Bayer Leverkusen vs AS Roma, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - AS Roma advance 1-0 on aggregate

Bayer Leverkusen

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2nd Leg - AS Roma advance 1-0 on aggregate

AS Roma

Roma edge past Leverkusen to reach Europa League final

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AS Roma earned a 0-0 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final return leg on Thursday to reach the final with a 1-0 aggregate win.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
3': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
3': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
5': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
8': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
10': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
12': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball.
16': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
16': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
19': Foul by Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
19': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
21': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
21': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
23': Attempt missed. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
24': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
25': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker.
27': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
29': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
32': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
32': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
38': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
39': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
40': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
40': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Delay in match because of an injury Ibañez (Roma).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Andrea Belotti (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
44': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
44': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jonathan Tah.
45'+3': Andrea Belotti (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
45'+3': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 0.
45': Second Half begins Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 0.
45': Substitution, Roma. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Andrea Belotti.
46': Delay in match (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
49': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
49': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
50': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
53': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
53': Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
55': Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
56': Nemanja Matic (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Nemanja Matic (Roma).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
60': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
63': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
64': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ibañez.
66': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba with a cross.
67': Attempt saved. Kerem Demirbay (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
67': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
70': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
70': Nemanja Matic (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
70': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
73': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
73': Delay in match because of an injury Zeki Çelik (Roma).
73': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Mitchel Bakker.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Delay in match because of an injury Zeki Çelik (Roma).
78': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Zeki Çelik because of an injury.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diaby.
78': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
79': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
79': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
80': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Adam Hlozek replaces Exequiel Palacios.
81': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
81': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
81': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
86': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
86': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Jonathan Tah.
87': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
87': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
89': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
90': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+3': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
90'+7': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
90'+8': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+9': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
90'+9': Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+9': Tammy Abraham (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Attempt blocked. Nadiem Amiri (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Demirbay.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 0.
90'+10': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0, Roma 0.

Statistics

ROMA		B04
11	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	0
28.4	Possession	71.6
1	SHOTS	23
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
155	Accurate Passes	543
253	Passes	621
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	2
4	Crosses	29
0.0	Cross %	0.1
76	Long Balls	49
27	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	8
8	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	5
29	Effective Clearances	4
29	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

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

Line-Ups

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
3	Piero Hincapié
12	Edmond Tapsoba
25	Exequiel Palacios
10	Kerem Demirbay
5	Mitchel Bakker
30	Jeremie Frimpong
9	Sardar Azmoun
27	Florian Wirtz
19	Moussa Diaby

Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:

Adam Hlozek, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ayman Azhil, Patrick Pentz, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Niklas Lomb, Nadiem Amiri, Ayman Aourir, Amine Adli.

AS Roma (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
4	Bryan Cristante
3	Roger Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
52	Edoardo Bove
8	Nemanja Matic
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
19	Zeki Çelik
9	Tammy Abraham
11	Andrea Belotti

AS Roma Substitutes:

Benjamin Tahirovic, Cristian Volpato, Pietro Boer, Mohamed Camara, Paulo Dybala, Mile Svilar, Stephan El Shaarawy, Filippo Missori, Rick Karsdorp, Georginio Wijnaldum, Nicola Zalewski, Chris Smalling.

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