Leverkusen reach the final in unbelievable fashion

Leverkusen players celebrate victory. (Photo: Reuters).

The Spanish coach was willing to leave star Wirtz on the bench. However, the game was still completely in Leverkusen's favor. Goalkeeper Svilar had to work extremely hard and the post also saved Roma once.

However, it was the Italians who took the lead in the return leg. Leverkusen's Tah fouled in the box and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Paredes did not miss the chance to open the scoring from the 11m mark in the 43rd minute.

In the second half, Roma stepped up their attack, putting pressure on the home team's goalkeeper Kovar. The pressure from the visitors paid off in the 64th minute when a Leverkusen defender fumbled the ball in the penalty area. After consulting VAR, the referee awarded Roma a penalty and Paredes completed his double to bring the aggregate score to 2-2.

At this point, when the score was level after 2 matches, Leverkusen woke up and attacked fiercely. However, when they could not score, Roma "gave" the home team a goal to shorten the score. Smalling and Svilar did not understand each other in the aerial dispute and Macini became the involuntary sinner when the ball hit this player and flew into the net.

Having regained the advantage, Leverkusen took the initiative to keep the ball and wait for the opportunity. In a phase of taking advantage of the visitors' impatience, Stanisic handled the ball with class in the penalty area to seal the 2-2 result for the second leg and help Leverkusen win 4-2 overall after 2 matches. Coach Xabi Alonso and his team not only entered the final of the European Cup C2 but also continued their unbeaten streak with 49 matches.

Leverkusen's opponents in the European Cup Winners' Cup final were another Italian side - Atalanta, who beat Marseille 3-0 in the second leg to win 4-1 on aggregate.

In the European Cup C3 (Conference League), Aston Villa continued to lose 0-2 to Olympiacos and lost 2-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals. The Greek representative will create the final match for the Championship Cup with Fiorentina (Italy).

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