a possession-based recreation that Lukaku must thrive, by taking the ball to toes and trying to flip within the penalty space.

Romelu Lukaku has minimize a lonely determine up entrance for Roma this night. {Photograph}: Alfredo Falcone/AP

56 min: Once more the Roma urgent isn’t nice: Andrich has time to assemble the ball about 30 yards out, flip, and dimension up one other shot from distance that swerves nicely large. Not the very best effort, however definitely not good defensively from Roma, both.

55 min: Probability for Roma! Dybala swings in a nook. Cristante flicks it downwards on the close to put up: He’s searching for objective, I reckon, however he doesn’t get sufficient on it and the ball bounces up past the far put up and out for a objective kick. Somebody may have gotten on the tip of that. Each Dybala and Cristante make their frustration clear.

54 min: Maybe fortified by some half time refreshments, the group are maintaining a really first rate degree of noise as they cheer Roma on. However the residence crew have hardly ever threatened. They’re being starved of possession whereas their errors are being punished, most notably when Karsdorp’s scuffed again move led to the objective.

53 min: Wirtz spreads the play to Adli on the Leverkusen left. Stanisic is lurking within the center and Adli, having superior right into a gaping gap down that flank, tries to chop the ball again to him – however Roma can intercept and clear.

Gianluca Mancini collides with Amine Adli. Ouch. {Photograph}: Tullio Puglia/UEFA/Getty Photos

51 min: Leverkusen win a nook that Hincapie tries to nod goalwards. It’s an excellent probability – he’s in house and just some yards from objective – however he can’t recover from the ball after a clumsy bounce.

48 min: Roma stroke the ball round in midfield and attempt to get one thing going. However they’re principally being pressured again, or no less than sideways, by Leverkusen’s positional self-discipline.

Ultimately, Spinazzola bends a quite hopeful low cross over from the Roma left that evades everybody. Karsdorp is speeding on to it on the far put up and has an opportunity to hit a shot albeit from a decent angle. Regardless of, he fully misses his kick anyway.

47 min: No adjustments for both aspect on the break. The official attendance is 64,073.

Second half kick-off!

Can Roma get again into this?

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Half-time: Roma 0-1 Leverkusen

The optimistic to cling to for Roma is that this tie may conceivably be over already. Alonso’s aspect are mesmerisingly good.

“I’m not shocked that the guests are discovering a great deal of actual property in Rome,” emails Peter Oh. “In any case, it’s a Bayer’s market.”

45 min: A contact of late stress for Roma. El Shaarawy creates an opportunity for a cross and Tapsoba is pressured to go the ball out for a nook. Nothing comes from the set-piece although and out of the blue Roma are dealing with a fluid, quick Leverkusen counter led by Wirtz. It’s very, very practically 2-0 however Roma escape after a little bit of penalty-area pinball. Leverkusen are simply too rattling good.

42 min: And there’s a probability for Roma, in any case! Lukaku takes it to toes together with his again to objective on the sting of the penalty space however quite than collect it he performs an excellent first-time move for Pellegrini, teeing his teammate up for a shot. Pellegrini bends a strong right-footed effort that curls simply large and sends Kovar’s water bottle flying.

41 min: Now Andrich, the Leverkusen central midfielder, cracks a strong shot from 25 yards. Svilar saves however unconvincingly: That was a candy strike that was transferring within the air. Roma haven’t had a sniff of objective since that Lukaku header towards the bar, and that feels a very long time in the past now.

40 min: Marseille 1-1 Atalanta is a modern rating within the different semi.

38 min: Wirtz is bossing this, usually dropping into the opening behind the forwards in Scholes-esque trend. He takes the ball about 30 yards out however nobody closes him down. He tees up the ball for a shot and bangs a looping effort that flies large of Svilar’s objective. This match is passing Roma by.

36 min: There’s a flare-up in midfield involving Karsdorp and Adli. I believe it was Roma’s ball however Adli grabbed it and Karsdorp gave his opponent a shove. Sadly for Roma that’s the one approach they’re able to get near their opponents in the mean time.

34 min: Roma are being battered now. From out on the left wing, Grimaldo squares with surgical precision for Frimpong, who swivels and hits a left-footed shot first time from about 10 yards. It squirts simply large.

31 min: Extra liquid soccer from Leverkusen: Frimpong sprints into house down their proper wing and cuts again for Wirtz, whose highly effective first-time sidefooted effort is saved by Svilar. The Roma defence had been at sixes and sevens there. It appears easy from Leverkusen, and that’s one of many issues that makes it so spectacular.

Roma are beneath stress after Smalling fails to cope with a bouncing lengthy ball round midway, and the far smaller Adli outjumps him. The Dutch defender, Karsdorp, then tries to play a backpass with the skin of his proper boot, searching for the keeper from out close to the touchline.

However he underhits it horribly and straight into the trail of Grimaldo. It’s instantly a three-on-one, though that’s three Leverkusen gamers v Svilar in objective. The Spaniard strolls into the penalty space and squares for Wirtz, who rolls a end calmly into the far nook of the web. What a horrible error by Karsdorp. He hangs his head in disgrace.

Purpose! 28 min: Roma 0-1 Leverkusen (Wirtz)

Calamity for Karsdorp!

Roma have gifted Leverkusen the opening objective as Florian Wirtz places the away aspect forward. {Photograph}: Ciro De Luca/Reuters

26 min: Roma have a free-kick, which is central however an excellent 35 yards out, and Dybala tries a shot. It flies over the objective and by no means appears prone to hassle the scorers.

23 min: After being fed by a wonderful ball by Xhaka, Wirtz slides a pleasant Toni Kroos-style move for Frimpong by way of on the Leverkusen proper that tears the house defence open … Frimpong is in, one on-one, however directs his shot simply large of Svilar’s objective because the keeper rushes out to fulfill him and slim the angle!

To make use of a well-worn co-commentator’s phrase: He’ll be upset with that.