This is the live topic for the matches that will be played on Thursday in the semi-finals of the Europa League. Olympique Marseille hosts Atalanta Bergamo, while Bayer Leverkusen visits AS Roma. The matches can be watched live via Veronica and ESPN. Follow the duels here and join the conversation!
In France, Olympique Marseille meets an in-form opponent with Atalanta Bergamo. After all, Thursday evening’s away team has already won three matches in a row. Empoli, Fiorentina and Monza all had to believe in Italy against the club from Bergamo. Moreover, the number six of Serie A was still too strong for superpower Liverpool in the previous round.
For Olympique Marseille, the team is mainly changeable. Last weekend, RC Lens was sidelined, but before that there were two draws in a row. OGC Nice and Toulouse turned out not to be right for the French. Olympique Marseille did manage to defeat SL Benfica in the previous round.
In the other match on Thursday evening, the story of Bayer Leverkusen is mainly known. Head coach Xabi Alonso’s team is still undefeated in all competitions this season, although the Germans have already come away well in the absolute final phase on several occasions. The last three matches were drawn and each time this required relaxation in the final phase. In the previous round, West Ham United was settled.
Thursday’s opponent, AS Roma, drew 2-2 against Napoli last weekend. The form of the Romans is changeable, with two losses of points in the past five matches. In the quarter-finals, AS Roma was still too strong for AC Milan.
9:00 PM | Olympique Marseille – Atalanta Bergamo (1-1)
Olympique Marseille line-up:
Lopez; Clauss, Mbemba, Balerdi, Murillo, Harit, Veretout, Kondogbia; Sarr, Aubameyang, Henrique
Atalanta Bergamo line-up:
Musso; Scalvini, Djimsiti, Kolasinac (Pasalic 17′); Zappacosta, De Roon, Ederson, Ruggeri, Koopmeiners; De Ketelaere, Scamacca
Goals:
0-1 Gianluca Scamacca (11′)
1-1 Chancel Mbemba
9:00 PM | AS Roma – Bayer Leverkusen (0-0)
AS Roma line-up:
Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, Smalling, Spinazzola, Paredes, Christante, Pellegrini; Dybala, Lukaku, El Shaarawy
Bayer Leverkusen line-up:
Kovar; Frimpong, Stanisic, Tah, Tapsoba, Hincapie; Xhaka, Andrich; Wirtz, Adli, Grimaldo
Goals:
0-1 Florian Wirtz (28′)
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