AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 1st LegBayer 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 Timeline
- 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
 B04 |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 64,073
Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 64,073
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola  |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Matej Kovar (GK) |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 12 | Edmond Tapsoba |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 8 | Robert Andrich |
| 20 | Alejandro Grimaldo |
| 2 | Josip Stanisic |
| 10 | Florian Wirtz |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 30 | Jeremie Frimpong |
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