UEFA Europa League

Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 4-2 on aggregate
Bayer Leverkusen
  • 82': Gianluca Mancini (OG)
  • 90'+7': Josip Stanisic
FT
2 - 2
2nd Leg - Bayer Leverkusen advance 4-2 on aggregate
AS Roma
  • 43': Leandro Paredes (P)
  • 66': Leandro Paredes (P)

Leverkusen reach Europa League final, unbeaten streak at record 49

Bayer Leverkusen staged a late comeback to move into the Europa League final with a 2-2 draw at home against AS Roma on Thursday to win 4-2 on aggregate as they set the longest unbeaten run in all competitions including European matches.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Angeliño.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 8': Hand ball by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 8': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
  • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
  • 20': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 20': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 21': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 23': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
  • 24': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Roma).
  • 25': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 25': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
  • 27': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
  • 27': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
  • 28': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 30': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 32': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 39': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 41': Penalty Roma. Sardar Azmoun draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 41': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 1. Leandro Paredes (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 45'+1': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Roma. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 45'+4': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 1.
  • 48': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jonas Hofmann (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Hofmann.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
  • 62': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Penalty Roma.
  • 66': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 2. Leandro Paredes (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Sardar Azmoun (Roma).
  • 72': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Sardar Azmoun because of an injury.
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 74': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Patrik Schick replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 76': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
  • 76': Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
  • 77': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 77': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
  • 81': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Angeliño.
  • 81': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 81': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Florian Wirtz replaces Jonas Hofmann.
  • 82': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stephan El Shaarawy.
  • 82': Own Goal by Gianluca Mancini, Roma. Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1, Roma 2.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 88': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli is caught offside.
  • 89': Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 89': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
  • 89': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Josip Stanisic replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
  • 90': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Álex Grimaldo.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Odilon Kossounou.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Roma. Evan Ndicka is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
  • 90'+6': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Roma 2. Josip Stanisic (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Roma 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2, Roma 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
12 Saves 5
40.4 Possession 59.6
11 SHOTS 32
7 ON GOAL 13
0.6 On Target % 0.4
2 Penalty Goals 0
2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 515
372 Passes 569
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
22 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 44
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 11
8 Effective Tackles 3
14 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
5 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 17
20 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: BayArena
Location: Leverkusen, Germany
Attendance: 30,210

Line-Ups

B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
17 Matej Kovar (GK)
4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
3 Piero Hincapié
12 Edmond Tapsoba Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
25 Exequiel Palacios
20 Alejandro Grimaldo
30 Jeremie Frimpong
21 Amine Adli Yellow Card
23 Adam Hlozek
7 Jonas Hofmann
Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
Lukas Hradecky, Josip Stanisic, Nathan Tella, Odilon Kossounou, Borja Iglesias, Victor Boniface, Gustavo Puerta, Florian Wirtz, Niklas Lomb, Patrik Schick, Robert Andrich, Arthur.

ROMA AS Roma (3-5-2)

No. Name
99 Mile Svilar (GK)
5 Evan Ndicka
69 Angeliño
23 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow Card
4 Bryan Cristante
16 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
92 Stephan El Shaarawy
90 Romelu Lukaku
17 Sardar Azmoun
AS Roma Substitutes:
Edoardo Bove, Rui Patrício, Zeki Çelik, Houssem Aouar, Tommaso Baldanzi, Nicola Zalewski, Tammy Abraham, Renato Sanches, Rick Karsdorp, Chris Smalling, Diego Llorente, Paulo Dybala.

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