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By Ciara FlemingBBC Sport
Last updated connected 3 minutes ago.From nan conception European Football
Bayer Leverkusen's unbeaten tally successful each competitions now stands astatine 47 matchesBayer Leverkusen claimed a 2-0 first-leg triumph astatine Roma to return bid of their Europa League semi-final.
Goals from Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave nan Bundesliga champions only their 2nd triumph successful Italy.
Roma had conscionable 2 shots connected target pinch striker Romelu Lukaku cutting an isolated fig earlier being replaced aft 80 minutes.
Substitute Tammy Abraham spurned a aureate chance to trim nan arrears successful stoppage time.
After an opening half hr short connected quality, Leverkusen collapsed nan deadlock erstwhile full-back Alex Grimaldo raced connected to a misplaced backpass earlier mounting up midfielder Wirtz for his 18th extremity of nan season.
Hosts Roma deed backmost pinch a flurry of chances but were incapable to find a leveller earlier nan interval.
Midfielder Andrich past doubled Leverkusen's lead midway done nan 2nd half, firing into nan top-left area from agelong range.
The triumph stretched Xabi Alonso's side's unbeaten tally to 47 matches successful each competitions.
Line-ups
Roma
Formation 4-3-3
- 99Svilar
- 2KarsdorpSubstituted forAngelinoat 62'minutes
- 23Mancini
- 6Smalling
- 37SpinazzolaBooked astatine 74mins
- 4CristanteBooked astatine 77mins
- 16ParedesSubstituted forBaldanziat 79'minutes
- 7PellegriniBooked astatine 30mins
- 21DybalaSubstituted forAbrahamat 90+1'minutes
- 90LukakuSubstituted forAzmounat 79'minutes
- 92El Shaarawy
Substitutes
- 1Rui Patrício
- 5Ndicka
- 9Abraham
- 14Llorente
- 17Azmoun
- 20Renato Sanches
- 22Aouar
- 35Baldanzi
- 52Bove
- 59Zalewski
- 63Boer
- 69Angelino
B Leverkusen
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 17Kovár
- 12Tapsoba
- 4TahBooked astatine 16mins
- 3Hincapié
- 2Stanisic
- 8AndrichBooked astatine 76mins
- 34XhakaBooked astatine 74mins
- 20GrimaldoSubstituted forKossounouat 90+3'minutes
- 30FrimpongSubstituted forPalaciosat 88'minutes
- 21AdliSubstituted forTellaat 77'minutes
- 10WirtzSubstituted forHofmannat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Hrádecky
- 6Kossounou
- 7Hofmann
- 9Iglesias
- 13de Matos Soares
- 14Schick
- 19Tella
- 22Boniface
- 23Hlozek
- 25Palacios
- 32Puerta
- 36Lomb
Referee:François Letexier
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Match ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
Second Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) near footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is blocked.
Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very adjacent scope is excessively high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Álex Grimaldo.
Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Paulo Dybala.
Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free footwear successful nan attacking half.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
Offside, Roma. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) correct footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini pinch a cross.
Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) near footed changeable from nan centre of nan container is saved successful nan bottommost correct corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini pinch a done ball.
Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Leandro Paredes.
Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown nan yellowish paper for a bad foul.
Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free footwear successful nan attacking half.
Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown nan yellowish paper for a bad foul.
