UEFA Europa League

Athletic Club vs AS Roma, 2024-25 UEFA Europa League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-3 on aggregate
Athletic Club
  • 45'+3': Nico Williams
  • 68': Yuri Berchiche
  • 82': Nico Williams
FT
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Athletic Club advance 4-3 on aggregate
AS Roma
  • Red Card 11': Mats Hummels
  • 90'+3': Leandro Paredes (P)

Athletic knock out 10-man Roma to reach Europa League quarters

Nico Williams scored twice as Athletic Club advanced to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 3-1 second-leg win over 10-man AS Roma on Thursday and Lazio progressed after a 1-1 home draw with Viktoria Plzen.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Tommaso Baldanzi.
  • 6': Foul by Unai Gómez (Athletic Club).
  • 6': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante is caught offside.
  • 8': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 11': Foul by Mats Hummels (Roma).
  • 11': Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Mats Hummels (Roma) is shown the red card.
  • 12': Mile Svilar (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 15': Devyne Rensch (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 18': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Angeliño.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Unai Gómez.
  • 23': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Maroan Sannadi.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
  • 26': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
  • 28': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aitor Paredes.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Unai Gómez.
  • 34': Offside, Athletic Club. Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
  • 36': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mikel Jauregizar.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maroan Sannadi.
  • 45': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Paulo Dybala.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Unai Gómez with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Delay in match (Athletic Club).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
  • 45'+1': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Athletic Club 1, Roma 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Athletic Club 1, Roma 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Athletic Club 1, Roma 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Unai Gómez.
  • 46': Devyne Rensch (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Maroan Sannadi (Athletic Club).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos with a cross.
  • 49': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
  • 51': Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Substitution, Roma. Matías Soulé replaces Artem Dovbyk.
  • 53': Offside, Roma. Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Williams.
  • 57': Foul by Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club).
  • 57': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Devyne Rensch (Roma).
  • 60': Nico Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Devyne Rensch (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Roma. Niccolò Pisilli replaces Tommaso Baldanzi.
  • 61': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Paulo Dybala.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Niccolò Pisilli.
  • 62': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Julen Agirrezabala.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maroan Sannadi.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  • 64': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Mikel Jauregizar (Athletic Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
  • 67': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
  • 68': Goal! Athletic Club 2, Roma 0. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Unai Núñez with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Íñigo Lekue replaces Aitor Paredes.
  • 70': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Evan Ndicka.
  • 71': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Devyne Rensch.
  • 77': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Maroan Sannadi.
  • 80': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
  • 80': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Delay in match (Athletic Club).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Roma 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche.
  • 83': Substitution, Roma. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Bryan Cristante.
  • 84': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Devyne Rensch.
  • 87': Alexis Saelemaekers (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
  • 88': Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  • 88': Substitution, Athletic Club. Andoni Gorosabel replaces Iñaki Williams.
  • 89': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Penalty Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+1': Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Athletic Club 3, Roma 1. Leandro Paredes (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+3': Matías Soulé (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Athletic Club 3, Roma 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Athletic Club 3, Roma 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 1
30.2 Possession 69.8
5 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
180 Accurate Passes 533
264 Passes 586
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 8
5 Crosses 46
0.2 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 35
16 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 8
17 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 9
38 Effective Clearances 13
38 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: San Mamés
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Attendance: 50,666

Line-Ups

ATH Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Julen Agirrezabala (GK)
4 Aitor Paredes
14 Unai Núñez
17 Yuri Berchiche
18 Óscar de Marcos
20 Unai Gómez
16 Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta
23 Mikel Jauregizar
21 Maroan Sannadi
10 Nico Williams
9 Iñaki Williams Yellow Card
Athletic Club Substitutes:
Peio Canales, Unai Simón, Álex Berenguer, Adama Boiro, Beñat Prados, Iñigo Lekue, Aingeru Olabarrieta, Gorka Guruzeta, Álvaro Djaló, Aimar Duñabeitia, Andoni Gorosabel, Mikel Vesga.

ROMA AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
99 Mile Svilar (GK) Yellow Card
15 Mats Hummels Red Card
5 Evan Ndicka
23 Gianluca Mancini
16 Leandro Paredes Yellow Card
4 Bryan Cristante
3 Angeliño
2 Devyne Rensch Yellow Card
11 Artem Dovbyk
35 Tommaso Baldanzi
21 Paulo Dybala
AS Roma Substitutes:
Stephan El Shaarawy, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Giorgio De Marzi Giorgio, Niccolò Pisilli, Buba Sangaré, Alexis Saelemaekers, Pierluigi Gollini, Matìas Soulè, Victor Nelsson, Eldor Shomurodov, Manu Koné, Saud Abdulhamid.

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