UEFA Europa League

CSKA Sofia vs AS Roma, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
CSKA Sofia
  • 5': Tiago Rodrigues
  • 34': Ali Sowe
  • 55': Ali Sowe
FT
3 - 1
AS Roma
  • 22': Tommaso Milanese

About

CSKA Sofia are hosting AS Roma at Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Sowe.
  • 2': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
  • 3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Jesus.
  • 5': Goal! CSKA Sofia 1, Roma 0. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younousse Sankharé.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
  • 8': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
  • 9': Foul by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 9': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
  • 20': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
  • 20': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
  • 22': Goal! CSKA Sofia 1, Roma 1. Tommaso Milanese (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
  • 23': Hand ball by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 24': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
  • 27': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
  • 27': Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amos Youga with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 31': Hand ball by Bruno Peres (Roma).
  • 32': Hand ball by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 34': Goal! CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Geferson.
  • 36': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
  • 37': Foul by Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia).
  • 37': Juan Jesus (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Tiago Rodrigues (CSKA Sofia).
  • 37': Tommaso Milanese (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Yomov with a cross.
  • 38': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
  • 40': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Amos Youga.
  • 42': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
  • 42': Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Juan Jesus (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins CSKA Sofia 2, Roma 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Marash Kumbulla.
  • 47': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Geferson.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Juan Jesus (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
  • 50': Tommaso Milanese (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
  • 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Geferson.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
  • 55': Goal! CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 57': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 59': Hand ball by Pedro (Roma).
  • 59': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Mazikou with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Substitution, Roma. Gonzalo Villar replaces Tommaso Milanese.
  • 62': Substitution, Roma. Rick Karsdorp replaces Mory Bamba.
  • 63': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Thibaut Vion replaces Georgi Yomov.
  • 63': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Stefano Beltrame replaces Younousse Sankharé.
  • 64': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Stefano Beltrame (CSKA Sofia).
  • 64': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
  • 64': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Offside, Roma. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
  • 72': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
  • 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
  • 74': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov replaces Ali Sowe.
  • 74': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Plamen Galabov replaces Amos Youga.
  • 75': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
  • 81': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Henrique Rafael replaces Tiago Rodrigues.
  • 81': Substitution, Roma. Filippo Tripi replaces Bruno Peres.
  • 82': Foul by Filippo Tripi (Roma).
  • 82': Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Filippo Tripi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
  • 84': Henrique Rafael (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Plamen Galabov.
  • 89': Foul by Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 89': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
  • 90': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Jesus with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1.
  • 0': Match ends, CSKA Sofia 3, Roma 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
10 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 4
70.7 Possession 29.3
17 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
591 Accurate Passes 201
667 Passes 273
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 48
35 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
10 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 5
7 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 22
15 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

UEFA Europa League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lyon 7 +11 18
2 Aston Villa 7 +7 18
3 SC Freiburg 7 +7 17
4 FC Midtjylland 7 +8 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CSKA CSKA Sofia (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Busatto (GK)
2 Jurgen Mattheij
11 Petar Zanev
26 Valentin Antov Yellow Card
3 Geferson
21 Amos Youga
20 Tiago Rodrigues
18 Bradley Mazikou
30 Georgi Yomov
13 Younousse Sankharé
22 Ali Sowe
CSKA Sofia Substitutes:
Graham Carey, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Ivan Turitsov, Stefano Beltrame, Dimitar Evtimov, Plamen Galabov, Thibaut Vion, Henrique, Adalberto Peñaranda.

ROMA AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
63 Pietro Boer (GK)
24 Marash Kumbulla
5 Juan Jesus
20 Federico Fazio
62 Tommaso Milanese
42 Amadou Diawara
67 Mory Bamba
33 Bruno Peres
21 Borja Mayoral
11 Pedro
31 Carles Pérez
AS Roma Substitutes:
Filippo Tripi, Rick Karsdorp, Filippo Berti, Riccardo Ciervo, Chris Smalling, Edoardo Bove, Gonzalo Villar, Pau López.

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