Roma and Sevilla reach the Europa League final.

In the second leg of the semi-final between Leverkusen and Roma, Jose Mourinho's team arrived in Germany with a one-goal advantage from the first leg. Therefore, Roma opted for a solid defensive approach from the start. Although Leverkusen constantly pressed their opponents in search of a goal, goalkeeper Patricio's goal remained completely unharmed. The match ended goalless. Ultimately, Roma won 1-0 over Leverkusen after two legs and advanced to the Europa League final.

In the other match played simultaneously between Sevilla and Juventus, both teams entered the encounter with equal chances after a 1-1 draw in Italy the previous week. After a goalless first half, the second half saw an exciting back-and-forth battle. Vlahovic put Juventus ahead in the 65th minute, but just six minutes later, Suso equalized for the home team at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. With the aggregate score tied at 2-2 after two legs, the two teams went into extra time. In the fifth minute of the first extra time period, Lamela's header put Sevilla ahead, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory and the second ticket to the final.

Thus, the two teams that qualified for the Europa League final of the 2022-2023 season are Sevilla and Roma, scheduled to take place at 2:00 AM on June 1st (Vietnam time) at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary.

* Also on the morning of May 19th, the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals took place. As a result, West Ham and Fiorentina advanced to the final after defeating AZ Alkmaar 1-0 (3-1 on aggregate) and Basel 3-1 (4-3 on aggregate), respectively.

* In the early hours of May 19th, Newcastle defeated Brighton 4-1 in a rescheduled match from Round 25 of the Premier League, thus maintaining their third position in the Premier League table and having a great chance to return to the Champions League next season.

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The "Today's Football Results" section in the People's Army Newspaper provides readers with the latest football results for matches played last night and this morning.

TRAN ANH (compiled)

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