“,”elementId”:”9d636e90-fc57-4606-a5e7-a14db315d3a8″},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo, Hofmann, Hlozek, Adli. Subs: Hradecky, Stanisic, Kossounou, Andrich, Iglesias, Wirtz, Arthur, Schick, Tella, Boniface, Puerta, Lomb.
Roma: Svilar, Spinazzola, N’Dicka, Mancini, Angelino, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Azmoun, Lukaku, El Shaarawy. Subs: Rui Patricio, Karsdorp, Smalling, Abraham, Llorente, Celik, Sanches, Dybala, Aouar, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski.
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands).
“,”elementId”:”5e478586-f656-41b4-92c3-8943edbbc25d”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”source”:”Twitter”,”id”:”1788627040532402413″,”elementId”:”b3e77947-19bd-4c72-b822-bf56bd6795fa”,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/bayer04_en/status/1788627040532402413″,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”html”:”
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙓𝙄 𝙫𝙨 @ASRomaEN
Your Semi Final second leg #Werkself starters! 😤⚫️🔴#ASRB04 | #Bayer04 #UEL #aCROSSeurope pic.twitter.com/LNLqkXsyB9
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) May 9, 2024
\n\n”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TweetBlockElement”,”source”:”Twitter”,”id”:”1788628756531200328″,”elementId”:”78d84425-9fc7-4e6e-95b9-ef242dcf11ac”,”hasMedia”:false,”role”:”inline”,”url”:”https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1788628756531200328″,”isThirdPartyTracking”:false,”html”:”
🟨📋🟥
Our starting XI against Bayer Leverkusen! 🐺#ASRoma | #BayerRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/n53WcPeitJ
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 9, 2024
\n\n”}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1715277695000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”14.01 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1715277778000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “14.02 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1715277778000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”14.02 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”14.02″,”title”:”Team!”,”Contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Thursday May 9, 2024 15.19 EDT”,”SecondaryDateLine”:”First published Thursday May 9, 2024 13.45 EDT”},{“id”:”663b3d618f0898cc32aeb8f3″,”elements”:[{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Hello world! We are witnessing history, are we not? Tonight Bayer Leverkusen could, at this point should, qualify for their second major European or domestic cup final of the season – this from a club that had previously played in just six – and remain on course for a treble, an achievement that would more than double the total number of significant pots in their trophy cabinet, the most recent of which before this season was secured in 1992-93. They have three games to play this season, or four if they qualify for the Europa League final, and they are yet to lose, an unbeaten run already 48 games long. It is already an achievement beyond description, beyond imagination, and it could tip over into full head-explosion territory before the campaign closes.
“,”elementId”:”9e8ba8b0-ba7e-4d31-a6d6-e58baaefbc7e”},{“_type”:”model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement”,”html”:”
Despite losing the first leg 2-0 at home Roma might have something to say about all that. “The fact that they are unbeaten does not mean they are unbeatable,” their coach, Daniele de Rossi, says sagely. Roma reached last year’s Europa League final, knocking Leverkusen out on their way before losing on penalties to Sevilla in the Budapest-based showpiece, and any team with Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku in their squad is a threat. “We are expecting Roma to come with the hope of qualifying,” said Xabi Alonso. Everyone, to be fair, is expecting Roma to hope to qualify. Few at this point think they will actually qualify. Let’s just hope they give it a good go.
“,”elementId”:”59822446-8053-4afd-a23f-8a88d1a63fb5″}],”attributes”:{“pinned”:false,”keyEvent”:true,”summary”:false},”blockCreatedOn”:1715276717000,”blockCreatedOnDisplay”:”13.45 EDT”,”blockLastUpdated”:1715281689000,”blockLastUpdatedDisplay”: “15.08 EDT”,”blockFirstPublished”:1715276717000,”blockFirstPublishedDisplay”:”13.45 EDT”,”blockFirstPublishedDisplayNoTimezone”:”13.45″,”title”:”Preamble”,”contributors”:[],”primaryDateLine”:”Thursday May 9, 2024 15.19 EDT”,”SecondaryDateLine”:”Initial publication date Thursday May 9, 2024 13.45 EDT”}],”filterKeyEvents”:false,”id”:”key -events-carousel-mobile “}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false,”assetOrigin”:”https://assets.guim.co.uk/”}”>
important events
17 minutes: And a chance for Rome! This fell into the hands of Pellegrini, but his header was saved by Kovar. I have to admit I missed it. Because I saw the goal that Villa conceded against Olympiakos. Olympiakos currently leads 5-2 on aggregate.
It’s a nightmare start for Villa 😬
Ayub El Kaabi was unmarked ⚽️#UECL | 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.com/faqo7CsTyK
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 9, 2024
\n\n”}}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false,”assetOrigin”:”https://assets.guim.co.uk/”}”/>
16 minutes: keep! Palacios exchanged passes with Hoffmann, moved the ball into space, and drove the ball towards the goal, but the shot landed in the middle and was saved by Svilar.
14 minutes: Lukaku runs a lot. He is constantly sticking his hand out and darting into the spaces behind Leverkusen’s final line. Most of them are ignored.
11 minutes: Hrosek took a shot and hit the defender again.
9 minutes: This from end to end. “Big philosophical question tonight,” Toby Cohen wrote in a message apparently sent before kickoff. Should we consider their undefeated record intact even if they earn a place in the finals? ” I think it’s debatable, but I say no, you shouldn’t do that.
7 minutes: Xhaka’s pass led Hrosek to Roma’s penalty area and he fired a shot, but it hit Mancini.
4 minutes: Rome has half a chance! Lukaku got past the last defender with a nice lofted cross-field pass, but his chest control wasn’t good enough and Koval was a little slow to come out, but once the Belgian got to the ball I couldn’t get close enough to get the ball. Tip it on him.
2 minutes: Piero Hincapie and Brian Cristante got into a bit of a spat on the right wing, and after the ball went wide for a free-kick, the Roma midfielder provoked him with a gesture that frankly I have a hard time interpreting – that is It was almost like having a finger on your lips, except it was on your chin and, if you were lucky, on your bottom lip. He’s in a bit of a bad mood and the referee is making small talk.
1 minute: Beep beep! And off they went!
Place yourself in the brace position. This is about to happen.
And it pops out! The convention anthem is blaring, and handshakes are being held.
The players gathered in the tunnel. There seems to be a fairly large TV studio.
“This delicious collision “Watching the manager’s version of Alonso and De Rossi reminds me of 12 years ago, when these young players fought each other on the pitch at the Euro 2012 final in Kiev,” writes Peter O. There is. “Xavi had a much better day than Daniele back then, and I think that’s still the case today.”
Here’s the Guardian’s report on the match:
So both teams Three players were changed from the first leg. Dybala is on the Roma bench. These are the match officials preparing for the match. They certainly pulled up their socks.
Dear team!
Team news has arrived. And here it is all!
Bayer Leverkusen: Kobar, Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapie, Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo, Hoffmann, Hrozek, Adli. sub: Hradecki, Stanisic, Kossounow, Andrich, Iglesias, Wirtz, Arthur, Schick, Terra, Bonifatius, Puerta, Rom.
Rome: Svirar, Spinazzola, Ndicca, Mancini, Angelino, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Azmoun, Lukaku, El Shaarawy. sub: Rui Patricio, Kaasdorp, Smalling, Abraham, Llorente, Selik, Sanchez, Dybala, Awal, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski.
Referee: Danny McCarey (Netherlands).
𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 @ASRomaEN
Semi-final 2nd leg #workself Beginners! 😤⚫️🔴#ASRB04 | #Bayer 04 #UEL #aCROSSeurope pic.twitter.com/LNLqkXsyB9
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) May 9, 2024
\n\n”}}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false,”assetOrigin”:”https://assets.guim.co.uk/”}”/>
🟨📋🟥
Started the match against Bayer Leverkusen! 🐺#AS Roma | #BayerRoma | #UEL pic.twitter.com/n53WcPeitJ
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 9, 2024
\n\n”}}” config=”{“renderingTarget”:”Web”,”darkModeAvailable”:false,”assetOrigin”:”https://assets.guim.co.uk/”}”/>
preamble
Hello World! We are witnesses to history, right? Tonight, Bayer Leverkusen qualified for the second major European or domestic cup final of the season, going from a club that had played just six games so far, to remain on course for the treble. You should be able to do it. That’s double the total number of significant pots in the trophy cabinet, the most recent of which before this season was secured in 1992-93. They have three games remaining this season, and four if they want to reach the Europa League final, but they are yet to lose and are already unbeaten in 48 games. This is already an accomplishment beyond description and imagination, and could send the campaign into full head-exploding territory before it’s over.
Despite losing the first leg 2-0 at home, Roma may have something to say about this. “The fact that they are undefeated does not mean they are invincible,” their coach Daniele De Rossi wisely says. Roma reached the final of last year’s Europa League, defeating Leverkusen on the way, and losing on penalties to Sevilla in a high-profile match based in Budapest, but with Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku in the squad, the team is a threat. becomes. “I hope that Roma will come and try to qualify,” said Xabi Alonso. To be fair, everyone expects Roma to qualify. At this point, very few people think they can actually qualify. Let’s hope they do well.
