Roma will have to pull off one of the comebacks of the season to deny Bayer Leverkusen the Europa League semi-final tonight.
Xabi Alonso has already led the club to its first name in the Bundesliga and is presiding over a sensational unbeaten campaign.
A 2-0 win in the first leg in Rome last week means Leverkusen are just 90 minutes away from booking a trip to Dublin for the final later this month.
The Italian giants, of course, reached last year’s final, but they still have a mountain to climb.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Roma is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 BST today, Thursday 9th May 2024.
The BayArena in Leverkusen will be the host.
TV Channel: The match will be broadcast on TNT Sports 2. Coverage begins at 7:30 p. m.
Live streaming: Subscribers will be able to watch through the Discovery app or website.
Florian Wirtz, Jérémie Frimpong and Victor Boniface were rested for Leverkusen’s big win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Let’s all come back here.
Daniele De Rossi brought on Paulo Dybala at half-time of the weekend’s draw against Juventus to maintain his leg form.
Zeki Celik will play at right-back after being suspended for the first leg and Chris Smalling is expected to line up in midfield ahead of Evan Ndicka.
It would be a big surprise to see Leverkusen pass away at home.
Leverkusen 2-1.
Roma knocked Leverkusen out of last year’s semi-final with a goal to nil on aggregate.
Bayer Leverkusen wins: 2
Draws: 3
Roma wins: 1
Bayer Leverkusen ranked: 1/100
Rome rated: 16/1
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