Leverkusen of Germany and Atalanta of Italy are seeking to reach the European final in Dublin
Sudan Events – Agencies
German Bayer Leverkusen seeks to reach the final match when it faces its Italian guest, Roma, on Thursday, in the fateful and decisive confrontation in the second leg of the semi-finals of the 2024 European League, at the Bay Arena.
Leverkusen wants to repeat its 2-0 victory in the first leg at the Olimpico Stadium, in addition to maintaining its strong record this season, which is close to ending without any defeat in various competitions, and it has a great opportunity to reach the final match of the tournament.
Leverkusen needs to draw with any result, or lose by a single goal in the second leg today in order to advance to the final, which will be held in Dublin on the twenty-second of this month, and to come a step closer to achieving its second title this season after winning the German League title before 5 rounds and before playing the German Cup final against Kaiserslautern on the 25th of the same month.
On the other hand, Roma is looking to overturn its deficit in the first leg to qualify for the final, as its coach, Daniele De Rossi, wants to come back from afar, especially since he has lost only four of 22 matches since he took charge of coaching the team, succeeding Portuguese Jose Mourinho.
Atalanta threatens Marseille at the Joyce Stadium
In a second match in the second leg of the semi-finals, Italian Atalanta hosts its French counterpart, Marseille, at the Gouis Stadium, in a strong confrontation in which the Atalanta team tries to take advantage of the ground staff and the crowd, and is counting on a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Atalanta aims to advance to the European League final for the first time in its history to have the opportunity to win two titles this season, as he will face Juventus later this month in the Italian Cup final, while Marseille wants to return to the final of the tournament, which it reached in the (2017-2018) season, when it lost to Atletico Madrid 3-0.
