What a crazy final phase for Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-final second leg of the UEFA Europa League!
The newly crowned champions of the German Bundesliga are 0-2 behind against AS Roma for a long time and have to worry about promotion. In the end, as so often this season, they equalize and remain unbeaten in the 49th competitive game in a row.
At the beginning, however, the home team is the better team and tries to score a goal through good combinations. The fact that this didn’t work took revenge before the break when Leverkusen’s Tah committed an unnecessary textile offense in his own penalty area and thus gave Roma a penalty.
Paredes doesn’t miss this opportunity, who slots dry into the middle and puts the guests in the lead (43’/11′). Then it goes into the half-time break.
In the second half, the “Werkself” tried to continue to take command, but at the same time had to be careful not to equalize, as Cristante did for the guests shortly after the restart (50th).
Stanisic makes the record perfect
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Then it goes back and forth for some time before Leverkusen’s Hložek gets the ball in his own box and so, after an onfield review by referee Makkelie with the help of VAR, Paredes’ second penalty actually makes it 2-0 and thus the overall score The equalizer comes (66./Eleven).
The game then remains open until the final phase. In this, the hosts show why they are a force to be reckoned with until the end this season. After a dangerous corner, Mancini’s ball bounces into his own goal, bringing Leverkusen to 1:2 and once again in the lead in the overall score (82′).
When everything pointed to a first defeat for the home team, Stanisic grabbed the leather and actually scored a last-minute equalizer (90th + 7). Bayer has thus set a new record, as a team in Europe has never been unbeaten in 49 competitive games in a row.
This means that Alonso’s team moves into the final with an overall score of 4:2. The final will take place on May 22nd in Dublin, the opponent is Atalanta Bergamo, who were able to reach a European final for the first time with a 3-0 win against Olympique Marseille.
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2024-05-09 21:05:00
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