UEFA Europa League

AS Roma vs Viktoria Plzen, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
AS Roma
  • 54': Paulo Dybala (P)
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Viktoria Plzen
  • 20': Prince Adu
  • 22': Cheick Souare

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AS Roma are hosting Viktoria Plzen at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy, 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.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Artem Dovbyk (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Mile Svilar.
  • 2': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Rafiu Durosinmi is caught offside.
  • 3': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Rafiu Durosinmi is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Roma).
  • 5': Karel Spácil (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 7': Foul by Tomás Ladra (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 7': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lukás Cerv with a cross following a fast break.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Manu Koné (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
  • 12': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cheick Souaré.
  • 12': Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Manu Koné (Roma).
  • 14': Foul by Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 14': Jan Ziólkowski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Wesley.
  • 16': Foul by Karel Spácil (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 16': Matías Soulé (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Artem Dovbyk (Roma).
  • 17': Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 20': Goal! Roma 0, Viktoria Plzen 1. Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Jedlicka.
  • 22': Goal! Roma 0, Viktoria Plzen 2. Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sampson Dweh.
  • 24': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Václav Jemelka.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 27': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Sampson Dweh.
  • 30': Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 30': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Jan Ziólkowski.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Wesley (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 32': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Jedlicka.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Artem Dovbyk (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley.
  • 39': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
  • 39': Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Tomás Ladra (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 40': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Manu Koné (Roma).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cheick Souaré.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Mario Hermoso (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
  • 44': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cheick Souaré.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Viktoria Plzen 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Viktoria Plzen 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Manu Koné.
  • 47': Handball by Wesley (Roma).
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Hermoso (Roma).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Dangerous play by Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 49': Zeki Çelik (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley with a cross.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Roma.
  • 54': Goal! Roma 1, Viktoria Plzen 2. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 55': Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Roma).
  • 55': Sampson Dweh (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
  • 56': Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Zeki Çelik (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Cerv.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 59': Foul by Prince Adu (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 59': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 60': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Cheick Souaré (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Foul by Sampson Dweh (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 61': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Matías Soulé.
  • 62': Foul by Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 62': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
  • 63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Sampson Dweh.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Denis Visinsky replaces Tomás Ladra.
  • 65': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Svetozar Markovic replaces Václav Jemelka.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy following a fast break.
  • 66': Foul by Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 66': Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Karel Spácil (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 67': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Karel Spácil (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, Roma. Leon Bailey replaces Zeki Çelik.
  • 68': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Milan Havel replaces Jan Paluska.
  • 69': Foul by Niccolò Pisilli (Roma).
  • 69': Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Wesley.
  • 74': Substitution, Roma. Evan Ferguson replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  • 74': Substitution, Roma. Evan Ndicka replaces Matías Soulé.
  • 74': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 74': Rafiu Durosinmi (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 75': Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli.
  • 79': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Svetozar Markovic.
  • 80': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Rafiu Durosinmi.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
  • 80': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 80': Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 80': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Adrian Zeljkovic replaces Karel Spácil.
  • 81': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. James Bello replaces Prince Adu.
  • 82': Foul by James Bello (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 82': Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 83': Niccolò Pisilli (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Leon Bailey (Roma).
  • 83': Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by James Bello (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 84': Neil El Aynaoui (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Leon Bailey (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli.
  • 87': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Roma).
  • 87': Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Paulo Dybala.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Jedlicka.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Evan Ndicka (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen). Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 90'+5': Wesley (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Offside, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Viktoria Plzen 2.
  • 90'+6': Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Viktoria Plzen 2.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 12
5 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 0
32 Possession 68
6 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
156 Accurate Passes 436
244 Passes 511
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 31
0.3 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 8
38 Effective Clearances 17
38 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 52,263

UEFA Europa League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lyon 5 +9 12
2 FC Midtjylland 5 +7 12
3 Aston Villa 5 +5 12
4 SC Freiburg 5 +5 11
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
99 Mile Svilar (GK)
23 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
22 Mario Hermoso
24 Jan Ziólkowski
17 Manu Koné
8 Neil El Aynaoui
43 Wesley França
19 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
9 Artem Dovbyk
18 Matìas Soulè
21 Paulo Dybala
AS Roma Substitutes:
Lorenzo Pellegrini, Pierluigi Gollini, Daniele Ghilardi, Leon Bailey, Bryan Cristante, Evan Ferguson, Stephan El Shaarawy, Evan Ndicka, Giorgio De Marzi Giorgio, Niccolò Pisilli, Devyne Rensch, Kostas Tsimikas.

PLZ Viktoria Plzen (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
23 Martin Jedlicka (GK)
21 Vaclav Jemelka
40 Sampson Dweh
5 Karel Spácil Yellow Card
19 Cheick Souare
22 Jan Paluska
18 Tomás Ladra
6 Lukás Cerv Yellow Card
80 Prince Adu
99 Amar Memic
17 Rafiu Durosinmi Yellow Card
Viktoria Plzen Substitutes:
Marián Tvrdon, Christophe Kabongo, Svetozar Markovic, Denis Višinský, Milan Havel, Florian Wiegele, Adrian Zeljkovic, James Bello.

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