Leverkusen vs Roma | Europa League | Pre Match
Leverkusen vs Roma
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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Across the previous seven meetings between Bayer Leverkusen and Roma, both sides have shared two victories apiece (three draws). However, Leverkusen’s victory in the first leg was the first time a meeting between these two sides had been won by the away side (2-0).
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Roma haven’t won on any of their last six away trips to face German sides in European competition (D2 L4), and have netted just six goals combined across those games. Their last such victory dates back to December 2000, a 3-0 win over Hamburger SV in the UEFA Cup (last 32, second leg).
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Bayer Leverkusen are looking to qualify for their third final in major European competition, after previously doing so in the 1987-88 UEFA Cup and 2001-02 UEFA Champions League.
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Roma could become just the third side to reach the final in consecutive UEFA Europa League tournaments, after Benfica (2012-13 and 2013-14) and Sevilla (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16).
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Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso could become the sixth different Spanish manager to reach a UEFA Europa League final, with five already being the most from any nation (Sánchez Flores, Benítez, Emery, Lopetegui and Mendilibar). Indeed, nine of the previous 14 finals in this competition have featured a Spanish coach in charge of one of the teams.
