In addition to the Europa League games, the semi-final stage also opened tonight (Thursday) in the Conference League. The debut season at the new factory is approaching its climax, the final in Tirana, Albania to be held on May 25, with four teams dreaming of a ticket there. Ophir Marciano’s Feyenoord hosts Marseille, while Roma and Jose Mourinho, who want to add a new European title after already winning the Champions League and Europa League, visit Leicester.
Feyenoord – Marseille 2: 3 (Half 2)
The only remaining Israeli legionnaire in the European factories, Ophir Marciano, continues in Feyenoord’s hair at the expense of Justin Beilo who was injured and finished the season. The Dutch, who have come a long way since meeting Maccabi Haifa in the factory’s home stage, reach their first European semi-final since winning the UEFA Cup 20 years ago. First European since 2018, when they were defeated in the Europa League final 3-0 by Atletico Madrid.The French with Cedric Bacambo and Bamba Dying alongside Dimitri Paya on offense, with Arkadyush Milik on the bench.
Minute 18: Goal! After misses on both sides, Sinistra left a heel inside an extension to the Dressers, who got in between two defensive players and subdued Mandanda. 0: 1 to Feyenoord.
Minute 20: Goal! Marseille’s dissident trap failed with a long ball sent towards Nelson, and the Englishman sent a right to Sinistra who came from behind and kicked a weak ball that hit a defensive player and continued to the net. 0: 2 to Feyenoord.
Minute 28: Goal! Dying slipped off the guard after a pass from Beckamo and kicked from 16 yards to the near corner, which Marciano failed to cover. Marseille shrank to 2: 1.
Minute 40: Goal! Ganduzi passed a flat wide ball from the right, Marciano headed straight towards Gerson who had no trouble equalizing for 2-2 for Marseille.
Minute 46: Goal! What an awkward moment for Marseille, who took a ball out of the half at the start of the second half and within nine seconds took it off the net. Chalta-tsar put a bad back to the goalkeeper, Dersers snatched and rolled in his second of the game. 2: 3 to Feyenoord.
Leicester City – Roma 1: 1 (Half 2)
The Foxes, who ousted Eran Zehavi and PSV Eindhoven in the quarterfinals, reach the first European semi-final in the club’s history in a good period of a single loss in the last eight games in all competitions. Also, the Blues still maintain a clean sheet from home losses in six games this season in international frameworks. Jamie Vardy, who returned in the last league round after being absent for nearly two months, was included in the squad.
Rogers, who worked under Jose Mourinho during his first term at Chelsea, is thrilled to meet the Portuguese: “He does not have to prove anything to anyone, he will always be a winner. I admire him. I became a coach in my own right but I will never forget what “I took from him as a young coach. I learned and watched him, it was a very special time.”
Rome, on the other hand, reach their third European semi-final against an English rival, having been defeated the previous two times. In the previous two times, similar to the present case, the first game was held in the kingdom. The Galluros have not won in their last 13 games in England and have lost nine of them. In the last meeting between Mourinho and Rogers the Northern Irishman came out with his hand on the top, but this was the only time in the eight meetings between the two that it happened. Roma come into the match after a 3: 1 loss in the league to Inter, which broke a streak of 12 league games without a loss.
15 min: Goal! Polish defender Zalewski burst on the left side and put a good depth ball to captain Pellegrini who kicked between Schmeichel’s feet into the net. 0: 1 to Rome.
67 min: Goal! Substitute Barnes took advantage of a mistake on defense, coming in from the right and passing wide towards Lockman who was ahead of his keeper and continued close inside. Leicester equalized to 1: 1.