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Roma, with a one-goal lead, faces Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-final second leg at the "BayArena" stadium, with the aim of reaching the Europa League final scheduled for May 31 in Budapest, against the winner between Juventus and Sevilla. Match that can be worth the whole season for both clubs. In the first leg, at the Olimpico, the Giallorossi won thanks to a goal by Bove in the 62nd. And José Mourinho is aiming for a second consecutive European title since he has been on the bench.
The Giallorossi, sixth in the league with 59 points, come from three draws, 0-0 against Bologna, 1-1 with Monza and 1-1 with Milan, and two defeats, 0-2 against Inter and 3-1 with Atalanta. Three days before the end of the championship it is still unknown if Mourinho's team will qualify for next season's European cups through placement in Serie A. The best way to participate again next year is to win the Europa League, qualifying directly for the Champions League. Against Leverkusen Mourinho will have to do without two players: Kumbulla, stopped for an anterior cruciate injury, and Llorente, for a hamstring injury. Bayern Leverkusen, on the other hand, is seventh in the Bundesliga, the German championship, and comes after three draws: 1-1 with Stuttgart, 0-0 with Union Berlin and 0-0 with Wolfsburg.
José Mourinho, on the eve of the match: "I want this final not so much for me, because I have said it several times that I am a different person who thinks more about others, I want the final for the boys and for the fans who are extraordinary - and he adds -, the boys are an incredible group. They are having a season where they gave everything, overcoming difficult moments and for this they deserve the final. Players like Dybala, Smalling, El Shaarawy and Celik have also worked hard to be there. They are all available, then we have to understand how many minutes they can play, if ten, twenty, thirty, forty or sixty".
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BayArena Stadium in Leverkusen