UEFA Europa League

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

· 1st Leg
AS Roma
    FT
    0 - 2
    1st Leg
    Bayer Leverkusen
    • 28': Florian Wirtz
    • 73': Robert Andrich

    Bayer Leverkusen blank Roma to extend unbeaten run to 47

    Goals by Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 advantage over AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday as the German champions edged closer to their first European final in 22 years.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 6': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 6': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 15': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 15': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 16': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 17': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
    • 21': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 21': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 22': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 25': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 28': Goal! Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 29': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
    • 30': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 32': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
    • 32': Matej Kovár (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
    • 35': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 41': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 41': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 43': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
    • 43': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
    • 50': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Hand ball by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Adli.
    • 58': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 58': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
    • 62': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Rick Karsdorp.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 67': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Hand ball by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 73': Goal! Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
    • 74': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 76': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
    • 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
    • 77': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
    • 77': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 79': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Leandro Paredes.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a cross.
    • 86': Offside, Roma. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 89': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
    • 89': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Paulo Dybala.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Álex Grimaldo.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 2
    47 Possession 53
    19 SHOTS 8
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    392 Accurate Passes 447
    461 Passes 514
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    9 Crosses 24
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 55
    24 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    7 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 12
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    16 Effective Clearances 9
    16 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy
    Attendance: 64,073

    Line-Ups

    ROMA AS Roma (4-3-3)

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

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

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

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