Bayer Leverkusen VS As Roma Lineups

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Xabi Alonso makes several adjustments to his side from last week’s 5-1 thrashing of Eintracht Frankfurt, including inserting Florian Wirtz as a starter – in hopes that the German attacker can overtake Romelu Lukaku for Europa League goals this season.

Mile Svilar; Zeki Celik, Evan Ndicka and Leandro Spinazzola are joined by Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini as well as Lukaku, Tammy Abraham and Stephan El Shaarawy for this matchup.

Leverkusen Lineup

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich enter this match in strong form following victories over TSG Hoffenheim, Borussia Monchengladbach, and VfL Wolfsburg. Leverkusen are second in league standings behind Bayern Munich with 14 goals to their name while boasting an improved goal difference compared to 13 for Bayern. A loss at Allianz Arena would be devastatingly costly.

Since their defeat to Real Madrid in 2002, Bayern have not won the Champions League since. That same season they lost in the DFB-Pokal final against Schalke 04 before suffering a shock defeat by Liverpool in the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup; thus ending an otherwise disappointing campaign which had been described by English-language media outlets as “Treble Horror.”

Leverkusen’s injuries are starting to mount. Adli (broken leg), Belocian (ankle), Boniface (thigh), Hofmann (thigh), Mukiele (shoulder) and Terrier (broken arm) will all miss this match, forcing Xabi Alonso to call upon either his bench players or some under-19 players for this contest.

Leverkusen will likely employ a defensive 4-3-2 formation against Roma, providing their defense with ample room to move and counterattack. Bentancur, Pavlovic, and Sarr will likely make up their midfield with Solanke Johnson and Werner as forwards.

Roma have yet to record a win in the Europa League this season, having come so close in recent games against Eintracht Frankfurt and AZ Alkmaar only to suffer defeat both times. With just four matches left before quarterfinals are decided upon, Roma must start collecting points soon if they want any chance at progressing into that round.

Manager Claudio Ranieri will field an experienced side against Bayer Leverkusen. However, their defending champions will be without several key players: midfielders Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are out due to injury; Will Lankshear was suspended after picking up a red card against Galatasaray; thus forcing Ranieri to make changes in his lineup; however, Italy have enough quality to overcome German giants.

Roma Lineup

Under new manager Daniele De Rossi, Roma has only lost three times in league play since mid-January. While they may have dropped from fourth-to-sixth, there’s still time to catch fourth-placed Bologna; and an emphatic victory against Bayer Leverkusen would greatly advance their Champions League hopes.

Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso will be determined to avenge his side’s Europa League quarter-final defeat to Roma last season, especially given their superior performance during that leg. They appear poised to take an enormous leap towards reaching their first European final since 1992.

Roma’s impressive performance against Bundesliga leaders in their quarter-final was one of their finest moments this season. De Rossi has brought much-needed variety and variation into their play; more so than under Mourinho. And they are particularly dangerous when faced with knockout competition like they demonstrated against Germany last quarter-final.

Romelu Lukaku remains questionable due to minor back spasms; he should, however, play in this match. Defensive pairing Evan Ndicka and Chris Smalling both have minor injuries but should play. While suspended Zeki Celik will be replaced by Rick Karsdorp who should start over Rasmus Kristensen at right back.

Roma have numerous attacking options at their disposal and will look for Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy to spark things at the Olimpico. Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo may continue in their usual positions at wing-back; Adam Hlozek will provide support for Amine Adli in central defence while Florian Wirtz and Rodrigo Bentancur are expected to remain part of the squad.

Leverkusen Subs

Xabi Alonso has had to get creative with his Leverkusen squad due to injuries and suspensions taking their toll this season, even as one of Europe’s top records, yet they have struggled for goals during recent games at Stadio Olimpico. Alonso will look to avoid another shock defeat at their Stadio Olimpico venue this time around.

Alonso must make changes against Roma. Kingsley Coman and Michael Olise have struggled to break through parked buses this season, so Alonso may swap in Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller – though even this won’t likely tip the scales much as neither player has shown much promise in second halves of games this season.

Alonso has made another change to add urgency to their game against Roma; midfielder Musiala will replace Josip Stanisic as his direct running may prove vital in an open encounter against their fast forwards.

At BayArena, it was a nervous first half as Bundesliga champions Bayern were held back by an energetic Stadio Olimpico crowd. Alonso’s side struggled to penetrate their hosts’ defence and Florian Wirtz had his initial attempt blocked by Fabianski.

As Alonso’s side took an unlikely lead against all odds with 15 minutes remaining, Alonso’s goalkeeper had to remain alert as Alonso turned to loanees Jeremie Frimpong and Jonas Hofmann to take control of proceedings against all odds. Frimpong made one-on-one contact with goalkeeper; however he made up for his error later as he found space down right wing where he crossed for Wirtz to score his goal – creating his third goal of the night!

Roma’s hopes of overturning a two-goal deficit were dealt a massive setback when Antonio Rudiger was shown the red card just over an hour into the game. Down to 10 men, Roma were unable to make any inroads on Alonso’s team’s goal and ultimately earned themselves a 2-0 win which gave Alonso’s side an edge for Germany leg two.

Roma Subs

After their impressive first-leg win, Bayer Leverkusen can expect an intense Roma comeback at Stadio Olympico. Florian Wirtz and Robert Andrich scored goals that gave Die Werkself an early 2-0 advantage – giving them hope of reaching the Europa League final for a second successive season despite playing one of Europe’s toughest home teams like Roma.

Xabi Alonso made several adjustments to his team that secured an injury-time 2-2 draw against Stuttgart on Sunday, but most of the same players will feature for Thursday’s semi-final clash. Goalkeeper Matej Kovar will return between the posts, while Josip Stanisic and Piero Hincapie will play defence; Granit Xhaka and Andrich will start up front while Jonathan Tah and Jeremie Frimpong may come off the bench.

Romelu Lukaku and Stephan El Shaarawy will remain part of the attack, while Tommaso Baldanzi could receive another start following an impressive showing at the weekend. Unfortunately for Evan N’Dicka or Zeki Celik due to suspension they will not feature this week.

Roma were impressive at the Olimpico in their quarter-final performance against Leverkusen, and are looking to produce another stunning showing in Thursday’s semi-final matchup to overcome a two goal deficit against an experienced German squad. Yet this will no easy task – 11 out of 16 European knockout games against German opposition have seen Roma lose.

However, the Giallorossi are well equipped to handle any challenge that comes their way. They’ve been on an impressive run of form recently, winning three straight league matches while posting an unblemished record against teams from the bottom half of the table – all under Daniele de Rossi! Their recent revival under de Rossi should not be taken for granted and they will do everything possible to reach May 27’s final; any significant feat would be an exceptional triumph while an upset would be considered an epic failure.