2024-05-10 08:01:34
German “Bayer” refuses to lose, under any circumstances.
In Leverkusen, the boys of the Spanish coach Xabi Alonso trailed 0:2 against “Roma” in the semi-final second leg of the Europa League, after having been held to the same score in the Italian capital.
With their 16th extra time goal of the season, the “aspirins” reached 2:2. They thus qualified for the final in Dublin on 22 May and broke the European record for unbeaten matches since World War II.
“Bayer” did not lose its 49th game and thus is now the sole leader in the standings, and the Portuguese “Benfica” of the legend Eusebio remained in second place with 48 in the period 1963 – 1965.
In the rematch against “Roma”, the “aspirins” broke away from mistakes, and the pragmatic guests took a 2:0 lead with penalties from Leandro Paredes (43, 66).
Bayer’s relentless pressure finally paid off in the 82nd minute when Gianluca Mancini scored an own goal.
In the 97th minute, Josip Stanisic brought the record for the team from Leverkusen.
Thus, “Bayer”, which has already won its historic first title in the Bundesliga, reached the second final of the season after the one for the German Cup.
In the second, on May 25, the “Aspirins” meet the second division “Kaiserslautern”.
3 days earlier in Dublin, “Bayer” will argue for the Europa League trophy with “Atalanta”.
The Italian team beat Olympique (Marseille) 3:0 in the second leg and after a 1:1 draw on French soil reached their first European tournament final.
In Bergamo, Ademola Lokman (30), Matteo Ruggeri (52) and El Bilal Toure (90+4) were accurate.