Leverkusen – Rome, a match for the second leg of the Europa League semifinals, is scheduled for Thursday, May 9, at 10:00 p.m., at BayArena, and will be broadcast live on the VOYO online platform.
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Leverkusen, the virtual champion of Germany, starts as a favorite to qualify for the Europa League final, after, in the first leg, it won 2-0 against Rome, after the goals scored by Wirtz (28) and Andrich (73).
Leverkusen reached this stage of the competition after winning Group H, 4-0 (a) and 2-0 (d) with Hacken, 2-1 (d) and 5-1 (a) with Molde, 5-1 (a) and 1-0 (d) with Qarabag, then went to the round of 16 against Qarabag, 2-2 (d) and 3-2 (a), and in the quarter-finals eliminated West Ham United , 2-0 (a) and 1-1 (d).
In the Bundesliga, the team coached by Xabi Alonso is the leader, with 84 points after 32 stages (they are virtual champions), with 15 more than the second place, Bayern Munich, and in the most recent official match, played in the championship, they won in trip to Frankfurt, score 5-1.
The “pharmacists” have a Europa League trophy in their records, won in 1988 (when the competition was called the UEFA Cup), after their only final, played against Espanyol, 0-3 (d) and 3-0 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively , 3-2 after penalties (a).
Roma qualified for the Europa League semi-finals after finishing 2nd in Group G, 2-1 (d) and 3-0 (a) with Sheriff, 4-0 (a) and 1-1 (d) with Servette , 2-0 (a) and 0-2 (d) with Slavia Prague, then went into the play-off against Feyenoord, 1-1 (d) and 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes, respectively, 4- 2 after penalty kicks (a), in the round of 16 against Brighton, 4-0 (a) and 0-1 (d), and in the quarter-finals against Milan, 1-0 (d) and 2-1 ( a).
In Serie A, the team coached by Daniele De Rossi is in 6th place after 35 rounds, with 60 points, the same as Atalanta, which is in 5th place, but has one less game played (Italy will have five teams in the next edition of the Champions League), and in the most recent official game, played in the championship, it drew at home with Juventus, score 1-1.
Roma played two finals of the competition, both lost, in 1991 (0-2 away and 1-0 at home with Inter in the last act of the UEFA Cup) and in 2023 (1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 1-4 on penalties with Sevilla in a Europa League final played in Budapest).
Apart from the first-leg match, the two teams last met in the last edition of the Europa League, also in the semi-finals, when Roma prevailed in the round, at home, against Leverkusen, score 1-0, because in the return leg, a draw was recorded, score 0-0 (the capitols would lose the final, on penalties, against those from Sevilla).
Superbet offers odds of 1.95 for the PsFX prediction: a draw at half-time or at the end of 90 minutes of regular time in the match Leverkusen – Roma.
| Leverkusen – Rome | PSFX | ||
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| Quota | 1.95 |
* rate valid at the time of publication of this article
