Roma start Romelu Lukaku and Sardar Azmoun, as Paulo Dybala is not fully fit against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League semi-final.

It kicks off at the BayArena at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Atalanta-Olympique Marseille on the LIVEBLOG.

The Giallorossi lost the first leg 2-0 at home, so need a miracle to turn that around, especially as Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in 48 competitive games this season, winning 40 of them.

They’ve already secured the Bundesliga and are in the German Cup Final, so on track for a Treble.

Dybala is not 100 per cent fit after a muscular problem against Juventus, so but rather than Tommaso Baldanzi, Daniele De Rossi opts for a more heavyweight approach in supporting Lukaku.

Zeki Celik returns from suspension, but is on the bench, while Dean Huijsen and Rasmus Kristensen are still cup-tied.

Bayer Leverkusen showed respect for Roma in the first leg by fielding a very defensive formation with Amine Adli as a False 9.

However, Xabi Alonso returns to a more traditional line-up this evening, but picks Adam Hlozek as the centre-forward rather than Victor Boniface.

The other news is that talented Florian Wirtz is not fit enough to start.

They are coming off the weekend’s 5-1 Bundesliga victory away to Eintracht Frankfurt.

There is a certain desire for revenge too, as Bayer Leverkusen were eliminated by Roma in last season’s Europa League semi-final.

Bayer Leverkusen vs. Roma line-ups

Bayer Leverkusen: Kovar; Hincapie, Tah, Tapsoba; Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo; Adli, Hofmann; Hlozek

Bayer Leverkusen bench: Hradecky, Lomb, Stanisic, Kossounou, Andrich, Borja Iglesias, Wirtz, Arthur, Schick, Tella, Boniface, Puerta

Roma: Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Spinazzola; El Shaarawy, Cristante, Paredes, Pellegrini, Angelino; Azmoun, Lukaku

Roma bench: Rui Patricio, Karsdorp, Smalling, Abraham, Llorente, Celik, Renato Sanches, Dybala, Aouar, Baldanzi, Bove, Zalewski

Ref: Makkelie (NED)

09-05-2024 20:00
1/2 Final

Player statistic

1st half
Edmond Tapsoba Yellow card 20'    
    20' Yellow card Gianluca Mancini
    21' Yellow card Lorenzo Pellegrini
    27' Yellow card Leandro Paredes
    29' Yellow card Nicola Zalewski
Jonathan Tah Yellow card 41'    
    43' Penalty Leandro Paredes
2nd half
    66' Penalty Leandro Paredes
Gianluca Mancini Own Goal 82'    
Josip Stanisic
(Assist: Granit Xhaka)
Goal 90+7'    

Match statistic

60
Possession %
40
32
Total shots
11
13
Shots on target
7
8
Shots off target
0
11
Blocked shots
4
8
Corners
4
2
Offsides
3
6
Fouls
7
B04
ROM

Starting lineups

17
Goalkeeper
20
90'
12
Defender
30
Defender
90'
4
Defender
3
Defender
21
Midfielder
25
Midfielder
34
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
81'
23
Attacker
74'
99
Goalkeeper
69
Defender
81'
5
Defender
23
Defender
37
21'
4
Midfielder
16
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
81'
90
Attacker
17
Attacker
72'
92

Substitutes

1
Goalkeeper
36
Goalkeeper
9
Attacker
8
Midfielder
22
Attacker
19
Attacker
13
Defender
32
Midfielder
14
Attacker
74'
10
Midfielder
81'
6
Defender
90'
2
Defender
90'
1
Goalkeeper
2
Defender
35
Midfielder
21
Attacker
22
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
19
Defender
14
Defender
59
Midfielder
21'
52
Midfielder
72'
6
Defender
81'
9
Attacker
81'

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