Xabi's team Alonso was close to the first defeat of the season, but saved herself in the 90+7th minute.
Leverkusenplayed a draw withRomain the second leg of the 1/2 finals of the Europa League. The match at the BayArena in Leverkusen ended with the score 2:2.
The Romans opened the scoring at the end of the first half – Leandro Paredes scored a penalty in the 43rd minute.
In the second half, Daniele De Rossi's team scored for the second time – in the 66th minute Paredes scored Double from the penalty spot. Thus, the score in the two-game confrontation was equal.
However, Xabi Alonso's team was once again able to make a comeback this season. Own goal by Gianluca Manciniin the 82nd minute he allowed the “pharmacists” to force the opponent to catch up again.
This turned out to be beyond the Italian team’s strength. But Bayer scored for the second time in stoppage time, in the 90th + 7th minute – an accurate shot from JosipStanisic.
In the first match, Bayer beat Roma (2:0) away. So, based on the sum of two meetings (4:2), the German club reached the final.
In addition, the “pharmacists” extended their unique streak without defeat in all tournaments to 49 matches. The previous record among clubs from the top 5 European leagues belonged to Juventus, which went unbeaten for 43 matches between May 2011 and May 2012.
The Leverkusen club also set a new world record for the longest streak without a loss. defeats in all tournaments. Bayer has surpassed the achievement of the Portuguese Benfica, which did not lose 48 matches in a row in all tournaments from December 1963 to February 1965.
Review of the match “Bayer” – “Roma”
Review of the match “Bayer” – “Roma”
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In the final of the tournament, Bayer will play with the Italian Atalanta, which beat the French Marseille in the semifinals ” (1:1, 3:0).
The Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen will take place on May 22 in Dublin, Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.
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