AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

Bayer Leverkusen blank Roma to extend unbeaten run to 47

Goals by Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich gave Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 advantage over AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday as the German champions edged closer to their first European final in 22 years.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 4': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 6': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 6': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 10': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
• 15': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 15': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 16': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 16': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 16': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 17': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 17': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 19': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
• 21': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
• 21': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a corner.
• 22': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 22': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a through ball following a fast break.
• 24': Delay in match because of an injury Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
• 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 25': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 25': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 26': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
• 28': Goal! Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 29': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 29': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
• 30': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 31': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
• 32': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
• 32': Matej Kovár (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo.
• 35': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
• 38': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
• 41': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 41': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 41': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 42': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
• 43': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
• 43': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 45'+1': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
• 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
• 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1.
• 50': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
• 51': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a cross following a corner.
• 56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
• 56': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
• 57': Hand ball by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 58': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Adli.
• 58': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 58': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 59': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Josip Stanisic.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
• 62': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Rick Karsdorp.
• 62': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
• 62': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Stephan El Shaarawy.
• 63': Attempt missed. Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edmond Tapsoba following a corner.
• 67': Foul by Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 67': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 68': Hand ball by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 70': Attempt missed. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
• 73': Goal! Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Josip Stanisic.
• 74': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
• 74': Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
• 76': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
• 76': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 76': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Jonas Hofmann replaces Florian Wirtz.
• 77': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nathan Tella replaces Amine Adli.
• 77': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
• 77': Nathan Tella (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 78': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 79': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
• 79': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Leandro Paredes.
• 84': Attempt saved. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
• 85': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a cross.
• 86': Offside, Roma. Sardar Azmoun is caught offside.
• 88': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Exequiel Palacios replaces Jeremie Frimpong.
• 89': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
• 89': Álex Grimaldo (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+1': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Paulo Dybala.
• 90'+3': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Odilon Kossounou replaces Álex Grimaldo.
• 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
• 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.
• 0': Match ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.