Roma and Bayer Leverkusen are set for another showdown in the Europa League semi-finals, meeting at Stadio Olimpico for the first leg on Thursday.
As the newly crowned German champions, Leverkusen is keen to avenge their defeat in last season’s semi-finals and aims to progress to face either Marseille or Atalanta BC in the final in Dublin. Roma, on the other hand, brings a wealth of European experience, having recently succeeded in continental competitions.
Having navigated past an all-Italian quarter-final in the Europa League, Roma advanced after maintaining their initial slim advantage from the first leg at San Siro, ultimately securing a 2-1 victory at home against AC Milan a week later.
