2024-05-09 21:33:45
Once again, Xhaka and Co. celebrate late.
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The scene of the game
After two penalties in the game, Roma were 2-0 ahead and the deficit from the first leg was gone. Leverkusen was worried about reaching the final and about the unbeatable series. And then came the 82nd minute: After a corner, Roma goalie Svilar missed and the ball landed on Mancini‘s head. Own goal to make it 1:2. Incredibly bitter for the guests. And once again the future German champions are celebrating. And the invincible streak also continued – in the 7th minute of injury time, Stanisic was able to equalize after a strong solo. Incredible. So the Leverkusen madness continues – now it’s Megakusen!
The key figure
Mile Svilar. The 24-year-old Roma goalie showed an outstanding performance, defused one Leverkusen chance after another and left one of Europe’s currently best offensive teams totally desperate. But he made a mistake with his own goal at the crucial moment shortly before the end.
The better team
It was an open exchange of blows, Roma relied primarily on counterattacks and had several top chances. Leverkusen played very dominantly, pushed the guests into the opponent’s half with all field players and created chance after chance – but they shot wide of the goal or despaired at the Roma goalkeeper. At the beginning, Bayer coach Alonso left all three center forwards on the bench as well as mega-talent Florian Wirtz – he almost gambled away.
The twittering from the stands
In the 20th minute of the game, Roma star Leonardo Spinazzola sat down on the ground, indicating that he could no longer go on. Leverkusen’s Frimpong didn’t think about playing the ball out and sprinted past Spinazzola towards the goal. Afterwards, a pack formed – right in the middle: Granit Xhaka, who fought a head-to-head battle of words with Gianluca Mancini. The latter was warned, Xhaka was not.
This is how it continues
The Euro League final will take place in Dublin on May 22nd. There it is against Atalanta Bergamo, who won against Marseille.
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