Leverkusen – Roma - 10 things to know with detail
- 1. Leverkusen is a city located in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, known for its chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
- 2. Roma, also known as AS Roma, is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. The team competes in the Serie A, the top tier of Italian football.
- 3. The two teams, Bayer Leverkusen and Roma, faced each other in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 in the 2019/2020 season.
- 4. The first leg of the tie took place on March 12, 2020, at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany.
- 5. Leverkusen won the first leg 3-1, with goals from Kai Havertz, Charles Aránguiz, and Moussa Diaby. Edin Dzeko scored Roma's only goal.
- 6. The second leg was scheduled to take place on March 19, 2020, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. However, the match was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 7. The match was eventually rescheduled and took place on August 6, 2020, behind closed doors at the MSV Arena in Duisburg, Germany.
- 8. Leverkusen won the second leg 1-2, with goals from Moussa Diaby and Kerem Demirbay. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored Roma's only goal.
- 9. With a 6-2 aggregate score, Bayer Leverkusen advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League.
- 10. Leverkusen's victory over Roma marked their first appearance in the Europa League quarter-finals since the 2007/2008 season.