Sevilla and AS Roma are the two representatives in the Europa League final. After the two semi-final second legs last night, Juventus and Bayer Leverkusen were eliminated.
AS Roma went into the rematch against Bayer Leverkusen with a slim advantage of a 1-0 first-leg win. AS Roma put all their effort into defending and coach Jose Mourinho showed his class with his trademark style of play.
AS Roma 0-0 Leverkusen
They blocked almost every chance to approach the goal from the opponent. Bayer Leverkusen controlled the ball with a rate of up to 72% but only created one dangerous situation when Moussa Diaby's shot hit the crossbar.
AS Roma held Leverkusen to a 0-0 draw. The Serie A side won 1-0 after two matches and qualified for the Europa League final.
Coach Jose Mourinho brought AS Roma to the Europa League final.
In the first leg, Juventus struggled to a 1-1 draw with Sevilla at home. Therefore, the away match at Sanchez Pizjuan promises to be difficult for coach Max Allegri and his team. Both teams started the match cautiously.
The home team had more possession of the ball. However, they had difficulty creating chances. In the first half, each side had only one dangerous situation.
Lamela sealed the win for Sevilla.
In the second half, the game did not change much. The turning point came in the 65th minute when Dusan Vlahovic took advantage of the home team's central defenders' confusion to open the scoring. However, it only took Sevilla 5 minutes to equalize and drag the match into extra time.
The decisive goal was scored early in the first period of extra time. Bryan Gil crossed the ball accurately for Erik Lamela to head home. Sevilla won 3-2 on aggregate to qualify for the final against AS Roma.
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