With each passing day, the Bayer Leverkusen of Xabi Alonso his legend grew even more. German champion for the first time in history and finalist of the DKB Pokal, the team led by the Tolosarra team won, not without difficulty, the ticket for the final of the Europa League that will take place on May 22, in Dublin, and will face the Atalantato leave the Olympique de Marseille.
He did it too, achieving a new historical record, because of his great suffering, another one, against Rome of Daniel De Rossi (2-2), which they beat 0-2 in the first leg and against whom they lost in the semifinals of the last edition, surpassed the unbeaten streak of the legendary. Benfica of Eusebiuswho between 1963 and 1965 went 48 consecutive games without losing.
At the Triplet gate
49 (41 wins and eight draws) already have it Leverkusen, on the brink of the Triplet with no expectations at the start of the season. Despite the absence, initially, of Wirtzon the local side, and DybalaFor the visitor, both teams gave us a great game that could fall from both sides and where the first fear came from. Lukaku in four minutes. Belgian control was too long and Kovar, very helpful, was boldly out at his feet. An introduction to the exhibition of his counterpart in the goal ‘giallorossa’, Svilar.
Palacesholder at the expense of Andrichthe first to test him in the 15th minute, before a tanganza caused Frimpong by not stopping the game at Spinazzola, wounded, on the ground. Gone is the ’37’ of Rome in the province the best minute of Leverkusenwhich siege they stopped between the posts, after a shot from the Palacesand Svilarwith a historic double stop in the 39th minute.
A few seconds later, there was a scuffle in between Well and Azmoun within German territory ended in Danny McKellie pointing to the fatal point. Walls did not fail and, against all odds, put the Rome one goal away from tying the tie.
After going through the locker room, the game became a round trip, with Kovar stopping Romanist attempts and Svilar giving his people countless extra lives. And in one of those, Hlozek, denied a goal, held the ball with his hand in his own area. The VAR notified the referee and Walls He hit it again from 11 meters.
The Wolf howled, and how, but the Wolf was not afraid. Leverkusenwho again allied with the goddess of fate to qualify for the second European final in their history and, for the umpteenth time, save their record in the last minute of added time.
Manciniin own goal and after the only blot of the brilliant performance of Svilarwho ate a serving of esuqina thrown by Grimaldo, put the score at 1-2. The local hero, including Rome reversed, is Stanisic, author of the final 2-2 in the 97th minute. Blessed madness of this team.
match lineup
17
30
twenty
3
4
12
25
3. 4
twenty-one
7
23
99
92
37
69
5
23
4
7
90
17
16
BayArena
Mile Svilar99
89′
Stephan El Shaarawy92
89′
Leonardo Spinazzola37
twenty
Angelino69
80′
40′
Evan Ndicka5
19′
Gianluca Mancini23
19′
81′
Bryan Cristante4
Lorenzo Pellegrini7
twenty
80′
Romelu Lukaku90
80′
Sardar Azmoun17
71′
73′
Leandro Paredes16
26′
42′
65′
Replacements
Rui Patricio1
Rick Karsdorp2
89′
96′
Chris Smalling6
80′
89′
Diego Llorente14
Zeki Celik19
Renato Sancheztwenty
80′
88′
Houssem Aouar22
Tommaso Baldanzi35
Edoardo Bove52
71′
Nicola Zalewski59
twenty
28′
73′
Tammy Abraham9
80′
Paulo Dybalatwenty-one
coach
Xabi Alonso
Daniel De Rossi
Source: La Verdad
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