The new Bundesliga champions beat Roma 2-0 at the Olympic Stadium in the Italian capital in the semi-final first leg. The Aspirinas club has gone 47 games without losing this season.
European club competitions are well on their way to their definitions. The semi-finals of the Champions League have already started this week, while this Thursday it was the turn of the other tournaments. On the second stage is the Europa League Or Bayer Leverkusen continues to develop its extraordinary campaign. In the first leg of the semi-finals, Team Aspirin beat Roma 2-0 in Italy, putting one foot into the grand final.
The German team, who have already won the Bundesliga title for the first time in their history, are determined to break every record that comes their way. With the local championship in hand, the players who lead Xabi Alonso focused on the other objectives that remain in the campaign, with the latent option of a historic treble (League, Europa League and German Cup).
The pharmaceutical team rested with lead 1-0 thanks to Florian Wirtz’s goal in the 28th minute. A big defensive error from the Romans allowed the talented striker to set the goal at his disposal. In the second half, another blow was enough to end the first leg and give them the lead heading into the title match. In the 73rd minute, a superb goal from midfielder Robert Andrich, who beat goalkeeper Svilar with a remarkable shot from outside the box, making it 2-0 at the Italian capital’s Olympic Stadium.
In doing so, Leverkusen extend the remarkable unbeaten record they have built throughout the season. With the victory over Roma, this remains 47 games without defeat in the 2023-2024 season, in all competitions. The triplet option is completely open. With the Bundesliga already secured and them taking an important step towards the Europa League final, they also have the German Cup final ahead of them, in which they will play against Kaiserslautern on May 25.
The other semi-final promises to be more open. In France, Olympique Marseille and Atalanta drew 1-1. In the 11th minute, Gianluca Scamacca opened the scoring for Bergamo, who had left Liverpool behind in the previous round. Then, in the 1920s, equality came thanks to Chancel Mbemba. Next week, the rematches will be played out. The Europa League final will take place on May 22 in Dublin (Ireland).
Aston Villa suffered without a draw
This Thursday the semi-finals of the Conference League and the rating was given by Olympiacos . The Greek cast, led by Spaniard José Luis Mendilibar (formerly Seville), They beat Unai Emery’s Aston Villa on the visit 4-2. An important loss for the English team was that of Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. El Dibu was absent due to suspension and was replaced by Swede Robin Olsen.
The figure of the day was striker Ayoub El Kaabi, scorer of three goals at Villa Park in Birmingham.
In the other semi-final, Fiorentina secured a nerve-wracking 3-2 victory over Brugge of Belgium, at the Artemio Franchi stadium in the city of Florence. Nzola’s goal, in the first minute of added time, gave victory to Viola’s team. The rematches will be played in an additional week. The Conference final will take place on May 29 in Athens (Greece).
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