Bayer Leverkusen of Germany qualified for the final of the Europa League, after drawing with its Italian guest, Roma, with a score of (2-2) at the Bay Arena, this evening, Thursday, in the second leg of the semi-final.
Roma's brace was scored by Leandro Paredes in the 43rd and 66th minutes, while Leverkusen's double was scored by mistake by Gianluca Mancini in the 83rd minute and by Josip Stanisic in the 90th minute, so the German team qualified for the final by benefiting from its first-leg victory (2-0). And he faces Atalanta.
Roma showed its teeth early in the fourth minute, when Lukaku received a through ball to go one-on-one with Kovar, and shot a ball from inside the area, and the Leverkusen goalkeeper excelled in stopping it.
Leverkusen appeared in the 16th minute with a powerful shot from Palacios from the edge of the area, which Svilar blocked.
Roma almost opened the scoring in the 17th minute, with an unmarked Pellegrini following up on a cross inside the area, to shoot a header that went weakly into Kovar's hands.
Hlozek committed a foul in the 25th minute, shooting a direct powerful ball that Svilar deflected to a corner.
Al-Qaim sympathized with Roma in the 29th minute, by blocking a low shot from the edge of the area via Palacios.
Leverkusen's march towards Roma's goal continued with a powerful shot from Frimpong from the edge of the area in the 32nd minute, and Svilar excelled in stopping it.
The ball went against Leverkusen in the 39th minute, with a strong shot from Adly from inside the area that was blocked by Svilar, and Hlozek followed it up with another strong shot, and the goalkeeper excelled again in stopping it.
Contrary to the run of play, Roma got a penalty kick in the 41st minute, as Azmoun was obstructed by Tah, and Paredes executed it successfully with a shot in the middle of the goal that went into the net, ending the first half with the Wolves leading (1-0).
Roma started the second half strong with a shot from Cristante from inside the area in the 50th minute, which Kovar caught.
Adly was close to adjusting the score for Leverkusen in the 54th minute, with a low shot from the edge of the area, which passed just past the post.
Leverkusen wasted a clear opportunity to score in the 59th minute, with a quick counterattack led by Frimpong and he passed the ball to Hoffman inside the area, who was alone with Svilar, shooting a ball that the Roma goalkeeper excelled in stopping.
Once again, Roma got a penalty kick in the 65th minute, after returning to the VAR technique, which revealed a handball on Hlozek, and Paredes successfully executed the kick with a low shot to the right of the goalkeeper.
Leverkusen continued to waste opportunities, after Adly followed a shot from Tah, received the ball and shot a powerful low ball from inside the area in the 74th minute, which passed just past the post.
Leverkusen succeeded in reducing the difference in the 82nd minute, after Mancini made a mistake in clearing a cross from a corner kick, and hit a header that accidentally landed in his own net.
Leverkusen scored the equalizer in the seventh minute of stoppage time with a shot from Stanisic from inside the area that went into the net, ending the match in a draw (2-2).